How One Architecture Grad Self-Published a Book and Landed His First Job
In the summer of 2010, Mark de la Torre, then an architecture student at the University of Arizona, traveled to the West Bank to develop a Master Plan and design proposal for the town centers of...
View ArticleMonsterscape
This is an exhibition display design for the Monster Exhibition held in February 2013; its purpose was to prevent diminishing consciousness of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. Monster was...
View ArticleHome is Where the Art Is: Mike Kelley's Personal Architecture
In a 2010 essay about his final project, "Mobile Homestead," the late artist Mike Kelley posits a question about whether art can genuinely “function for the social good" and also, perhaps...
View ArticleE House
This is a single family residence for a family of four in the countryside of Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan. The site, surrounded by mountains, is situated away from traffic and open to the south,...
View ArticleAmerica Grows Its First Food Forest in Seattle
This spring, America’s first public food forest is rising from seven overgrown acres in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, a multiethnic enclave just outside the downtown core about four miles from...
View ArticleNapoleon Chair
The classic Napoleon chair was just first used by Lutyens in his own home in 1919. Later he had a chair made for each of his five children, one of which now lives in the Victoria & Albert Museum...
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the Tech Team Behind the US Pavilion at the 2014 Venice...
ARCHITIZER IS PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH THE US PAVILION, OFFICEUS, AT THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION IN VENICE. IN THE PERIOD LEADING UP TO THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION OPENING ON JUNE 7, 2014,...
View ArticleHouse of Wako
This project is based around three outside garden spaces — a front yard, court terrace and tearoom courtyard, each reflecting a different nature.
View ArticleInsane Graphic Exposes Every Single Swimming Pool in LA
If you’ll be in Los Angeles this weekend and need some design-related stimulation and fun, the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design (LA Forum) is opening up a dual exhibition, “Linear...
View ArticleFrederiksberg Courthouse
In accordance with the Danish design tradition, Frederiksberg Courthouse is the result of a rigorous and pragmatic process, where the challenges of the program and the site were the creative point of...
View ArticleSee Why Hong Kong's Neon Signs Are Better Than Your Neon Signs
Neon signs are one of the most underrated architectural elements. They produce as many effects as the most grimy surface, and communicate more than the most refined formal composition. In Hong Kong,...
View ArticleAnsarada
Disappearing walls, flexible spaces, cleverly hidden services and technology, bespoke joinery, and ultra fine detailing transforms the fit-out of a century-old wool store in Sydney's historic wharf...
View ArticleThe Future Looks Bright: LG Introduces the First Curved OLED Table Lamp
While global electronics companies have unveiled myriad impressive new designs this year, LG has stood alone as it unveiled its seamless new OLED Table Lamp, unprecedented in its use of the inherent...
View ArticleNational Archaeological Museum Remodeling and Museography
The studio Frade Arquitectos managed to renovate the museum, giving it a more efficient utilization for the public. The visitors’ ease in the use of the museum was one of the most important aspects of...
View ArticleYour Next Big Gig is Waiting: Find An Architect Project Opportunities Go Live...
Last week Architizer announced the launch of Find An Architect, the easiest way for clients to find and hire architecture firms. The service seamlessly connects architects with real estate developers,...
View ArticleNakanoe House
Each rooms are arranged with different levels around the stairs and it provides a comfortable personal space as well as a cozy atmosphere to feel your family close all the time. The large window on...
View ArticleDrink in the World's Architecture in Milky Coffee Swirls
It's no secret that architects operate in an alternative world fueled by caffeine. The 21-year-old Hungarian artist Flora Borsi brings that truth to life in a breathtaking series of cityscape and...
View ArticleBike Bollards
Part bicycle stand and part traffic guidance device, bike bollards are a multifaceted streetscape enhancement. They provide secure bike storage and they assist in traffic management. Reliance Foundry...
View ArticleNYC's New Pre-Fab Post-Disaster Housing Prototype is Ridiculously Chic
The New York City Office of Emergency Management has unveiled a housing unit they believe could be the best place to ride out disaster relief efforts when the next Superstorm Sandy hits. Because Sandy...
View ArticleEnvironmental Social Center
The complex, with a multifunctional character, looks to dispel seasonal tourism through a continuous cultural offering based on the idealization of the field. This project sought to bury the...
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