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The urban myth that architects and engineers are perpetually warring with each other has been debunk ed time and again by incredible collaborations between the professions, but this harmony has been taken to another level for Oppenheim Architecture’s GLF Headquarters, recently completed on the bank of the Miami River. In this case, engineers are not just…
There’s a wide range of tools used by architects and planners to communicate the potential impact of major projects. Drawings, for example, are one of the most basic, as are masterplans, market studies and environmental surveys. None of these, however, are quite as accessible and powerful as a series of interventions being developed for the…
Unlike mobile phones, most people don’t upgrade their tablet until it’s rendered useless. But you sh ould.
Restrictions have challenged architects to come up with innovative home designs that maximize floor area over a small site
Tron's neon-like lines of light remain hugely popular in design today.
“In the Spanish language the word Husos has at least three different meanings,” Diego Barajas and Ca milo García of Madrid-based practice Husos Architects explain of their namesake. “One is time zones. It also means a spindle, a tool used in weaving … particularly beautiful in its material delicacy, traditionally linked to domestic life. And phonetically,…
"Even though classes have only just begun, what’s expected of us in terms of critical insight and ra te of production is staggering."
Considered the world’s largest collection of premier boutiques for home building and renovation, Lux eHome at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart will host the Chicago Design Summit. This residential design summit — the Midwest’s largest — will showcase 31 innovative programs, CEU seminars and events featuring industry luminaries, 11 strategic media partners and over a dozen notable editors,…
The wide array of digital design tools available to architects today can sometimes be a double-edge sword. While the variety of software is enabling architects to customize their workflows, having to switch from program to program can cause bottlenecks, hinder efficiency and make collaboration unnecessarily cumbersome. Prior to the creation of BIM, architects generated 3D…