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From massive picture windows framing gorgeous vistas and letting in sunlight to bifold doors that bl ur the boundary between interior and exterior, transparency is highly desirable in many a residential project — as is performance. Before you run full steam ahead with what may seem like the perfect window or door system for your project, be sure to compare it with our top picks, all of which offer high style without compromising performance.

Following its completion of a grand New York City flagship for Porcelanosa last year, award-winning Foster + Partners has found itself collaborating with the high-end tile and bath brand — on a much different scale. At last month’s Cersaie — the premier international exhibition of ceramic tile and bath furnishings in Bologna, Italy — Porcelanosa…

Atelier Crilo experiments with new representation techniques for architectural visualization.

“Workplace,” the latest documentary from director Gary Hustwit, had a run of screenings at the Archi tecture & Design Film Festival last week. As the most recent entry in Hustwit’s series of design-focused films — preceded by the popular “Helvetica” as well as “Objectified” and “Urbanized” — it presents another opportunity to watch the director and…

It’s no secret that architecture school and this profession are extremely demanding. These tips can help.

A few weeks ago, we published an article outlining an in-depth tech test that would aim to uncover t he benefits of using Microsoft’s Surface Book for the design and construction of complex architectural projects. The experiment involved five leading architecture firms and five real-world projects, each at a different stage of development from concept all…

This research was produced by the SENSEable City LaBoRATORY at MIT, directed by Carlo Ratti and Assa f Biderman. The feature has been created in collaboration with urbanNext, a multi-platform aimed at developing, disseminating and distributing content centered on architecture through a focus on the contemporary human milieu and its challenges. Architizer features a weekly discussion…

It’s been over two years since New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced “Housing New York”: his administration’s 10-year plan to integrate 200,000 units of affordable housing into the city’s stock. By their account, the plan is on track, as the administration claims creating or preserving 53,000 units since then. With residential development in…

"I am happy to report that I have not yet pulled an all-nighter, but downtime has mostly become a fi gment of my imagination."