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Summer may be coming to an end soon, but we’re going to continue celebrating seasonal fun with a loo k at some newly completed hospitality projects and their standout products, plus a crop of recent products for making getaways, lounges and recreational venues more welcoming, stylish and comfortable. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Bronte RestaurantWe recently raved about new…
While climbing up the U.K. national rankings over the last 20 years, the University of Hertfordshire has also been busy developing an ambitious plan to completely reimagine its two campuses. After years of planning and months of construction, the first major part of this redevelopment was completed in March: a brand-new science center, by architecture…
A typical MIR artist is "a bit emo yet analytical, very stubborn and quite introverted."
If there is one thing that technology has given back to architects, it’s time.
Mike Welton writes about architecture, art and design for national and international publications. H is work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Dwell, Metropolis, Architectural Record and The Huffington Post. Welton is also the architecture critic for the News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the editor of ARCHITECTSANDARTISANS.COM, where this…
When it came to outfitting a 50-foot-long pedestrian bridge at the University of Michigan, the archi tects didn’t have to look far for inspiration. Projecting school spirit, a giant LED wall on the side of an adjacent building led to the aesthetically pleasing and highly practical, open-weave metal mesh pattern for the walkway’s infill. The pedestrian…
It’s hard to believe that developing splints — and producing them in the thousands for the U.S. Navy during World War II — would eventually lead to the creation of one of the most iconic midcentury-modern furniture pieces: the Eames molded plywood chair. But, this is a true story. That exploratory nature, along with a…
It seems only logical for a brand like Sony — one of the earliest companies to marry consumer electr onics with handsome aesthetics — to contemplate the gap between high-tech home entertainment and tasteful interior design. That was the driving force behind the brand’s young division Life Space UX, which has introduced a small, albeit significant,…
Wall coverings for commercial design hold high priority in specification not only for achieving desi red aesthetics, but also for providing durability and technical performance over the long term. Today, a new category of surfacing material has emerged as a viable contender to take the look and function of walls further: porcelain tile panels. Also called…