Practice

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,…

Michael LaValley is an n.y.-state registered architect, career strategist and blogging entrepreneur. His blog, Evolving Architect, helps creative professionals to channel their passions for architecture and design into successful careers. “There is always temptation to impose one’s own design, one’s own way of thinking or, even worse, one’s own style. I believe, instead, that a…

The workflow that Alex Hogrefe uses to recreate drawings follows a similar procedure as that of actu ally hand-rendering an image.

“My descent into architecture was really about putting all the pieces together.”

Which of the many tech developments unveiled throughout the last 12 months are merely gimmicks that will disappear as fast as they arrived, and which are here to stay, becoming permanent fixtures within professional practice?

With NBBJ’s foray into virtual reality and Kéré Architecture’s socially conscious, thoughtful approa ch to building, the coming year promises to bring exciting new developments.

The project is significantly cheaper than most prefabricated metal spiral staircases