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Named after “segja,” the Icelandic word for “tale,” Saga is a collective of five young architects: P ierre Y. Guérin, Camille Sablé, Anastasia Rohaut, Simon Galland and Sylvain Guitard. The initiative started in 2014, guided by the mission to instill new dynamics within environments and communities through precise actions, experiments and architectural interventions. In the following…
Can sporting infrastructure help catalyze social cohesion and provide the economic stimulus for wide r urban renewal? Or are most architectural exploits pertaining to this typology merely follies of cultural exhibitionism, destined to become the societal burdens of tomorrow? In the latest issue of renowned French journal L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui — one of the oldest architectural publications…
In this edition of Architizer Asks, architects and interior designers share their current favorite o r go-to interior finishes, from tiles and acoustic panels to metallic surface treatments. Neil BartleyDesign Studio Manager, Studio O+A, San Francisco “Shhh … This one is a secret from Form Us With Love, the Swedish industrial design studio you can’t hear…
New York-based design practice The Living loves a wild experiment, from amphibious architecture to b ricks made from mushrooms. Now, they have taken their passion for stepping into the unknown to the next level, conceiving a unique structural system for the bodies of aircraft that could change the face of design across a plethora of creative…
After years of caution propagated by global economic turbulence, the architectural ambitions of many cities around the world appear to have been rekindled. From the deserts of the United Arab Emirates to the bustling metropolises of Taiwan, numerous cultural landmarks across the globe are approaching completion, well under way or set to break ground this…
Lighting can completely fade into the background — or steal the spotlight, so to speak. Obviously th e latter, these recent luminaires — from a recessed fixture to wall lamps — boast playful personality that enhances even the most buttoned-up of settings.
“Novelty is embraced not for its own sake, but for its potential to generate new archetypes, to prov ide a glimpse into a parallel world where architecture truly has agency: where design can change society for the better.” With these words, architectural designer and theorist Evan Chakroff struck on the profound sense of hope embedded within…
It can be a pretty difficult task predicting the future of movement, as “Back to the Future II” writ er and director Robert Zemeckis will testify. After all, it appears that the hover boards made famous in that cult movie are not yet the real deal, and flying cars remain the stuff of utopian dreams. Indeed,…
The Reconstruction Studies is a collection of “tiles” created by artist John Whitmarsh that are eith er composed of or cast from surprising materials — but the results are stunning. Designed for Sausalito-based Clé, the series comprises five styles with individual character — or, even, history — that make them perfect for cladding focal walls where…