19 Crazy Offices That Think Outside The Cubicle
Reader beware! These offices will make anyone jealous. For anyone viewing this from inside the felt-covered walls of their cubicle, take hope in the fact that the office environment is slowly ...
Tag: Architecture
Book Mountain: MVRDV Designs Glass Pyramid Library
Reading enthusiasts in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands can climb spiraling towers of terraced bookcases beneath a shimmering glass pyramid to find new printed treasures. Architecture firm MVRDV has ...
Visualizing Architecture: 15 Building-Centric Infographics
Just like the flash cards of our youth, infographics make it much easier to digest, understand and remember information, whether we're talking multiplication tables or architectural styles. From ...
Cool Beans: The World’s Most Startling Starbucks Stores
As global gourmet coffee giant Starbucks prepares to open its 20,000th store, the world's largest coffeehouse corporation finds itself torn between the need to support its hard-earned brand ...
Award-Winning Small Projects Show How Less is More
Architecture doesn't have to be grand to be impressive, as the six winners of the 2011 AIA Small Project Awards demonstrate. Ranging from a tiny tea house to a colorful walkway at a New York City ...
Ruined Renaissance Palace Gets Rusted Steel Addition
A rusted, L-shaped Corten steel volume replaces the missing corner of a crumbling Renaissance palace in the renovation of an ancient site in Pécs, Hungary. The contrast between the historic ...
A’ Design Award Deadline: Call for Entries in 80 Categories
Design awards are about more than a mere prize or praise - they can and should be a platform for greater exposure to potential partners, sponsors and clients. Last week WebUrbanist highlighted ...
Skyscraper Squatters: Lessons from Ad Hoc Vertical Slums
Take abandoned office towers without occupants, on the one hand, while people all around sleeping on the streets, on the other. One deserted structure in downtown Caracas provides a fascinating ...
Villa Savoye: Classic Corbu House Comes to Life in LEGO
One of the most iconic buildings of the 20th Century, the Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier outside of Paris, France has long been a symbol of the International Style in Modern Architecture - now one ...
A’ Design Award: 10 Worthy Winners from Around the World
Each year, thousands of designers from over one hundred countries submit works of architecture, furniture, packaging and more to be considered for A' Design Award. From the past two years of ...
