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Before the late 1800s — when the Industrial Revolution and modernism took mass production and integr ated it into nearly every single aspect of the building process — artisans made custom parts for clients: sculptural staircases, hearths, fences, pediments, and so on. By the turn of the century, however, customization had fallen out of favor, giving…
Salone 2015 was, in a word, disappointing. As an ever-expanding media frenzy, the largest annual int ernational design fair has lost sight of the essentials and diluted the meaning of good design. Even the work shown in the Ventura Lambrate area, where design schools like Eindhoven present student work that hints at the future of design,…
Mid-20th-century Latin American design is taking over New York, as last month saw the opening of two major exhibitions showcasing the power and promise of Latin American modernism. Indeed, the last decade has seen a resurgence of interest in design from these cultures, and the storied region is finally getting its due. Plaza of the…
Architizer continues to explore how architects experience the emotional realm during the process of creation, presenting the points of view of some of the profession’s most actualized practitioners. Today, Saxon Henry, author of Four Florida Moderns, interviews Alberto Alfonso, AIA, a founding principal and president of Alonso Architects. The firm is building the new 110,000-square-foot…
Approaching from Gansevoort Street, one can’t help but anticipate the views from the stepped t erraces of the new Whitney Museum of American Art as its glazed-ziggurat aspect becomes a legible homage to the museum’s previous home, 3.3 miles to the northeast (as the crow flies), but a world away otherwise. If the iconic Breuer façade…
Picking out the perfect coffee table and sofa for your living room is a major design decision. Not t o mention choosing the right bed, because you’ll spend one-third of your life sleeping on it. Architizer’s Product Catalog is the best place to find the latest top picks in residential furniture. Check out these 11 pieces…
The concept of the “module” has been central to Modernist architecture and design from i ts very beginning, a legacy that has trickled down to the masses through manufacturers like USM. Originally founded in 1885 as a producer of iron works and window fittings, the Swiss company expanded to sheet-metal products in the post-war boom. Technological…
New York City continues to be one of the most coveted places in the world to develop, build, and buy property, yet the region is more and more strained every day. Infrastructure, housing, and employment continue to be of the utmost concern to city and state governments as they work to meet the demands of…
Tokyo – the city where radical architecture resides. No architects do it quite like the Japanese, wh o consistently upend formal conventions in an attempt to circumvent Tokyo’s idiosyncratic building regulations and react to the country’s unusual real estate economics. But these factors — building laws and financial drivers — only scratch the surface in terms…