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Pixelpark‘s visuals were inspired by the work of A+Award-winning firm Tropical Space Studio.

What is “home?” And how has the changing concept of the home influenced architecture over the last 5 0 years?

There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to contracts between owners and architects, which is w hy we have outlined the benefits of standard AIA Documents, like the B101, for architects in the past. That contract allows for addendum lists and references to be customized for covering numerous details of one large project.…

This stunning vacation home sits between a lake and Canadian Crown Lands.

Examining truly terrible design can teach us why creating great architecture is so important.

Take a walk through the architect’s second building on the University of Iowa’s campus.

Last year, when Cadillac moved its headquarters from an iconic Detroit location — the Eero Saarinen– designed G.M. Technical Center — to the trendy New York City neighborhood of SoHo, it gave the automobile giant a chance to reform the image and mission of this historic American manufacturer. In the Gensler-designed Cadillac House, an experiential brand…

Nearly 25 years ago, Kiku Obata, founder of London- and St. Louis-based Kiku Obata & Company, fi rst came across glass with a color interlayer. “I walked into a room where there were hundreds of little 2-inch-square colored glass samples,” she recalls. “I stopped and said, ‘What is that?’ and was told, ‘Oh, it’s this glass…

Bob Borson of "Life of an Architect" offers some handy tips that should improve your architectural s ketches.