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Ball-Nogues demonstrates the architectural potential of recycled paper pulp with their Pulp Pavilion at Coachella 2015.

What should drive the form of a Manhattan residential tower? Should it be program, as Bjarke Ingels argues in his trailer for the recently unveiled 2 World Trade Center? Or perhaps it could be contextual constraints like those that have made SHoP’s pencil-thin high-rise the most slender Midtown tower yet? Or perhaps it should simply…

It’s impossible to overstate the significance of the forthcoming Cornell Tech campus on Roosev elt Island, a major project for New York City by any measure. Where “The Bridge” by WEISS/MANFREDI will host a hybrid of academic and corporate programming within buildings boasting highly visible sustainable features, the students’ living quarters will possess equally impressive sustainable…

Architecture has come a long way since the time of drawing boards, T-squares, and dividers. How do c ontemporary firms deploy software and hardware solutions in an increasingly competitive market when superior workflow is measured in seconds, bytes, and pixels? Architizer recently conducted a survey of architects [PDF] to glean how they use technology, and the…

A sliver of land wedged neatly in the middle of the East River, Roosevelt Island has a fascinating a rchitectural history dating back to the 18th century: the 1796 Blackwell House remains intact as the sixth oldest house in New York City. Home to a penitentiary and hospital prior to its rebirth in the last half-century…

Realize SketchUp’s full potential with this handy cheat sheet.

Summer is here, which means it’s time to sit back and soak up the sun! We’ve rounded up seven chairs in which you can do just that. From reclaimed lumber and fallen trees to laser-cut steel and cotton cord, these designs can enhance a variety of architectural styles and design intentions. Outdoor, indoor, or somewhere…

There is an old slap-knee that goes: “What does the flag of modern architecture look like? – A white house on a white field.” Sarcasm aside, there is a grain of truth to it. From the early works of Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier to the Bauhaus under Walter Gropius to the Weissenhof Estate outside…

“Kindergartens and nurseries are for kids, not for adults.”