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2016 has been a big year for augmented reality, with games like “Pokémon GO” acclimating ordinary sm artphone users to the idea of the digital world spilling over into the real one. This concept, however, is not all fun and games. The German steel conglomerate well-known for its elevator manufacture, ThyssenKrupp recently unveiled plans to equip…
“A+I stands for Architecture Plus Information,” explains Brad Zizmor, Co-founder and Principal of th e New York-based firm currently redefining the conventions of workplace design in the city. A+I’s data-driven approach to design requires that the team use powerful technology that can handle the daily rigors of building information modeling (BIM) — which makes it the…
It’s probably one of the most loathed chores of all time — cleaning the toilet. But one manufacturer is attempting to make it an easier, practically hands-off process that activates at the touch of a button. Launched by American Standard this month, the ActiClean offers both quick and extensive self-cleaning yet looks just like any…
For Stanley Saitowitz, it is critical that beauty and practicality go hand in hand, both in the arch itecture studio and on the construction site. “We’re really visual people, so to have objects that are beautiful is a big plus for us,” says the principal of Natoma Architects, reflecting on the aesthetic qualities of the Surface…
“In many ways, there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is st eeped in its history. Often America is celebrated as a place that forgets. This museum seeks to help all Americans remember, and by remembering, this institution will stimulate a dialogue about race and help to…
Most everyone desires that spare room to turn into an office or study, home gym, guest quarters, poo l house, art or music studio or (wo)man cave. If you lack the extra space to make this desire a reality but have a yard or other piece of outdoor property, consider building a Modern-Shed. Founded by husband-and-wife…
Structural connections needn’t just be functional in architecture today: Thanks to companies like Ne w York–, San Francisco–, and Toronto-based Cast Connex, they can also make for edgy or elegant details. In just nine short years, Cast Connex has grown quickly from startup status to the largest North American supplier of steel castings for architecturally exposed…
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Or, in this case, products. Practice as an architect lo ng enough, and you’ll feel the impacts of changing economies for better or for worse. For two young architects, a lack of work opportunities during the Recession led to their foray into products, which turned out to be a…
The urban myth that architects and engineers are perpetually warring with each other has been debunk ed time and again by incredible collaborations between the professions, but this harmony has been taken to another level for Oppenheim Architecture’s GLF Headquarters, recently completed on the bank of the Miami River. In this case, engineers are not just…