9 Facts About 9 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn’s First Supertall Skyscraper
SHoP Architects' 9 DeKalb Avenue is New York’s latest supertall skyscraper — the first of its kind o utside of Manhattan.
Inspiration: Stories
In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
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Architectural Details: How Heatherwick Reinvented the Bay Window
Discover how the studio brought a double-height stacked window to life.
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“One of the Biggest Mistakes I Made Was Thinking That I Needed To Be an ‘Architect'”
From toxicity in architecture school to the mentor-void in the profession, Michael Riscica shares th e wisdom he gained from his past failures.
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Straight Lines and Obscure Angles: The Dynamic Architectural Drawings of the Italian Futurists
Rejecting historicism and glorifying technology, The Futurists' drawings inspired many twentieth-cen tury architects and urban planners.
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Kengo Kuma’s Prolific Works: From the Olympic Stadium to V&A Dundee
In Topography, the Japanese architect describes his creative approach, highlighting how his architec ture naturally merges with its cultural and environmental surroundings.
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World’s First Passive House Certified Cidery Opens In Upstate New York
Forging new architectural paths in the fermented beverage industry, the low-energy building pays hom age to traditional Hudson Valley barns.
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Architectural Details: MAD’s Futuristic Fins in the Chaoyang Towers
Located on the southern edge of Chaoyang Park, the project was made to unfold like a Shanshui painti ng on an urban scale.
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Bricks and Basalt: Elephant World Celebrates Local Culture in a Bid to Restore a Barren Landscape
Bangkok Architecture Project's latest work harnesses materials to build a new community for Kui vill agers and elephants on their native land.
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“Drawings are Architecture’s Ultimate Storytellers”: Bob Borson on the Art of Sketching
Architect and One Drawing Challenge juror Bob Borson talks us through best practices and bad habits when it comes to architectural sketching.
