Liquid City: A Radical New Masterplan in Rotterdam Embraces the River for Resilience
Home to some of the most advanced flood defenses on the planet, the Dutch metropolis is once again r ethinking its relationship with water.
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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The Great British Housing Disaster: Revisiting a Classic Documentary by Adam Curtis
In the 1980s, Britain's most famous documentarian took on the greedy developers who undermined the d ream of affordable public housing.
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Biophilia 2.0: Fantastical New Buildings Fusing Form and Foliage
Combining architecture and ecosystems, these extraordinary A+Award-winning projects are setting out a new blueprint for biophilic design.
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Young Architect Guide: Daylighting, a Fundamental Pillar of Contemporary Design
With advancements in glazing materials, automated shading devices and adaptive artificial lighting s ystems, the future of daylighting looks bright.
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Architectural Drawings: Mexico’s Open-Air Architecture in Plan
Explore the dynamism of Mexican design through open-air structures.
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Participatory Design: Why Architects Should Revisit the Concept Today
Born in the democratic workshops of 1960s Scandinavian software design, participatory design was pop ularized by Italian architect Giancarlo De Carlo.
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Dense and Sensibility: How Architects Can Help Shape More Sustainable Cities
High-density buildings get a bad rap as anonymous towers. When done right, densification breeds heal thier and more sustainable cities.
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Sustainable Practice: Kunlé Adeyemi on Makoko Floating Systems and Building Water Cities
Affordable housing, adaptive and resilient architecture, Kunlé Adeyemi's evolving blueprint for buil ding design continues making waves.
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Curves Versus Edges: The Great Debate in Architecture
Do straight lines stress us out? How can architects lacking the resources of Gehry or Hadid incorpor ate curves in their designs?
