High Definition Photography
“Everything began in 1955 in Tuscany. On a family trip in the hills of Tuscany, a car with Swiss license plates moves forward only slowly. Hermann Seitz, the driver of…
Prototype of Universal Toilet
Here is a different approach to handicap toilets. The Universal Toilet is a flexible toilet design, by Changduk Kim & Youngki Hong, useable by both individuals with disabilities and the general population…
Santiago Calatrava is Hoping His 80 South Street Realized
With its peerless architectural design, the Eighty South Street tower stands conspicuously against the skyline of New York City. This 835-foot-tall residential building houses just ten ultra-exclusive townhouse condominiums, with a…
Art of travel
Time magazine published the following article, by Liam Fitzpatrick, about the hotel design. Illustration for Time by Harry Harrison. The mid-twentieth century, some say, was the golden age of the big,…
Architecture: Form, Space, and Order
The Second Edition of this classic introduction to the principles of architecture is everything you would expect from the celebrated architect, author, and illustrator, Francis D. K. Ching. Each page…
The Digital House
When computer aided design (CAD) became a common ground for designers, everyone’s vision was not to draw but also to build it in the computer and then drive the machinery…
Tsunagu – Connect
This installation, called Tsunagu – Japanese for “connect”- by architect Kengo Kuma, of a concept home based on traditional Japanese interiors was one of the talking points at the Salone…
The Fountainhead
First published in 1943 this novel, by Ayn Rand, became an instant classic. It is the story of a brilliant young architect whose unwavering integrity results in a violent battle…
The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2007
Richard Rogers, whose firm Richard Rogers Partnership is headquartered in London, has been chosen as the 2007 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The formal ceremony for what has come…
The Bloch Building
By day, light is reflected in the galleries below. At night, gallery lights will glow softly through the mix of translucent and transparent glass panels, like Japanese lanterns illuminating the…