Nine Modernist Gingerbread Masterpieces
'Tis the season to make merry. And what's merrier than gingerbread!? (Baking with it, constructing with it, devouring it...) In this spirit, we've scoped the interwebs for some great gingerbread...
View ArticleCompartes Melrose
Compares Melrose is centered on the brand’s use of triangles, featured prominently in its packaging. Responding to the two entries at the front and rear of the space, the plan is organized around a...
View ArticleThe Architecture Of The Thanksgiving Dinner And How To Navigate Your Table
Before the reality of the family dinner truly kicks in, (and you remember why you stopped talking to that one cousin in the first place), it is important to approach the whole occasion with a...
View ArticleThe Dairy Arts Centre
The Dairy Arts Centre is a not-for-profit venue founded by the art collectors Nicolai Frahm and Frank Cohen. The Dairy Arts Centre is located in central London at the end of a cobbled lane next to a...
View ArticleIf Cars Were Lightning, This Is What Thanksgiving Traffic Would Look Like
Half the battle of developing a new technology is figuring out where exactly the market value is in it. Take early suggestions for home desktop 3D-printing projects, for example — paperweights, hermit...
View ArticleHupomone Ranch
Hupomone Ranch is an original 160-acre homestead located in the Chileno Valley, just three miles west of downtown Petaluma. The ranch had been fallow for over 30 years and the owners, a young family...
View ArticleArtist's Home Celebrates Color With Neon-Hued Imaginarium
A once dilapidated dwelling in upstate New York has become the creative canvas for one artist’s distinctive palette of color — making it appropriately decorative for the holidays. After purchasing the...
View ArticleHouse in Viseu
This project entails the renovation of a rural house located in Viseu, Portugal. The object of this project was to optimize the space of this small, familiar house to better answer to the new program:...
View ArticleArchitecture We're Thankful For: The Structure of Gratitude
This one’s a love-hate relationship for me. The Astoria-Megler Bridge, designed by William A. Bugge and completed in 1966, is a 4.1-mile two-lane stretch of concrete, steel, and dead birds connecting...
View ArticleHouse in Tokurikishinmachi
The site of this project has an advantageous location. There are nice views to the distant mountains as the site faces the extensive river. The river is calm usually, but has been flooded in the past...
View ArticleNeo-Pilgrim Architecture: Thanksgiving-Worthy Log Cabins
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, today we look at modern-day interpretations of the classic American log cabin typology. Load up on the turkey and gravy — or vegan alternatives, as the case may be —and...
View ArticleMerchant Square Footbridge
Conceived by bridge specialists Knight Architects and structural engineers AKT II following a limited design competition in 2012, the 10-foot-wide cantilevered structure spans 65 feet across the Grand...
View ArticleAdventures in Napping: A Guide to the Perfect Getaway
Thanksgiving presents the opportunity for a nap par excellence. To examine the potential of what a nap might be if it achieved its apex — to consider the nap that has yet to be known by ordinary...
View ArticleSukhumvit Residence
A simple and sophisticated residence in the heart of Bangkok. This private residence exhibits the charismatic charms of the clients, who are among the most distinguished personalities in the medical...
View ArticleGiovannetti Community Shelter
This project serves the need for both a recreational building and a storm shelter for the City of Urbandale. The shelter provides a large meeting area, kitchen, storage, restrooms, and an office at...
View ArticlePicnic Tables as Pure Architecture and Why Bernard Tschumi Would Love Them
I am thankful for picnic tables. They are one of the simplest design typologies often found in the simplest of places. When I was young, picnics tables were an icon of leisure. Where there was a...
View ArticleAIA Chicago Design Excellence Awards Honor SOM, John Vinci, and More
Recognizing the exemplary work of some of Chicago’s foremost architectural firms, the AIA Chicago Design Excellence Awards celebrated Windy City architecture and influence in an event on October 24 at...
View ArticleRetail Space and Housing Steenweg Utrecht
The Steenweg is a project of Dreessen Willemse Architecten and Diederendirrix Architecten. The Steenweg is one of the oldest (stone-paved) streets in the historical city center of Utrecht. The...
View ArticleUOL Frame Gallery
This project is the second in a series of three show galleries for UOL. The show gallery is for the Thomson Three residential development in Singapore. The design capitalizes on the characteristics of...
View Article6 Tips For Using Revit Remotely
Ever want to put together those sheet-sets from the comfort of a beach in Waikiki with a piña colada in hand? Well, with Revit, you can, by collaborating over a wide area network (WAN), or by...
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