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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. penda won the 2015 A+Awards,…
Bow trusses were a popular structural system in the early 20th century, especially in America. They consist of an arched beam above and a straight beam below. The engineering feat has historically been popular both for bridges and for industrial architecture such as hangars due to its ability to clear-span large distances. This prefabricated bridge…
That Thiago Bernardes has established himself as a renowned designer of wonder-homes in his native B razil will come as little surprise to those who are familiar with the architect’s family history. Thiago is the grandson of Sergio Bernardes, a larger-than-life pioneer of utopian architecture in 1960s Brazil who could purportedly design a staggering 25 homes a month at the pinnacle of his career.
Most architects strive to design buildings that maintain their quality over time and, better still, garner a semblance of historic significance over decades or even centuries. No matter how timeless our designs may be, though, their longevity pales into insignificance when compared with the stalwarts of nature. Now, global firm Perkins+Will have created an architectural…
One of the most controversial stories in architecture so far this year has to be that of Jean Nouvel , who boycotted the opening of his Philharmonie in Paris. The French architect complained that it had opened its doors — as (much-belatedly) scheduled in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo incident — despite remaining unfinished and…
Oh Beehive: With all eyes on Milan during the Salone del Mobile this week, the city will only get tw o weeks’ respite before the next extravaganza, Expo 2015, begins on May 1st. The international event, which has the theme of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,” with a masterplan by Stefano Boeri, Richard Burdett, Mark…
Given the trend of inhabiting smaller, more modest homes, a proper bathtub is increasingly a rarity if not an outright luxury. But for those individuals who truly value a good soak, these projects show just how a little creativity can go a long way toward having your personal space and bathing in it, too. Haffenden…
Marble, granite, and concrete are age-old mainstays of solid architectural construction, from the Ta j Mahal to the Parthenon to timeless kitchen countertops. With time, however, comes better technology, and with that, modern material alternatives. Caesarstone quartz surfaces match the durability of marble, granite, and concrete, but excel in their resilience against stains, scratches, and cracks,…
It is often said that we should learn to appreciate the journey rather than being preoccupied with o ur final destination. With that in mind, Onion Co. Ltd. — the firm behind a new boutique hotel in their native Thailand — appears to have taken this philosophy to heart, creating a retreat in which the interconnecting…