Practice

In this ongoing series, we aim to give you a travel guide to cities around the globe — with an archi tectural twist. These tours offer chances to experience great design that ranges from traditional tourist hot spots to hidden gems within the world’s metropolises. After New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Havana and Rio de…

Architizer sat down with the principal of Zaha Hadid Architects to discuss his constant desire to pu sh limits

When German bath manufacturer Duravit – who will celebrate its 200 year anniversary in 2017 – launch ed its United States division in 1996, product design had an anonymity problem. The period was sandwiched between an age made golden by greats like Charles and Ray Eames and a current era that abounds with everything from design…

One of the most disregarded happenings in the world of architecture today is that computer networks controlling the buildings and infrastructure architects design are regularly being hacked. This tends to go under-reported, because it often involves private companies concerned for their public images, and untreated, because these systems are coordinated by various parties that have…

With a downtown storefront office space that often hosts panel discussions and gallery openings, Sea ttle’s b9 Architects frequently focuses on community. Owner Bradley Khouri, AIA says that for their wide range of projects, including yoga studios, homes and mixed-use developments, fostering communal experiences onsite and creating dialogue with the greater Seattle area is paramount to…

The emergence of New York–based practice Only If wasn’t so much a matter of “if” as “when.”

Despite the fact that Alvar Aalto said “You can’t chew pencils and spit ideas,” being creative is wo rk, and you shouldn’t expect to sit down and be struck with genius.

Ever since Frank Gehry made his mark with a certain sculptural museum in Spain, the architecture wor ld has seen a steady push of the envelope — quite literally — with metal. We take a look at a few recent intriguing metallic façades, skins and other building envelope elements that have piqued our interest — and the products that helped achieve these designs.

One burgeoning trend in upscale multifamily residential architecture today is the growing demand for more — and better quality — storage space. At the same time, demand for smaller living spaces is high – there’s less upkeep, lower energy costs, and typically less stress overall. To address both of these demands in small, amenity-filled spaces,…