Levi’s Stadium 2026: 10 Architectural Facts to Know Before Super Bowl LX
A decade after debuting as the NFL’s smartest venue, Levi’s Stadium upgrades its technology and desi gn to stay ahead of the global game.
Inspiration: Stories
In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
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To Make Is to Think: The Case for Research Through Design
What if we viewed every drawing or model as an act of research, instead of a mere representation of the final "product"?
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Material Lineage: How 4 Modern Essentials Continue to Define Architecture’s Future
Concrete, steel, wood and glass still anchor contemporary design, now evolving toward lighter, smart er and more sustainable forms.
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Designing With Fire: How Eucalyptus is Fueling Hot Architecture in the City of Light
Policronica’s solar-drying method transforms a flammable invasive species, sparking new directions f or sustainable design.
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Fifty Shades of Brown: An Architect’s Guide to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dive deep into the policies, architects and philosophies that made a desert capital an icon of regio nal modernism.
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Architects Ask: What Would a Post-Capitalist City Feel Like?
What happens when design — not profit — becomes the metric for value in our cities?
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Gothic Modernism: Why the Spookiest Buildings are Made of Glass and Steel
The clean lines of glass and steel were meant to exorcise the past — instead, they made its ghosts v isible.
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The Last of Us: What Can Architects Learn From the End of the World?
Forget Mad Max dustscapes. Post-apocalyptic design aesthetics reveal unexpected ways to align archit ecture with ecological resilience.
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Brick, Light and Lyricism: Snøhetta Reimagines St. Louis’s Powell Hall as a Civic Beacon
Craig Dykers and Takeshi Tornier reveal how canted brick, expansive arches and new public spaces hav e transformed a historic concert hall.
