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Inspiration: Stories
In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
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At Fisher & Paykel, a Culture of Curiosity
A culture of curiosity about people — how they live, where they live, what they do and how they use things — has been driving innovation at Fisher & Paykel since it was founded in 1934. It’s a culture that challenges conventional appliance design and consistently delivers products tailored to human needs. The company’s legacy…
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Architectural Details: Wiel Arets’ Jeweled Academy of Art & Architecture
This massive university building is an exemplar of how the Dutch do good glass-block buildings.
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Behind the Design: How Unique Glass Blocks Were Created for Moneo Brock’s Seminal Thermal Baths
The Spanish firm collaborated with Seves to produce an entirely new kind of glass block.
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Solid-Surface Façades: How One Company Puts Its Own Product to the Test
PORCELANOSA's showroom is the first building in the United States that includes a rainscreen façade created out of KRION® Solid Surface.
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Architectural Details: How to Create a Stunning Glass Block Façade
This multistory studio contains a checkerboard façade of glass blocks.
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Employees Are Big Ass Fans of the Eco-Friendly WASHLET
A company called Big Ass Fans clearly has a sense of humor. But when it comes to the health and comf ort of its employees, the manufacturer takes things very seriously. Which is why, when it came to the bathrooms of Big Ass Fans’ 80,000-square-foot headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, only one bathroom fixture made sense: TOTO’s…
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Architectural Details: SHoP Architects’ Torqued Aluminum Tower
The architects used anodized aluminum panels to showcase movement on the façade.
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How the World’s Largest Curved Windows Were Forged for Apple HQ
A look into how the world’s largest window panels were made.
