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"At the end of the project we wheel out these little drawings and they’re uncannily like the finishe d building.”

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Le Corbusier may have described houses as “machines for living in,” but most people take a less func tionalist attitude toward the buildings in their lives. Walking around a familiar city, architectural landmarks seem more like old friends than machines. It’s no coincidence that children’s drawings of houses often resemble faces: a door for a mouth…

Assemble’s 18-strong collective of activists-cum-architects reminds us that the disciplinary rigidit y of architecture is a construct existing solely in the minds of architects.

Opening to the public at the Museum of Modern Art in New York this Sunday, “A Japanese Constellation ” brings together the works of many of Japan’s foremost architecture firms. The exhibition is a veritable supernova of Modernism and Minimalism, with a stunning selection of models, drawings and photographs displayed by an illustrious lineup including Toyo…

On the 27th of February 2016, visionary French architect Claude Parent passed away aged 93. Describe d by philosopher Paul Virilio as a “utopianist of the territory,” Parent was known as a “supermodernist” who frequently confounded the architectural expectations of his peers, producing spectacular and often subversive projects to test the rigid principles of Modernism. Claude…

MVRDV’s diagrams are fueled by a desire to distill ideas to their essence.

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…