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In Canada’s Yukon territory, where temperatures can regularly dip as low as -58 °F, a tiny case-stud y house is a model of efficiency even in the harshest climate: Laird Herbert of Leaf House Small Space Design and Build recently completed the third iteration of his tiny house design. While the house only occupies a 97-square-foot…

As architectural practice continues to expand in scope, the Master in Architectural Management and D esignprogram at IE School of Architecture and Designhas set out to incorporate the seldom addressed business aspects of the AEC professions into their curriculum. This program looks to bridge the gap between advanced design and management skills, challenging the obsolete notion…

During my first year of university, one of my professors said that you can easily recognize an archi tect on the street because he is the one who always looks up to see how the building ends. I recognized myself in this behavior, beyond the compulsion to knock walls and brush surfaces everywhere I am. But…

Images courtesy NL Architects. When Chinese president Xi Jinping called for the end of all of the &# 8220;weird architecture” in China, Dutch designers NL Architects must not have gotten the memo. Their design for a chain of hotels is one of the weirdest yet, in a very good way. Each one is shaped — in…

The success of the High Line in New York has spawned a new generation of reclaimed-urban-infrastruct ure-parks. São Paulo, Brazil might be the latest city to find a patch of elevated greenery in the dense metropolitan fabric. The question is, do they reeeally want one? The answer is looking like a “yes,” given the current status…

Steven Holl has firmly established himself as a go-to-guy for new museum projects. He got his start with the iconic façade for the Storefront for Art and Architecture back in 1993, a collaboration with the artist Vito Acconci. While that was a small project that is but a sliver of space compared to his buildings…

Mark Fisher was a student at the AA in 1960s London when he started experimenting with inflatable st ructures. This somewhat unassuming beginning took him on a journey that included making pneumatic structures for Pink Floyd and eventually designing sets for everyone from Madonna and Lady Gaga to Metallica and AC/DC. Images courtesy Stufish Fisher and…

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