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A certain, wildly popular cable-television series (hint: “winter is here”) returned last week, and i n the Netflix and Hulu age, its fans didn’t need to stay tethered to a cable box to enjoy it: Chances are, some watched it on their tablets or computers. Online streaming has undoubtedly changed the way people watch video content,…
As a culture, we spend 90 percent of our time indoors. Architecture sustains our way of life; it sup ports our very being; it defines our life experience. But it also connects us to the world outside of our windows and doors. However, certain geographical locations provide their own set of challenges when it comes to…
Ever since Silicon Valley hires began playing ping-pong at work, the design of offices, hotels and h igher-education facilities have become increasingly home-like. Yet this long-running trend has not necessarily been holistic: The bathrooms in many of these spaces possess an institutional atmosphere that is a far cry from the inviting kitchen or salvaged wood–lined collaboration…
Clover House is a new kindergarten in Japan made from an old, postwar residential home.
Today’s schools, industrial complexes and retail spaces are more concerned than ever with the questi on of building for wellness: How can we make the occupants of these spaces both happier and healthier? For many designers, the answer lies in connecting people on the inside with the environment found outside. By providing access to natural light,…
Jenny Sabin Studio’s ‘Lumen’ is made up of photoluminescent fibers that change colors throughout the day.
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,…