Practice: Materials

Jenny Sabin is fascinated by the intersection of architecture and science. The head of her own exper imental design studio and a faculty member of Cornell University’s architecture department, Sabin is dedicated to applying insights from biology, physics, engineering and mathematics to architecture and material systems. Her interdisciplinary approach has produced mesmerizing projects including Branching Morphogenesis,…

Architects: Showcase your next project through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newslett er. It may be cliché nowadays to state that something exists at the intersection of art and design, but take one look at the repertoire of New York City–based Ian Stell and this descriptor may be the first one on your lips,…

Performance and aesthetics don’t necessarily need to be mutually exclusive. That’s especially true f or new developments in 21st-century glass, as Guardian Industries Corp. demonstrated at last month’s AIA (American Institute of Architects) convention in Philadelphia. “Energy performance requirements in building design often force architects and designers to measure glass performance against its aesthetics,” says Chris…

The six winners in the 2016 Wienerberger Brick Award competition share one common trait: the innovat ive use of one of the world’s most enduring and versatile building materials. For the first time since Wienerberger Brick established this international biennial award in 2004, architects — as well as journalists and architecture critics — were eligible to…

On the eve of PIN-UP magazine’s 10th anniversary, Architizer spoke with the publication’s founding e ditor Felix Burrichter about issue 20, graphic design in architecture and dream features for its future (Mr. Gehry, if you’re reading this … ). Emma Macdonald: Congratulations on the new issue. What brought about its theme, ‘garden variety’? Felix Burrichter: The…

For the eighth year, Marvin Windows and Doors sponsored its competition that celebrates outstanding project designs incorporating the manufacturer’s products — otherwise known as the Marvin Architects Challenge. Results of the 2016 edition once again delivered a feast for the eyes as they were announced at the AIA expo in Philadelphia. And the winners are…

After a 2008 voter-approved bond, the team at Opsis Architecture was tasked with updating Portland C ommunity College’s Rock Creek Campus. In line with a city known for green initiatives and smart growth, the bond stipulated that the 1970s buildings be updated and expanded while also reducing sprawl and becoming more efficient. Cascade Architectural worked closely…

Aileen Kwun and Bryn Smith’s newly released book Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design is a veritable treasure trove of knowledge from a group of architects who have seen it all. Kwun and Smith’s premise was simple: Sit down with 20 key figures in the profession over the age of…

At Architizer’s 2016 A+Awards gala on May 12th, a series of brilliantly intricate models were unveil ed, built using every architect’s childhood construction toy of choice: LEGO bricks. The scale replicas of these architectural projects — some completed, some under development — were a testament to the creativity of the architectural profession today, but also highlighted…