Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
School Floating in the Sky in Shangkhaburi Village, Thailand, is a stellar example of collaboration — the team of D Environmental Design System Laboratory, led by Japanese architect Kikuma Watanabe, translated kids' drawings into a ship-like earthbag building built with the help of local carpenters, mountain people, and kids.
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Gerber Architekten won the 2015…
Architizer explores the future of the library in a digital age with this A+ award-winning project lo cated on North Carolina State University's campus.
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to take a closer look at some of the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Nearly one…
Six architects who preserve artifacts with flair.
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. stu/D/O won the 2015 A+Awards,…
Pattern makes architects worry, says Jon Sherman, namely that it will detract from the space they’ve sculpted. “But,” notes this head of Flavor Paper, “designing a space to enhance user experience with strong pattern and large graphics makes everyone happier.” Since 2003, Sherman has been helping architects see wallpaper and murals as friend, not foe.…
From color-coded Razor scooters to four o'clock bourbon breaks, De Leon and Primmer definitely bring the easygoing startup vibe to Louisville, Kentucky, and vice versa. But the company designs not apps or logos but rather tasteful, modern barns, among other buildings in the region and beyond, and the small firm's youthful, creative, and collaborative atmosphere is as much a part of its philosophy as its regional renown. Winner in two categories at the Architizer A+Awards 2015, De Leon and Primmer Architecture Workshop has singlehandedly raised the profile of the Bluegrass State as a design destination even as they look to expand to other cities throughout the country.
Inflatable enclosures were first popularized back in the 1960s and 1970s, when radical architects us ed the quick and cheap technique to adapt to changing social conditions, i.e. new thoughts about nomadic living, such as Reyner Banham’s Environment-Bubble in A Home Is Not a House [PDF] or Ant Farm’s Clean Air Pod. The politically charged technique…