Archinect - Features

Hear Ye! The New 10 Commandments for Architecture

2017-01-26T12:22:00-05:00

Since at least Vitruvius, architects have searched for rules to live by. After all, when your job is to shape the world we all have to live in, it’s a good idea to make sure you know what you’re doing. But dictates, like the profession itself, need to change with time. So we asked around to find out what today’s architectural “ten commandments” should be. Turns out that, in the 21st century, defining how we practice seems to be more of a concern than establishing rules for what it is we make.

Screen/Print #48: "Lobby" Investigates Faith in Architecture

2016-12-13T01:07:00-05:00

The fifth issue of LOBBY, the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London's publication of thematically related essays and interviews, explores the meaning, fragility, and ultimate worth of a unifying architectural "faith."

The Architect Behind Noah's Ark Shares How Faith Influences His Practice

2016-12-08T12:07:00-05:00

This month, in line with Archinect’s December theme, Faith, we’re talking to architects of various faiths about how their spiritual practice figures into their architectural practice. In this iteration, we speak with LeRoy Troyer, the president and chair of Troyer Group. Troyer Group is probably best-known for their project “Ark Encounter”, a full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark, built according to plans interpreted from Genesis.

Renovating My Religion: Johnson Fain Updates Philip Johnson's Crystal Cathedral

2016-12-05T12:06:00-05:00

How does one design tangible structures for that most intangible of qualities, faith? More to the point: how does one renovate an existing place of worship to suit a new dogma? Johnson Fain’s renovation of Philip Johnson and John Burgee’s Crystal Cathedral is the culmination of metaphor, media, and the historical Christian tradition of repurposing.