
Brutalism in Ruins: Explore One of the World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Hotels
This classic example of midcentury modern architecture now stands crumbling on the Croatian island o f Krk.
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This classic example of midcentury modern architecture now stands crumbling on the Croatian island o f Krk.
A series of new interior renderings have been released for Zaha Hadid‘s One Thousand Museum co ndominium, the architect’s first residential skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The images reveal plush, futuristic residences, each one packed with high-end appliances, designer lighting fixtures and premium finishes. Luxury kitchen products by Dornbracht, Sub-Zero and Gaggenau are complemented by bespoke…
“You cannot bullshit about concrete,” says Kulapat Yantrasast, the renowned Thai architect behind on e of Los Angeles’ most exciting firms, wHY Architecture. With these words, the designer encapsulates the fundamental qualities of concrete, the material of choice for his contemporary home in Venice Beach. Exposed concrete possesses an innate sense of structural honesty and a…
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While the audacious concrete forms of the Brutalist movement have long divided opinion among the pub lic, their uncompromising qualities are often adored by architects. Occasionally, though, this polarizing genre is graced with a fresh iteration that unites both the public and the profession, and a new extension to the Swiss National Museum in Zurich hopes…
“Novelty is embraced not for its own sake, but for its potential to generate new archetypes, to prov ide a glimpse into a parallel world where architecture truly has agency: where design can change society for the better.” With these words, architectural designer and theorist Evan Chakroff struck on the profound sense of hope embedded within…
“This is the beginning of the timber age.” — Andrew Waugh, Waugh Thistleton Architects, November 201 5 Last year, the idea that timber-framed buildings could be at the forefront of sustainable urban development was consolidated, with a number of prominent firms buying into the “forest to frame” philosophy advocated by the winners of the US Tall…
Programming lies at the heart of architecture. While modernity brought new definitions to the famili ar term — from computer coding to radio broadcasts — programming as a spatial practice remains essential to design. Explored by Praxis almost a decade ago, programming is more than a list of spaces organized by ambiguous bubble diagrams. Approached as…
The emptiness and muted lighting of each scene creates a wistful atmosphere.