BLUR Workshop Wants Their Employees to Think Like Owners, Wed, May 8 '19

Over the past few years, the field has received a growing amount of attention that has highlighted long standing labor issues within the architecture industry, ranging from unsustainable pay models to unwelcoming work environments. Looking for an alternative, the Architecture ...

In Focus: Błażej Pindor's Photographs Document the Historic Architecture of Poland, Sat, Apr 27 '19

In Focus is Archinect's recurring series dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. What has attracted them to architecture? How do they work? What type of equipment do they use? What do they think about seeing their work in blogs? For ...

Dip Your Toes in Architecture This Summer With These 10 Summer Architecture Intensives, Wed, Apr 24 '19

For some, the summer season is filled with traveling and vacation, but for others, summer is a time to dive into workshops and intensives. Whether in or out of school—architecture, or otherwise—the months of June, July and August, are a great time to beef up that portfolio, enhance a ...

Garrick Jones of Ten to One on How to Fold Pro Bono Work Into Your Business Model, Mon, Apr 15 '19

In only six years, Ten to One Architectural Design Studio has built up an impressively high volume of projects, many of which are offered up as pro bono services. Working across a diverse range of budgets, scales and types, the New York-based firm is motivated by a commitment to public ...

Generation Z, It's Your Turn; A Look at 11 of This Year's Most Exciting Architecture Summer Camps, Wed, Apr 10 '19

In July, about 10 students, ages 14 to 18, will gather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore the possibilities of computer-controlled furniture. They will be researching, conceptualizing, innovating, designing and making things like self-sorting bookshelves and alarm clocks that ...

Meet Future Firm, the Chicago-Based Practice Calling on Architects to Visualize Vibrant New Futures, Mon, Apr 1 '19

Ann Lui and Craig Reschke see themselves as "the ones that start awkwardly dancing to jumpstart a bigger dance party." As founders of the Chicago-based practice Future Firm, the two are pushing boundaries in urban architecture and design by starting conversations and sparking fresh ...

Challenging Architecture's Grueling Work Culture, Kimberly Neuhaus Carves Out Her Own Space, Wed, Mar 20 '19

Over the past few years, the field has received a growing amount of attention that has highlighted long standing labor issues within the architecture industry, ranging from unsustainable pay models to unwelcoming work environments. Looking for an alternative, the Architecture ...

'It's Not Corporate Architecture!' Insist David Bench and Jonathan Chesley, the Duo Behind the NYC-based INC_A, Mon, Mar 18 '19

In 2016, the Storefront for Art and Architecture held an unusual design competition asking architects to compete for the most creative way to tear down a building. The brief had come out of a prior competition, the New York non-profit's 'Competition of Competitions', in which David Bench and ...

The New Wave of Female Powerhouses are Pushing the Boundaries of Professional Practice, Fri, Mar 8 '19

The gradually increasing presence of a diverse range of practitioners across the architectural profession has provided a stronger platform for women to showcase their work, leadership, and innovation. In remembering the past, pioneering female architects such as Denise Scott Brown and Norma ...

An Interview with Frank Gehry, Who Turns 90 Today, Upon Receiving the Neutra Award for Professional Excellence, Thu, Feb 28 '19

Over the course of his career, Frank Gehry, who turns 90 today, has become a household name, achieving a level of architectural stardom rivaled by few, if any. Honoring this impressive legacy, Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Architecture recognized Gehry earlier this month with the Richard ...

Budapest-Based Architecture Studio Paradigma Ariadné Operates From the Belief That an Architecture Studio Can be More, Mon, Feb 25 '19

Having met during university, the founders of the Budapest-based practice Paradigma Ariadné set out on their own to push the boundaries on how an architectural practice could operate. With projects that take on a variety of forms, the young firm works with individuals, institutions, companies and ...

Want to Land that Interview? It All Comes Down to the Portfolio, says Leadership at Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture, Thu, Feb 14 '19

Since it's founding almost twenty years ago, Oppenheim Architecture has grown into an award-winning firm with a diverse array of projects spanning over 25 countries. Headquartered in Miami—with additional offices in New York and Switzerland—the firm has done so through promoting ...

Charlottesville-Based VMDO Sustains the Idea of a Teaching Firm, Wed, Feb 6 '19

Over the past few years, the field has received a growing amount of attention that has highlighted long standing labor issues within the architecture industry, ranging from unsustainable pay models to unwelcoming work environments. Looking for an alternative, the Architecture ...

A Conversation with TBA on How Speculative Work Goes Hand and Hand with Built Projects, Mon, Feb 4 '19

Montreal-based architect Tom Balaban founded his eponymous architecture firm, TBA in short, in 2009. Since, he and his small but growing studio have built up an impressive portfolio of built and speculative work. While Balaban oversees the firm's built projects, his partner Jennifer Thorogood ...

