Inspiration: Stories

The Slovenian architecture firm knows a thing or two about metal cladding.

What if all along, architects should have been focusing on taking more investigative cues from the n atural functions within their own bodies?

There is no easy way to write about the Grenfell Tower fire. Not only was it a particularly horrific tragedy where more than 80 people died, it is also bound up with the byzantine complexities of building regulations and approval processes. Because of how many codes, change orders and design decisions go into a single building,…

WASP explored what 3D printing can do with one readily available completely sustainable substance: m ud.

Many of the world’s greatest cities can trace their historical growths back to one simple and often overlooked geographical aspect: proximity to water.

This mirrored-glass prefabricated home by Estonian company ÖÖD was created in hopes of becoming the hottest new trend in the peer-to-peer housing business.

Zaha Hadid Design’s first full-size kitchen tool is a miniature sculpture of the firm’s larger work.

Their latest installation of “In Residence” takes us behind the scenes of Mark Haddawy’s 1950s home.

Steve Ramos is passionate about design and architecture. He is the founder of the BUILDINGS ARE COOL blog, an Architect for LS3P in Charleston, S.C., and working on his first book, Breaking the Box: Explode out of Architecture School to a Successful Career as an Architect. One of the most important and overlooked traits for…