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Emerging from progressive studios, public works and social-enterprise investments, integrated design has entered mainstream architecture. For no surer sign that this highly collaborative process has become a new best practice, look to the residential projects in which most of the industry works: architects of single- and multifamily buildings are assembling teams of partners and consultants…
This month at Chamber Gallery in Chelsea, photographer Andrew Zuckerman presents the first capsule o f his curated series called “Human Nature.” Framed around works by Steven Holl Architects, Levenbetts and Leong Leong, the show is an introspection on the cube as form, element and inspiration. Leong Leong’s contribution to the show, A Toolkit for a…
When the Romanian Cultural Institute offered British photographer Richard Seymour a grant to photogr aph the country’s capital, Bucharest, he first turned his lens to the countryside, believing it to be an important step to understanding the character of the city itself. In the midst of his research, Seymour dove 367 feet underground to uncover Salina…
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 away from the traditional tourist hotspots and an alternative angle on the world’s metropolises. After our opening guide to New York City, we explore another…
If you have ever witnessed an instance of Oranjekoorts (Orange fever) in the Netherlands, you could be forgiven that this country’s citizens are obsessed with one color above all others. Tangerine tones take over many national celebrations, orange being the traditional color of the Dutch royal family. However, local photographer Dirk Bakker is out to…
MVRDV’s diagrams are fueled by a desire to distill ideas to their essence.
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, global firm Gensler asked its team of talented architects, u rban planners and researchers for their personal insights and opinions on how design innovation can create more livable cities. The resulting articles feature on the firm’s dedicated blog at gensleron.com. A recent feature by Peter Weingarten— a native New Yorker…
In a recent exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, a series of vibrant African textiles hung like tapestries from an intriguing custom-built structure surrounded by a display of woven African hats. The special installation was the curatorial vision of architect David Adjaye for the program “David Adjaye Selects,” which closed this weekend. (Incidentally,…
While it is entirely possible for architects to transform a town or city with a single building, com bining disciplines can provide an even greater catalyst for change. Spanish firm Fündc works across the gamut of architecture, landscape design, urban planning and infrastructure design to realize its visions of place-making, and no project illustrates these visions…