Consumed by Electronics: CES Goes Self-Aware for Millennials
Lazy, coddled, narcissistic. Over-sensitive. Smartphone-obsessed. The popular media has branded millennials (the generation born roughly between the ’80s and the early aughts) in such broad and...
View ArticlePete V. Domenici Courthouse Sustainable Landscape
]This landscape renovation project transformed a forlorn public plaza into a showpiece of sustainable urban design. Our creative reuse of materials, comprehensive water management program, and use of...
View ArticleBeyond the Red Room: "The Architecture of David Lynch" by Richard Martin
Have you heard of "the alley behind the marketplace?" It is one of those neglected places tucked behind the mercantile mainstream, plagued with the odor of failure, struggles, nighttime dreads, with a...
View ArticleRambøll Aarhus
Pluskontoret has been responsible for advice regarding the design of work environments for Rambøll since 2004 and operates today as rent advisor with an ongoing advisory role. In 2008, Rambøll...
View ArticleA+Award Winner Q+A: Mark Panckhurst on Blobitecture and the Essential 0.25mm...
HEAD Architecture won the 2014 Jury Award for the Architecture+Branding category with Great Food Hall.
View ArticleGÄRDESGÅRD LINE
UHURU’s Gärdesgård Lounge Chair is inspired by the distinct Scandinavian fence style of the same name. The fence, with its angled cross members creating a triangle between the ground and the uprights,...
View ArticleInto the Abyss: Photos of the 54-Story Shaft Courtyard of The Tallest Tower...
Africa's tallest tower is not what you might expect. Ponte Tower in Johannesburg is a hulking concrete cylinder that is about as scary as a building can be. Its round courtyard is some 54 stories...
View ArticleNew York Fragrance Studio
This international producer of perfumery and flavor chemicals in business for over 115 years was interested in a design that would highlight the firm’s history, values, and innovative production...
View ArticleThis Huge Urban Zipper Machine Can Reverse Traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge
While you were busy holding the tip of the Golden Gate Bridge up with your fingers so your friend could snap a picture of you, many San Franciscans were crossing that iconic orange span to get to and...
View ArticleCarling Residence
The Carling Residence is the private year-round home for a young couple that relocated from the city to the country. The house is located on the shores of Georgian Bay. The clients wanted the design...
View Article15 Opinions on Weird Architecture, from Chinese Citizens Who Live with It
This week, the Wall Street Journal picked up on an impressive report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat [PDF], distilling the record-breaking stats down to the finding that the...
View ArticleCompact Karst House
The compact karst house is a proto-house and contemporary redefinition of a traditional karst house. This small, compact stony house’s design suits the needs of the young family while also following...
View ArticleThe latest Subway PSA's Are a Graphic Design Win
The MTA might annoy you with their fare hikes, constant track work, and lack of a reliable schedule. But when it comes to graphic design, they usually come through — most famously, of course, in...
View ArticleMedia Library "Grand M"
The new Médiathèque and esplanade unfolding before it are integral parts of a vast urban redevelopment project (ANRU) implemented by the City of Toulouse. The multiple aspirations of this new...
View ArticleSuch Great Heights: 7 Breathtaking Aerial Photographs by Kacper Kowalski
It's not unusual for architects to diverge from the conventional path of practice, with multiple skills from the profession lending themselves to all manner of creative pursuits. However, once you've...
View ArticleGuastavino Tiles
Boston Valley Terra Cotta is proud to carry on the legacy of Raphael Guastavino and his vault system. As a Spanish architect, engineer, and builder, Guastavino is most famous for the architectural...
View ArticleParaglider House
The paraglider house is a 100% wood-frame house with eucalyptus pillars and a curved laminated beam on the roof.
View ArticleBridging the Gap between Design and Management: A New Masters Program at IE...
As architectural practice continues to expand in scope, the Master in Architectural Management and Design program at IE School of Architecture and Design has set out to incorporate the seldom...
View ArticleThe Great Wall of Saudi Arabia: KSA Planning 600-mile Anti-ISIS Wall...
ISIS (aka ISIL, The Islamic State) is a force to be reckoned with, a rebel group that has their sights set on altering the geopolitical landscape forever. They're just as likely to provoke the US or...
View ArticleMcMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
McCallum Sather Architects Inc. (MSA) has teamed up with VRM Engineering to design the state-of-the-art facility, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (MIMM). This addition to the Psychology...
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