Inspiration: Stories

The viewing platform of Mirador de Abrante juts outward from a rust-colored cliff that doubles as a hiking trail resting point.

This tiny chapel in rural Austria is a sacred minimalist retreat.

Research project “17 Volcanoes” explores the implications of tourism and its relationship to urban d evelopment through a historic lens.

Cover homes combine the cost efficiency and short build times of prefabrication with quality materia ls and bespoke, architect-designed detailing.

The project’s exterior is a nod to the Japanese traditional craft pattern of sukashibori.

We conducted interviews with the inhabitants of a noteworthy building to better understand how they interact with, perceive or react to design features on a daily basis.

“There’s a convergence between the artificial world and the biological one,” says Carlo Ratti. “Our buildings, our cities, can start to respond to us as if they were living beings.”

These photos of ice-engulfed lighthouses are sure to send shivers down your spine. Formed under very specific circumstances, these pasty kraken emerge annually on the shoreline of Lake Michigan each winter. Their alluring formations are enough to entice the hot-weather-loving photographer, Tom Gill, to photograph their sculptural encasings every year. To grow your very own…

Bergmeisterwolf designed double glazed panels that sink magically into the ground.