Dwelling In Density: Tokyo’s Super Skinny Homes
Restrictions have challenged architects to come up with innovative home designs that maximize floor area over a small site
Inspiration: Stories
In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
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Sky Parks: How 5 Architects Are Advancing High-Rise Public Space
In the recent past, outdoor space in high-rise buildings has gone from being called “roof decks” and “balconies” to “sky gardens” and “sky parks.” The real estate branding potential in the “sky” part of the label is obvious, but a more significant shift is evident in the choice of the second word, as it denotes…
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“How Do We Design Experiences for the People?”: Pedro Rivera Discusses Housing Policies in Brazil
This feature has been created in collaboration with urbanNext, a multi-platform aimed at developing, disseminating and distributing content centered on architecture through a focus on the contemporary human milieu and its challenges. Architizer features a weekly discussion from urbanNext’s journals to support its investigation of urban conditions and innovations facing the architectural profession today. “The…
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Evoking Icons: Mar Adentro Echoes the Brilliance of Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute
These projects are wholly different in terms of typology, material palette and construction techniqu e, yet they share a common bond: that between architecture and the ocean.
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Rendering to Reality: MAD Architects’ Clover House Kindergarten Is Complete
Last year, while I was reviewing the brilliant El Guadual Children’s Center in Villa Rica, Colombia, I discovered a theory in nursery design known as the “Reggio Emilia Approach,” a method for preschool design that was founded upon the belief that “the physical environment of an educational building is crucial to development during early childhood,…
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“The Architect Needs to Expand His Role”: Urban Think-Tank’s Alfredo Brillembourg Discusses His Vision for Our Urban Future
This feature has been created in collaboration with urbanNext, a multi-platform aimed at developing, disseminating and distributing content centered on architecture through a focus on the contemporary human milieu and its challenges. Architizer features a weekly discussion from urbanNext’s journals to support its investigation of urban conditions and innovations facing the architectural profession today. “The…
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“It’s My Refuge”: Amanda Levete Guides Us Through Her Beautiful London Home
“You don’t need a lot of color to make something feel warm,” explains Levete.
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Taking Bold Steps: Kunlé Adeyemi Discusses the Need for Architects to Merge Global Aspirations with Local Realities
Architizer is pleased to announce a partnership with urbanNext, a multi-platform aimed at developing , disseminating and distributing content centered on architecture through a focus on the contemporary human milieu and its challenges. Architizer will feature a weekly discussion from urbanNext’s journals to support its investigation of urban conditions and innovations facing the architectural profession today.…
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Is This the Most Dramatic Architecture Movie Ever Made?
The estate agent in charge of selling a Tadao Ando-designed ranch created a truly epic trailer.
