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Worshippers at the Al Aziz Mosque in Abu Dhabi might very well be in awe of Allah not only spiritual ly, but also visually. As the sun sets, the structure’s façade comes aglow with the 99 names of God as described in the Koran, a magical display courtesy of light transmitting concrete by German company LUCEM.…
‘Building Tomorrow’ presents the contemporary trends in building design and the global forces drivin g them forward, using Architizer’s annual A+AWARDS submissions as the benchmark. The data is creatively visualized to provide valuable insights for designers, retailers, and any industry working to create experiential designs. Download the full report for free at www.psfk.com/report/building-tomorrow. The world is…
Our recap of the major trends from Cersaie continues with a look at concrete and cement influences i n Italian tile as well as both visually stunning and subtle-but-sophisticated new graphics, patterns, and artwork. WELCOME TO THE CONCRETE JUNGLEThe trend toward emulating concrete and cement in porcelain stoneware doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone in…
Great architecture arises from the unexpected. As designers, we discover the world around us from ex periences that shape who we are. Thoughtful solutions emerge from analysis and playful creation, a process intimately tied to the world as we find it, with its inherent needs and constraints. Few practices regularly elevate architecture above commodity: to do…
At a party held last night in Tribeca, New York City, paint and coatings giant Benjamin Moore reveal ed its 2016 Color of the Year. Carl Minchew, the company’s Vice President of Color Innovation and Design, said it best at the affair, “Probably a little controversial, probably a little interesting.” That’s because the Color of the Year is...
Recurring themes were aplenty at the 2015 edition of Cersaie, the preeminent international tile and bath show held in Bologna, Italy, each fall. If there was one overarching theme to sum up most of the tile trends observed, it was probably “what’s old is new, again,” though “new twists” was a close second. In either…
BUILDING TOMORROW PRESENTS THE CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN BUILDING DESIGN AND THE GLOBAL FORCES DRIVING THEM FORWARD, USING ARCHITIZER’S ANNUAL A+AWARDS SUBMISSIONS AS THE BENCHMARK. THE DATA IS CREATIVELY VISUALIZED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS FOR DESIGNERS, RETAILERS, AND ANY INDUSTRY WORKING TO CREATE EXPERIENTIAL DESIGNS. DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT FOR FREE AT WWW.PSFK.COM/REPORT/BUILDING-TOMORROW. I am thrilled…
One of the most remarkable models in the opening room of British architect David Adjaye’s first majo r exhibition in the United States — a comprehensive mid-career survey at the Art Institute of Chicago — is that for “Elektra House.” However, it isn’t notable so much for its radical design as for the completion date printed…
Richard Rogers of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is known in London, United Kingdom, for his high-q uality exhibitions of structural expressionism, buildings such as NEO Bankside offering commercial space that blends his distinctive industrial language with a luxury office environment. Recently, though, the British architect completed a project in the capital with very different requirements:…