An Icon of Brutalist Architecture Gets a Second Life as a Hotel
The Marcel Hotel reimagines Marcel Breuer’s Armstrong Rubber Company headquarters as a hyper-sustainable hospitality destination.
Author: Ethan Tucker
Combining Waterfront History and Views, a New Hotel Opens in Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Replete with tasteful references to the city’s seaport–turned–tourist hub, the outpost's interior was conceived by BraytonHughes Design Studios.
ASID Announces Winners and Scholars of the Ones to Watch Program
The annual award aims to foster an inclusive design community by recognizing and supporting rising designers from underrepresented groups.
Biden Must Not Miss the Chance to Build Back Greener
A group of architecture, engineering, and construction firms call on the Biden administration to use the Build Back Better program to raise the bar on the industry's sustainability.
Future100: Students Investigate Sacred Space
In designing places for worship, reflection, and ritual, architecture and interior design students question how design bridges the sacred and profane.
Future100: Interior Design Students Imagine the New Wave of Hospitality
From jewelry displays to super-yachts, these six Future100 students are prioritizing the guest experience.
Future100: From Testing Centers to Work-From-Home Towns, Students Respond to the Pandemic
Six architecture and design students took inspiration from our "new normal" to imagine safer interiors and greener neighborhoods.
An Exhibition Celebrates 50 Years of the Japan Society Building and Centuries of Craftsmanship
When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan showcases the invisible structures that underlie traditional building.
KANVA Completes an Airy Redesign of Montreal’s Biodome
Building systems complement ecosystems in an airy, energy-efficient transformation that balances the needs of visitors and animals.
Colorful Windows and Broad Balconies Define Casa Celestina
The Cabo Verdean apartment building designed by Ramos Castellano Architects is an airy home base for visitors to the islands.
A Floating Apartment Proves Small Is Beautiful
Michael K. Chen demonstrates restraint and ingenuity with an unusual vacation home, a floating apartment aboard a 600-foot ship.
8 Sustainable Yarns and Fibers
These innovative yarns, derived from waste plastic, biomaterials, and more, set the stage for a new generation of textiles.
A Student Project Sheds Light on Local Materials
Working with materials indigenous to Mexico's many biomes, students at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, devised a set of solar lamps.
Chybik + Kristof's Design for Lahofer Winery Celebrates Winemaking in Concrete
Though thoroughly modern in form, Lahofer Winery in Dobšice, Czech Republic, takes cues from the vineyards of old.
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ASID Honors Material Bank with Design Innovation Award
The award recognizes Material Bank’s contributions to the design industry and radical rethinking of how designers sample materials.
Worrell Yeung Transforms a Former Factory into a Hub for a New Generation of Makers
The renovation, located near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, elevates the building's rugged historical charm while making it suitable for a 21st-century workforce.
Role Models Award Winners Lead the Way in Healthy Materials
The Parsons School of Design competition, highlights student innovation in the realm of healthy materials.
NYCxDESIGN Gathers Odes to New York From Designers Near and Far
25 designers from the five boroughs and beyond offer a heartfelt message to the world’s epicenter of design during an uncertain time.
WantedDesign’s Conscious Design Awards Honor Student Projects that Promise to Make a Difference
Winning projects from design students around the world tackle issues such as equity, natural disasters, immigration, sustainability, health, and more.
Can Indigenous Technology Point the Way to a More Sustainable Future?
A new book proposes that traditional ecological knowledge could provide a model for sustainable and resilient infrastructures.
