Raise It Up: 9 Homes With Operable Timber Façades
These wooden façades that are operable at the will of the inhabitants, allowing for customizable deg rees of shade and privacy.
These wooden façades that are operable at the will of the inhabitants, allowing for customizable deg rees of shade and privacy.
There has been talk of 3D printing revolutionizing the construction industry for some time, but fant astical visions of outrageously intricate prototypes and robot builders have been tempered by suspicions amongst many that the technology is a novelty, lacking the practicality for use on a mass scale. With this in mind, experimental design firm Branch Technology’s…
The design world needs to rethink elderly architecture.
From Piet Blom’s Cube-Houses to the iconic Erasmus Bridge, the city’s architecture reveals the evolu tion of its design culture over the last three decades.
He wanted to be a painter, but fortunately for Danish Modern aficionados, his father talked him into architecture instead. Like other architects of his time, he ended up creating bespoke fixtures and furnishings for his projects, many of which are still coveted and some that are frequently knocked off. On this day in 1902, Arne…
Architects: Showcase your next project through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newslett er. Bjarke Ingels is at the forefront of an architectural revolution — not only in terms of designing buildings, but how those designs are communicated to the world. Conventional drawings and models are increasingly supplemented with fly-through movies, TED talks and creative…
No city has had a greater impact on sports and stadium design than Kansas City. Boasting some of the most celebrated civic and private projects in the United States, this city, often dubbed the “Paris of the Plains,” has experienced significant economic, social and cultural change within the last 30 years. These larger forces have…
There’s a revolution underway to quiet spaces, and not only in open-plan office settings. School bui ldings, healthcare facilities, retail spaces and hospitality venues, among others, can also experience their fair shares of noise pollution. Time was, architects and interior designers combated such issues by deftly and discreetly folding acoustical and sound-dampening elements and materials into…
Architizer Raises a Series A to Build Tools for Architects It’s a very exciting day for Architizer a nd for me personally — today I am proud to announce that Architizer has secured $7 million in Series A financing in a round lead by August Capital. So what’s this all about? It’s about the value of architecture. I…