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The first installment of our new series Architectural Details — telling the story behind Toyo Ito’ s impossibly thin concrete roof — illustrated how careful consideration of a project’s defining elements can result in a spectacular example of modern design. However, architect and author Georg Windeck emphasizes that this kind of attention to detail is…
In his introduction to the new Audain Art Museum in Whistler, British Columbia, architect John Patka u described the project as “a simple building, which to me is a desirable thing.” John, Patricia Patkau and project architect David Shone designed the building in order to create “a quiet space where the art is allowed to shine”…
Architectural renderings depicting real proposals can often be highly misleading, with rose-tinted f ilters deliberately designed to convince skeptical clients or city councils of a project’s worth. However, with the right person in charge of modeling and compositing, even the most fictitious of concepts can appear highly plausible and incredibly compelling. Digital visualizer Alex Hogrefe is…
Fascinating photographs of Foster + Partners’ futuristic new Apple campus — currently under construc tion in Cupertino, California — have been revealed. Published by Mashable, the images show building work rapidly progressing on site: glazing and cladding is now being applied to the exterior of the tech giant’s vast, circular structure. The building is set for…
Ban's contemporary dwelling in Yamanashi, Japan, channels the spirit of one of Mies van der Rohe’s g reatest works.
Tall Arquitectos created a truly heart-stopping proposal 6,000 feet above the canyon floor.
You may well be accustomed to the truly striking portrayals of contemporary architecture on Instagra m, but the ubiquitous app also contains gems from centuries long past. A photographer who goes by the username m1rasoulifard has captured an extraordinary array of Iran’s historic structures, focusing on the gloriously detailed ceilings of mosques and cultural complexes across…
If you have ever witnessed an instance of Oranjekoorts (Orange fever) in the Netherlands, you could be forgiven that this country’s citizens are obsessed with one color above all others. Tangerine tones take over many national celebrations, orange being the traditional color of the Dutch royal family. However, local photographer Dirk Bakker is out to…
One of the most popular views of New York’s iconic skyline can be enjoyed from the top of the Rockef eller Center in Midtown Manhattan. Look south, and you are treated to a spectacular panorama of skyscrapers, the distinctive silhouette of the Empire State Building taking center stage and SOM’s One World Trade Center visible in…