Montreal 1967 World’s Fair, “Man and His World,” Buckminster Fuller’s geodes ic dome with solar experimental house. If CAD software had existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, would the Grand Palais, the Eiffel Tower, and the Palais de Tokyo have been built? All three grew out of the giant collective experiment of the World’s…
OPEN Architecture utilizes a very different style of drawing: one that communicates scale, form and the relationship between buildings with a crisp, clean clarity.
The early entry deadline has now passed, but there is still time for you to submit your proudest wor k for the A+Awards — the world’s largest awards program for architecture and products — by clicking here. Why? Here are 29 reasons, to name just a few … Brick Spris Coffee by Hooba Design, 2015 Jury…
The architect’s mobility has transformed. Today, we are better-connected than ever before, extensive ly collaborating across disciplines to realize designs with innovative technologies and complex systems. As that reach has expanded, so, too, have the possibilities for new firms to tackle international work and partner with local architects. Sharing expertise and experience, these emerging practices are…
Pioneering young architect Tatiana Bilbao has made waves at the inaugural Chicago Architecture Bienn ial with her radical new model for sustainable housing in Mexico. Bilbao’s design is an adaptable reinvention of the traditional pitch-roofed dwelling that can be adapted to expand its footprint, offers a flexible material palette in response to different contexts, and can…
The best architectural renders are not only beautiful images, they also convey amazing ideas about a rchitecture, and there is a dedicated A+Award category for these projects. both built and unbuilt renders are eligible for submission! enter your project hereand act fast — THE EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 30th. “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t…
In its 13th year, the American Lighting Association’s “Lighting for Tomorrow” competition once again sought out innovative new residential products — from bulbs and fixtures to controls — that bridge the gaps between consumer expectations, design, and energy efficiency. Among the submissions, some of the noticeable trends included an uptick in fixtures and kits that…
Great architecture arises from the unexpected. As designers, we discover the world around us from ex periences that shape who we are. Thoughtful solutions emerge from analysis and playful creation, a process intimately tied to the world as we find it, with its inherent needs and constraints. Few practices regularly elevate architecture above commodity: to do…
The big one is almost upon us. America’s inaugural architecture biennial launches in Chicago this we ekend looking to capture the public imagination and throw architecture into the mainstream spotlight in the same way that the Venice Biennale has done for Europe. The event — entitled “The State of the Art of Architecture” — runs from…