Photo by Laurian Ghinitoiu For most of the space age, architects could fantasise freely about building off-world. Inflatable lunar villages and glass Martian domes could be sketched out without anyone having to worry too much about who cleaned the toilets. That luxury is disappearing as we start to seriously consider the possibility of living in…
Galerie Patrick Seguin in Paris has brought a 1944 house by architect Jean Prouvé, once adapted by architect Richard Rogers, to Design Miami.Paris, where it was reinterpreted as a Japanese pavilion. The original 6×6 Demountable House most recently served as a guesthouse at sculpture park Château La Coste, where it still featured the pods containing…
claves designs a restaurant for the late hours At Le Poisson Volant in Paris, dinner gradually gives way to a nightclub as the evening progresses. Large illuminated ceiling panels cast a soft glow over the dining room before the lighting becomes sharper and the music takes over. The venue opened on October 2nd at…
Earth Shed, in process and on view opened last month at the Princeton University School of Architecture and is on view until December 4. The exhibition was designed and organized by assistant professor Erin Besler of Besler & Sons. The exhibition is an installation and distributed building practice that begins with the construction site and…
With early voting for New Yorkers starting this weekend, AN is taking a closer look at the five NYC ballot proposals from the Charter Revision proposals that will appear on the ballot alongside the usual slate of public office races. This time around, the Mamdani administration has set a singular focus on efficiency, as indicated…
Global architecture and design firm Corgan, in partnership with the University of Arkansas, has published new research examining how workplace environments affect attention, particularly for individuals with inattentive-type Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Funded by the AIA Upjohn Research Initiative and led by Corgan—Hugo, the firm’s research and innovation group, the study was recently recognized with a Certificate of Research Excellence…
When Lake Flato entered the interviewing process with Cornell University to construct Atkinson Hall, they did not bring a design. At least not in the traditional sense. Rather, the architects had a conversation about performance, place, and how the building could celebrate the natural environment. Spanning a footprint of 104,000 square feet, Atkinson Hall houses…
Mexican studio Jonathan Corral Arquitectos has completed an educational building called the UAD Alamedas Tower, which features a faceted facade that takes cues from stained-glass windows found in Gothic cathedrals. Drawings and photography Previous Next Drawings and photography Close The building is part of the Universidad Durango Santander, or UAD, a private institution with campuses…
At this year’s New York Film Festival (NYFF) at Lincoln Center, which wrapped up on October 12, films that explored culture and place had intriguing entries. I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Skies focuses on an obsessive artist/collector couple in Iran, which the government thought was a decoy…
Four new high-end townhomes in Red Hook, Brooklyn, are faced in a cream-colored screen made of aluminum. The front of the building juts out, forming a cantilever propped up by a steel beam. The overall structure is heavy timber. The materials and composition give it midcentury sensibilities. Each unit has a white stair, and is…