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Brother-Sister Cofounders of Messner Architects Discuss their Quest for Professional Independence

2018-02-26T09:12:00-05:00

Messner Architects is a small practice based in Bozen, Italy, combining innovative, digital technology with traditional artisanship for projects defined by a strong regional context. Founded by the brother-and-sister duo, David and Verena Messner, they work across fields and scales, leading projects ranging from furniture to landscaping to housing.

In this edition of Small Studio Snapshots, the duo discuss working as a family team and their quest for professional independence.

The Proust Questionnaire: Benedetta Tagliabue

2017-08-01T09:00:00-04:00

Today, we are getting up close and personal with Benedetta Tagliabue, the director of Barcelona-based practice Miralles Tagliabue EMBT. The Italian architect, known for her attention to context and the poeticism in her work, also happens to be a member of the Pritzker jury, a RIBA Stirling Prize winner, and the proud owner of an Argentinian parrot!

Studio Visits: Studio WOK, Milan 6th April 2017

2017-04-11T03:57:00-04:00

While exploring the streets of Milan for Design Week we took the opportunity to visit local architecture practice, Studio WOK. They showed us around their studio, talked us through past and present projects as well giving us a few hot tips for Milan.

When designing for money breaks the bank architecture mold

2016-03-25T13:26:00-04:00

Think bank architecture and its associated headquarters and you may find yourself stultified by visions of doric columns, artless atriums, and bland corporate highrises. However, these six structures by prominent practitioners are a survey of the unusual and intriguing. Here’s what each financial institution says about its social/historical context, as well as the role of money at that time.

Screen/Print #14: SAN ROCCO's "What's Wrong with the Primitive Hut?"

2014-04-29T12:54:00-04:00

What can an architectural publication accomplish in a five year lifespan? Can it deliver on its promises and produce something of value, while holding itself accountable throughout? This is the self-imposed challenge of SAN ROCCO, an architecture magazine based in Milan, Italy. The magazine began implementing this “Five-year Plan” in summer of 2010 with its appropriately titled first release, Innocence, and is now in its eighth issue, with plans to release no more than twenty in total.