In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
In the German city of Bad Staffelstein, a manmade “cave” of sorts beckons leisure-seekers to a therm al bath fed by Bavaria’s hottest and most powerful saltwater spring. Obermaintherme is a 15,000-square-meter (161,500-square-foot) bath hall whose pool previously boasted a natural-stone cave feature with artificial palms for decades. But in recent years, the saltwater pool and…
From introducing the now-ubiquitous Post-it Note to perfecting adhesives and glass films, 3M is a br and synonymous with scientific ingenuity. But science is only one part of the equation for developing successful everyday products. That’s where the company’s design team comes into the picture — and why the company set out to create the 3M…
The Italian firm expresses a commitment to pursuing the boundaries of the structural and material po ssibilities of architecture, often stretching a building’s form to just shy of its breaking point.
Panning the dancer’s long strides as he approaches the monumental museum, Andrew Margeston’s camera offers glimpses of Frank Gehry’s sail-like structure, splashed with color from Daniel Buren’s “Observatory of Light” installation.
Serge Najjar’s home city is one of his greatest sources of inspiration, and he seeks to capture its diverse architectural fabric via this series of striking abstract photographs.
From burial sites and asylum tunnels to Cold War bunkers, you wouldn’t believe some of the secrets t hat go on behind closed doors of the architecture we thought we knew. What famous buildings are hiding something from us?
Blake Goble, AIA, Leed AP, and Libby Zemaitis, MBA, MS, introduce Up Homes, their modular design con cept for compact homes that promotes space efficiency, site adaptability and energy consciousness.
The cantilevered desert home made waves back in 2006 when it was first built by the Phoenix-based pr actice.
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