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Some day soon, every day will be “Dollar Oyster Day,” thanks in part to architects. You never would think that oysters would become a demographic that designers came to rescue, but it is happening through a number of upcycling these days, both designed as temporary pavilions and through other initiatives. Oyster reefs once dominated the…

“Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are fomenting the biggest revolution in architecture since the inv ention of steel, concrete, and the elevator. It is a media revolution.” Architizer cofounder Marc Kushner’s recent Op-Ed on how social media is changing the way we consume architecture felt all the more prophetic this week, as Facebook’s brand new headquarters in…

For the third year running, Architizer is excited to partner with Sunbrella for the Future of Shade Competition to design beautiful spaces using fabric. With the growing interest and increasingly diverse range of entries in the past two editions of the annual competition, this year sees its expansion to three distinct categories — Humanitarian, Wellness…

Two projects, unveiled on the same day last week, shed light on some of the issues that contemporary architects face, from the beginning of a project to the end. They couldn’t be more high-profile yet they also couldn’t be more different in their origins and public reception. But something tells us that both projects are…

Today is April Fool’s Day, which is a good opportunity to reflect on the topic of rendering as design fiction. Architectural rendering relies heavily on Photoshop to drive its narratives, as post-production allows designers to visualize worlds with insanely good-looking people riding bikes across plazas and brunching al fresco under a hazy lens flare. These…

Startups are re-imagining our cities. They are taking on age-old problems ranging from last mile mob ility challenges to water management. On April 23rd, Smart City Startups will showcase 100 of the most promising startups at its annual festival in Miami. Here are 11 startups that are tackling problems in Mobility, Construction and Urban Planning that should be on your radar if you're an architect or urban planner.

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 Michele de Lucchi — Founder and Principal of aMDL — who has two groundbreaking projects debuting later this…

Achillina Bo was born in Rome in 1914, the same year that Le Corbusier published his Maison Dom-Ino. She worked for designers in Italy, including Carlo Pagani, before founding her own practice in 1932. After World War II destroyed Europe, it was Domus magazine that sent her out to survey the destruction of the built…

Prouvé RAW: Office Edition — Vitra and G-Star RAW’s second furniture collection of updated designs b y the French architect and designer — launches next month at the Milan Furniture Fair. Included in the collection are revamped versions of furniture and lighting fixtures that were originally designed for 1940s French industrial company offices. Catherine Prouvé at…