Chipperfield is not interested in creating something iconic or instantly recognisable as his. Instead, he sees architecture as a service, a vehicle for civic and public good.
Bird boxes and insect homes built into wall design.
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As many cities grapple with the housing crisis, some places are rewriting regulations and finding creative ways to repurpose these hulking masses of concrete that suck up valuable real estate.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s design for millionaire Huntington Hartford’s Hollywood Hills house.
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New photorealistic renderings of designs that are more than 60 years old raise important questions about the value of 3D imagery and the original designs themselves.
The public bar at Hancock’s Essendon Hotel, photographed around 1938.
Harold Paynting Collection, State Library of Victoria.
New Zealand’s acute mental health facilities are not fit for purpose. Although many inpatients are grateful for medication, they lament the lack of access to psychologists and therapeutic activities.
Customers ride escalators designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas at the Saks Fifth Avenue Flagship in New York in 2019.
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Stimuli such as light and shadow and our perception of the passage of time matter to architects interested in the branch of philosophy known as phenomenology.
Sydney Modern at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is a spectacular achievement – but going forward, funding is required for more than rammed earth, glass, bricks and mortar.
Bioarchitecture draws on design principles from nature to construct buildings that work in ways that help tackle climate change and reverse environmental damage.
We hope our work can help shape building planning and design. That could be classrooms that help us concentrate, or hospital waiting rooms that reduce our anxiety.
Hiding in plain sight, they’re subtle reminders that we’re being watched, tracked, studied.
Which lesson should the technology field take from architecture: modernist efficiency or ‘living structure’?
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The late Christopher Alexander’s groundbreaking work on patterns has informed the development of technology for decades, but it’s the architect’s later work that holds the key to a healthier digital life.
Riverbanks are reinforced to reduce flood risks, but these techniques reduce biodiversity and limit public accessibility.
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The sustainable and inclusive development of the St. Lawrence River is essential. A prolonged laissez-faire attitude will have harmful consequences on people and the environment.