Case Study: Glass & Glazing Kohn Pedersen Fox Revamps a New York Lobby with Art Nouveau–Inspired Glazing New York Matthew Marani March 21, 2024 2 Comments The firm modernizes its 1989 office tower with a sinuous glass entrance.Read More
A Stockholm Museum's Mass-Timber Dome Inspires Passion for the Sciences Stockholm Andrew Ayers March 20, 2024 No Comments Elding Oscarson's monumental ‘Wisdome’ at Tekniska Museet gives new shape to engineered wood products.Read More
House of the Month Clay House by Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects Puts Japanese Craft in the Limelight Tokyo Naomi Pollock, FAIA March 15, 2024 No Comments Wrapped in a textured stucco facade, this home for one in Tokyo contains a rich material palette and a trove of exquisite details.Read More
Snapshot: KPF's Superscale Atlantis The Royal Reworks the Logic of a Tall Building Dubai Leopoldo Villardi March 15, 2024 No Comments Fourty-three stories high and over a quarter mile in length, the resort stretches out along one of the largest man-made archipelagos in the world.Read More
Landscape Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker Creates an Urban Oasis Along a Stretch of Quebec City Riverfront Quebec City Matt Hickman March 14, 2024 One Comment The third and final phase of Promenade Samuel-de-Champlain includes a public beach, infinity pool, and more set against the St. Lawrence River.Read More
Stately Brick Arches Turn a Community Center in Mexico into a Castle for Everybody Mexico City Michael Snyder March 11, 2024 No Comments One of hundreds of planned centers across Mexico City, Derek Dellekamp's PILARES Quetzalcóatl is marked by an elegant motif of repeating arches.Read More
A Children's Learning Center in Uruguay Anchors a Community-Oriented Campus La Barra, Uruguay A. Krista Sykes March 11, 2024 No Comments La Flor, designed by livni+ and Diego Arraigada Arquitectos, features seven circular pods, each of which accommodates a different activity.Read More
Landscape A Colorful Café and Pavilion by SelgasCano Enliven a Sprawling Housing Complex in China Rizhao, China Clifford A. Pearson March 11, 2024 No Comments Wiggling through a phalanx of mid-rise housing blocks, the covered promenade serves as a colorful antidote to its regimented setting.Read More
Hamburg’s Famed Alsterschwimmhalle Makes a Splash Following Refurbishment Tim Abrahams March 8, 2024 No Comments The “Swimming Opera”—a large aquatic center topped by a landmark-listed concrete shell roof—reopened late last year after the completion of a major enhancement by gmp Architects with Schlaich Bergermann Partner.Read More
In Tokyo, a Tower by OMA Twists and Turns to Embrace the Public Tokyo Josephine Minutillo March 7, 2024 No Comments Toranomon Hills Station Tower's contorted form anchors a new neighborhood and encourages multiple points of access.Read More