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“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…
Photographer Hlinka's images look like something straight from a movie poster for Wes Anderson’s “Gr and Budapest Hotel.”
The trend of applying more of a residential feel to commercial, workplace and institutional projects is alive and well, and there’s a plethora of crossover furnishings to prove it. While these pieces look as if they can occupy a personal home office, living room or, even, nursery, they’re contract grade to withstand the wear-and-tear of…
When it launched in 2013, Dekton — a universal architectural application material — stormed out of t he gate: the ultra-compact surface already accounts for 10 percent of manufacturer Cosentino’s U.S. market share. No doubt, performance partly explains the surfacing’s immediate appeal. To produce Dekton, Cosentino — who also manufactures Silestone — employs what it calls…
“98% of what gets built and designed today is pure shit.” Frank Gehry took the award for the most re markable quote of 2014, when his sharp-toothed retort to a Spanish journalist caused an entire profession to look itself in the proverbial mirror. Even the most outspoken architects would have a tough time rising to that…
The ability to blur the lines between interior and exterior is in high demand.
The architectural profession can be a slow-moving beast, but for the more adaptable, avant-garde fir ms out there, a single year can change everything. From Brooklyn-based SO – IL to the Australian Austin Maynard Architects, here are Architizer’s top firms to keep an eye on in 2016: Artes Amant Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1. SO – IL…