In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
THIs new video series is realized in collaboration with ‘architectures’ — a series presented by the arts and culture bureau — offering unique views into the concepts and forms of built landmarks. every week, we present one building, accompanied by a short video from their youtube channel. “Between the slopes of the black forest and…
Two Italian architects, Valeria Mercuri and Marco Merletti, recently won third place in eVolo’s 2016 Skyscraper Competition for their project ‘Data Tower.’ While much attention was given to the first-place winners, Yitan Sun and Jianshi Wu, for their horizontal skyscraper wrapping around the perimeter of a sunken Central Park, Mercuri and Merletti stepped away from…
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” That mantra — the memorable max im of famed British novelist C.S. Lewis — undoubtedly chimes with the philosophies of architect Matthias Hollwich. The German-American designer and author, cofounder of New York–based firm Hollwich Kushner (HWKN), has recently taken on one…
Atira Women’s Resource Society’s mission is clear: to provide resources to self-identifying women wh o have been affected by violence. One of these resources is, of course, housing, and Vancouver’s skyrocketing real estate market provides an extra hurdle to its already-challenging endeavor. The Society has been inventive in its proposals, however, and has become an important…
Updated April 4th, 2016. Amidst the cooing over beautiful architecture across social media platforms in recent months, there has been a bubbling undercurrent of tension — and it is all down to the humble treads and risers of domestic staircases. Facebook comments beneath stunning project interiors have revealed concerns amongst some readers about the safety…
The Götz Collection museum showcases the pared-back potential of wood
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…