Highlights of NOMA's Virtual National Conference: New President, New Awards, New Partnerships
Amid Zoom workshops and lectures, the NAACP joined minority architects in issuing a new award for justice, equity, and inclusion in design
Architecture
This Luxury Housing Concept is MAD Architects' First U.S. Project
Located in Beverly Hills, Gardenhouse is intended to provide a bridge between city life and nature.
In Rotterdam, MVRDV Recasts the Archive as Museum
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen will put 151,000 works—its entire collection—on public display in a new salad bowl–like structure.
Supersize Graphics Mark a Design Firm’s Dream HQ in Amsterdam
Unlike the arduous process of its decade-plus development, the thonik building is a light and joyous affair with an ode to amateur-led design.
How Metal Fabrics Bring Architectural Visions to Life
40 years after Dominique Perrault’s French National Library, metal fabrics continue to evolve, shaping contemporary architecture around the world.
OMA Doesn’t Mince Symbols at the New Axel Springer Campus
The complex’s new building makes a statement about the past of Berlin and the future of journalism.
For Thomas Woltz, Soil Is the Most Important Surface There Is
The founding principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects discusses how soil can advance both ecological and social justice.
A New Line of Textiles Seek to Make Hospitals Healthier
With increased cleanability and silver ion anti-microbial technology, Ensemble from Arc-Com supports healthier hospitals initiative.
A Renovation Saves Michael Graves' Portland Building
DLR Group and contractor Howard S. Wright bring sweeping changes to the Postmodern landmark.
Joseph Kunkel is Fast-Tracking Quality Housing for Indigenous People
How the founder of MASS's Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab builds back better—against the clock.
From the British Melting Pot, "New London Fabulous" Emerges
The slew of recent projects emphasize color’s capacity to bring joy to the public sphere. Just don’t call it a movement.
Lime Continues to Find Applications in Architecture
From the Roman Pantheon to contemporary homes and low-carbon concrete, lime offers brightness and durability.
An Exhibition Surveying the Work of Anupama Kundoo Takes Time as Its Subject
Opening in October at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Taking Time highlights the architect’s building techniques, inspirations, and social aspirations.
David Adjaye Wins RIBA's 2021 Royal Gold Medal
The British-Ghanian architect is well known for projects around the world including the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C.
Textured Metal Surfaces Allow Architects to Play With Light
Specular, a line of metal cladding products from Pure + FreeForm, adds visual dynamism and sustainable performance.
70 Rainey in Austin is a Park in the Sky
Page Architects delivers unexpected green space and premier views in Austin, Texas, with downtown high-rise 70 Rainey.
Tedlar® Film Helps Architectural Structures Stand the Test of Time
Used as a laminate for architectural fabrics, metals and other materials, this film helps protect against dirt, weathering, fading, and more.
New Models for Cross-Laminated Timber
Unencumbered by construction, a studio at Harvard led by instructors Jennifer Bonner and Hanif Kara proposes striking forms for the novel material.
Targeting the Spectacle and Attention Economy at Area15
The attraction-filled art complex debuts in Las Vegas today, and with a keen eye for combining the over-the-top and the everyday, it fits right into recent changes in the cultural economy.
A Colorful Portland Prototype Reinvents the SRO
Argyle Gardens, the nation’s first affordable housing project to open during the pandemic, was designed by Holst Architecture to also be replicable.
