Month: June 2022

Mythe et évidence par Mathieu Valade. Image © Stéphane Bourgeois Initiated by EXMURO arts publics and the Ville de Québec, the 9th edition of Passages Insolites, or Unusual Passages, is open from June 25 to October 10, 2022, in the city of Québec. During this time, 17 works by 18 local, Canadian, and international artists …

Passages Insolites, the Public Art Circuit Explores Unexpected Public Spaces in the City of Québec Read More »

Photo: © Courtney Sofiah Yates Agriculture and the food industry seem to have little in common with architecture, but it is precisely the overlap of these three areas that interests Ghanaian-Filipino scientist and architect Mae-ling Lokko. Working with recycling agricultural waste and biopolymer materials, Lokko searches for ways to transform the so-called agrowaste into building …

Returning the Building to the Soil: an Interview with the Architect and Scientist Mae-Ling Lokko Read More »

New York City. Image © Simon Menges Architecture, as a profession, is highly cyclical in nature. It ebbs and flows with the tides of economic conditions, and is especially hard hit during times of downturn. We’ve all heard stories or experienced it ourselves, or layoffs during the Great Financial Crisis in 2008, or even more …

How Does Global Inflation Impact the Design Profession? Read More »

© Paul Warchol Steven Holl can often be found reading poetry and painting watercolors in a tiny cabin overlooking lotus flowers on the edge of a lake in Rhinebeck, New York. The cabin sits on a 28-acre reserve that Holl purchased in 2014 that now hosts Holl’s full-time office, and ‘T’ Space, a nonprofit arts …

Steven Holl’s Architectural Archive Preserves His Firm’s Designs and the Landscape Read More »

© DEL RIO BANI architects: Leku StudioLocation: Barcelona, SpainProject Year: 2020Photographs: DEL RIO BANIPhotographs: Area: 16501 ft2 Read more »

© Mariana Bisti architects: en-route-architectureLocation: Kea Island, Cyclades, GreeceProject Year: 2021Photographs: Mariana BistiArea: 90.0 m2 Read more »

Now, more than ever, architects are working outside the office. Whether meeting with a client over Zoom, visiting a job site, or sketching on the train, design professionals aren’t tethered to their desks– and neither should their 3D tools. SketchUp, one of the most popular 3D modelers in the world, set out to meet this …

The Highly Anticipated SketchUp for iPad App is Here Read More »

© Akira Nakamura architects: HAMS and, StudioLocation: Setagaya City, Tokyo, JapanProject Year: 2022Photographs: Akira NakamuraArea: 90.0 m2 Read more »

© Pedro Pegenaute architects: TAPER Arkitekturaarchitects: VAUMMLocation: 20750 Zumaya, Gipuzkoa, SpainProject Year: 2019Photographs: Pedro PegenauteArea: 700.0 m2 Read more »