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Winner of the Curry Stone Prize for humanitarian architecture in 2015, Rural Urban Framework is a no nprofit design and research lab based out of the University of Hong Kong and led by assistant professors John Lin and Joshua Bolchover. The duo lectured at Columbia this past Monday, January 25th, as part of the GSAPP Spring…
Today, we’re continuing our coverage of the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show with a look at some of th e best products we saw that are new or recent for kitchens, sans appliances (which will be in tomorrow’s report). Highlights range from super sturdy and sleek granite sinks and touchless faucets to new surfacing styles and…
A crucial environmental factor that affects people, daylighting is more than a tool for beautifying spaces or reducing energy use. Scientific research indicates that its use strongly correlates with improved human health and performance.* As a result, today’s building developers and owners do not consider natural light an amenity; instead, they have embraced it as…
As promised, we continue our coverage of some of the best products we saw at the Kitchen and Bath In dustry Show (KBIS) last week. Today’s report is all about the bath, from a high-efficiency toilet that rarely needs brush cleaning to stylish tiles and shower doors. Ann Sacks: Maven KBIS marked the debut for three…
Good news: Architizer’s A+Awards program — the world’s largest awards program for architecture and p roducts — is still open for entries! Click here to find out how to enter your project, and act fast: the competition deadline is January 29th. Architizer’s A+Awards celebrates great design in every context, and many of the most popular projects…
These products caught our attention at the Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.
“We see our process architecturally as an under-construction thought or philosophy,” conclude David Barragán and Esteban Benavides, speaking of their Ecuadorian firm Al Borde. Based in the the city of Quito, the nine-year-old firm of four members, including David, Esteban as well as Pascual Gangotena and Marialuisa Borja, displays a vibrant energy and explorative curiosity…
Proving to be a recipe for success for the third time, Design and Construction Week brought together two of the country’s largest trade expos — the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and the International Builders’ Show (IBS) — at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Whether they were attending one event or the other —…
While the audacious concrete forms of the Brutalist movement have long divided opinion among the pub lic, their uncompromising qualities are often adored by architects. Occasionally, though, this polarizing genre is graced with a fresh iteration that unites both the public and the profession, and a new extension to the Swiss National Museum in Zurich hopes…