Format Architecture Office imbues Manhattan office with "boutique...
Cafe-style seating and muted interiors outfit this New York office that local studio Format Architecture Office has designed with places to mingle, eat and work. Called Midtown Office, the project...
View ArticleStudio Dwell stacks black volume onto brick structure to form top-heavy...
US architecture firm Studio Dwell has stacked a rectangular volume clad with black zinc on top of a pale brick structure to form this residence on a corner lot in Chicago. Hermitage Residence is...
View ArticleArchitects and designers declare that "black lives matter" and call for...
The architecture and design industry has spoken out against racism in America with Bec Brittain, Jessica Walsh and The Future Perfect posting a black square to Instagram, and Harriet Harriss calling...
View ArticleStacked balconies wrap Antonio Citterio's Arte tower in Miami Beach
Italian architect Antonio Citterio has completed an apartment building with stone and glass balconies that overlook Miami Beach. Marking Citterio's first project in the US, Arte is a 12-storey...
View ArticleNational Organization of Minority Architects demands end to "deadly and...
The National Organization of Minority Architects has called on the architecture profession to "condemn racism and take an active role in eliminating racial biases" following the death of George Floyd...
View ArticleBanners of George Floyd's last words including "Please I can't breathe" are...
Dallas artist Jammie Holmes has flown banners showing the last words of George Floyd, who was killed in police custody last week, above American cities. Holmes flew five different banners showing...
View Article"As a predominantly white profession, we recognise that we have contributed...
In the light of the murder of George Floyd, architects must accept they have not done enough to tackle racial inequality, write Karen Lu and Mary-Margaret Zindren of the Minnesota chapter of the...
View ArticleAmerican Society of Interior Designers reports "industry resiliency" as...
Concerns about the impact of coronavirus on businesses have begun to "soften", according to a survey by the American Society of Interior Designers, which found many professionals expect work to return...
View ArticleGrimshaw unveils arts complex for Santa Monica College
Grimshaw has revealed the design for an arts complex on the Santa Monica College campus that will comprise three volumes linked by open-air plazas. The 21,000-square-foot (1,950.9-square-metre)...
View ArticleThe Pavilion by Feldman Architecture has glass walls designed to "disappear"...
American firm Feldman Architecture has inserted a glass pavilion between two white stucco volumes to form this residence in San Jose, California. The Pavilion is situated on a portion of flat land that...
View ArticleODA carves high-rise park into residential tower proposed for Seattle
Architecture firm ODA has designed a residential building in downtown Seattle that splits in half to create an elevated private park. The proposed design called Seattle Tower would see the construction...
View ArticleAthena Calderone revitalises her Long Island home with plaster walls and...
New York designer Athena Calderone has renovated her mid-century home in the Long Island town of Amagansett with plaster walls, linen fabric, marble and second-hand finds. Calderone originally...
View ArticleBlack wood and glass volumes stagger down Oregon woodland to form Royal house
US architecture firm William Kaven Architecture has stepped a black house with expansive balconies down a wooded ground to overlook an Oregon forest. Two stacked rectangular volumes clad with black...
View Article"Stop working on spaces which disproportionately impact African Americans"...
Architects should stop designing jails and prisons, which are representations of systemic racism in the US, if they want to really impact the fight for racial equality, says Michael Ford. Ford told...
View ArticleArchitects and designers create Google Docs spreadsheet listing black-owned...
Architects and designers have created a public Google Docs spreadsheet to highlight design, architecture, engineering or planning studios founded by black, indigenous and people of colour. Fashion...
View ArticleFrank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin is moving to Paolo...
Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin will change its name and move its campuses to the Cosanti and Arcosanti sites Italian-American architect Paolo Soleri designed in Arizona. School...
View ArticleMirror-clad Invisible House reflects its desert surrounds
The Los Angeles film producer behind American Psycho has created a cantilevered mirrored house near Joshua Tree National Park, designed to look like a New York skyscraper on its side. Producer Chris...
View ArticlePine pavilions form Marine Education Center in Mississippi by Lake Flato...
Six pine buildings form this storm-resilient marine research centre in Mississippi designed by US architecture firm Lake Flato Architects. The Marine Education Center (MEC) is an educational facility...
View ArticleMachado Silvetti designs glass enclosure for Virginia home of signer of...
Boston architecture firm Machado Silvetti has been selected to preserve an 18th-century home in Virginia once owned by a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The work is for Francis Lightfoot...
View ArticleOlson Kundig Hale Lana house rises above lava field in Hawaii
Architecture firm Olson Kundig has designed five pavilions with overhanging roofs to form this residence situated on a lava field in Hawaii. Hale Lana is a 17,200-square-foot (1,598-square-metre) house...
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