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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.
For 15 years, Symmons Design Studiohas been producing custom and cutting-edge solutions for designer s wanting elegant bathroom and kitchen fixtures with remarkable performance. The site-specific products produced by Design Studio have already helped a wide range of clients across the U.S., from UCLA student housing to the Algonquin Hotel in New York City — just…
When executed well, the all-white bathroom never seems to go out of style, making this aesthetic a p articularly attractive option for clients investing in a bath remodel. As most architects and designers know, the key is in mingling a limited palette of timeless finishes with fixtures and fittings that sport pared-down forms that can’t be dated to a specific decade or era.
“I realize that I made a poor choice and that there were four key mistakes I made,” reflects archite ct Stephen Ramos.
This small fire station for Sand in Taufers is completely clad in yellow inside and out.
“To be under the covers and to try to make architecture that way is a fascinating thought. All archi tects are intrigued by subterranean things; I don’t think I’m alone in that,” said Gehry.
Strong geometries and an abundance of white may be signature aesthetics in the buildings of Pritzker Prize–winning Richard Meier, but they also prominently factor into his designs of a smaller scale. This week, Richard Meier Light officially launched in New York City at the Ralph Pucci showroom, and the 12-piece collection bears the architect’s unmistakable…