Based in New Haven, Gray Organschi Architecture Creates a Working Environment for Critical Engagement with Architecture, Mon, Jan 21 '19

Over the past few years, the field has received a growing amount of attention that has highlighted long standing labor issues within the architecture industry, ranging from unsustainable pay models to unwelcoming work environments. Looking for an alternative, the Architecture ...

At McMillan Pazdan Smith, Great Culture Produces Great Work, Tue, Jan 8 '19

Over the past few years, the field has received a growing amount of attention that has highlighted long standing labor issues within the architecture industry, ranging from unsustainable pay models to unwelcoming work environments. Looking for an alternative, the Architecture ...

Don't Think. Discard!: Dirty Furniture Addresses Our Anxiety About Clutter on a Global Scale, Thu, Dec 20 '18

Founded by three design writers, Dirty Furniture is a biannual magazine that focuses on domestic design criticism, each issue taking on a different piece of furniture as its theme from which to explore topics spanning politics, design, history, technology, and beyond. Their latest ...

How Aamodt/Plumb Architects is Bringing the Slow Movement to Architecture, Mon, Dec 17 '18

Over the past few years, the field has received a growing amount of attention that has highlighted long standing labor issues within the architecture industry, ranging from unsustainable pay models to unwelcoming work environments. Looking for an alternative, the Architecture Lobby created the ...

How Elizabeth Eason Architecture Achieves Work-Life Balance, Mon, Dec 10 '18

Over the past few years, the field has received a growing amount of attention that has highlighted longstanding labor issues within the architecture industry, ranging from unsustainable pay models to unwelcoming work environments. That’s why it is “more urgent than ever,” says Peggy Deamer ...

A Carbon Neutral Practice, the Sydney-based Firm Luigi Rosselli Architects is a Beacon of Sustainability, Wed, Dec 5 '18

For the Sydney-based practice Luigi Rosselli Architects, sustainability isn't just about designing energy-efficient buildings. Even though they're known for their elegant residential work, often with a focus on off-form concrete, the environmentalism in their work is just as important as ...

Meet Aleph Zero, the Young Architects Behind This Year's Best New Building, Wed, Nov 21 '18

Children Village, a boarding school for disadvantaged children in rural Brazil, has been crowned as the world's best new building of the year. Designed by the firm Aleph Zero in collaboration with Rosenbaum, the groundbreaking project has won the Royal Institute of British Architects' prestigious ...

From New York to Melbourne, Architect Antony Martin Spills What He's Learned From His Variety of Residential Projects, Mon, Nov 19 '18

After working in New York City for a number of years, Antony Martin decided to move to Australia and set up a firm of his own. Since it's founding, MRTN Architects has become one of Melbourne’s top residential architects—their work striking a balance between responding to his clients' ...

How Overwork and Anxiety Led Architect Ben Channon to Focus on Designing for Happiness, Thu, Nov 8 '18

Architect Ben Channon was finishing up his architectural qualifications when he began to realize the toll it was taking on his mental health. Overcome by anxiety, and living in a small shared flat, he was gripped by questions of why some buildings make us happy, while others do not. "At the end of ...

Former Dwell Editor Amanada Dameron Sits Down with Shohei Shigematsu for Some Cocktails and Conversation, Tue, Oct 30 '18

For the past six years, AIA New York has been hosting an intoxicating series of dialogues that pairs an architect with a critic, journalist, curator or other design professional to discuss design over a custom-crafted cocktail. What began as an informal, casual Friday evening event for ...

As New Director of Kent State's Architecture School, Ivan Bernal Looks to Expand its Role in the Mid-West and Beyond, Thu, Oct 25 '18

Kent State University recently completed a dazzling new $43 million building for its College of Architecture and Environmental Design, a welcome addition to the campus and a big boon for architecture in Ohio. An award-winning LEED Platinum building, the facility marks a new era for the school ...

Accessible Design Before ADA: Beverly Willis' First Architectural Commission, Fri, Oct 19 '18

From the Ground Up is a series on Archinect focused on discovering the early stages & signs of history's most prolific architects. Starting from the beginning allows us to understand the long journey architecture takes in even the formative of hands and often, surprising shifts that occur in ...

The Architecture Collective KnitKnot Shows Us the Possibilities of Practice in a Hypermobile World, Tue, Oct 16 '18

KnitKnot Architecture is an international collective born out of a competition entry. The team of architects, urban planners, artists and thinkers operate on a role-based structure, constantly adapting to meet the specificities of a given project.  Though spread across the globe, the group ...

Jacoby Architects Discusses Their Design for an Educational Facility Catering to the Deaf and Blind​, Mon, Oct 8 '18

A year ago, Joe Jacoby took over his father's Utah-based architecture firm, but the small practice is still churning out the kind of large-scale, passionate projects they've become known for. For example, the team recently completed the C. Mark Openshaw Education Center, an educational facility ...

LOC Architects Talks About Their Recent Warehouse Conversion and Growing a Practice , Mon, Oct 1 '18

LOC Architects is an LA-based architecture firm started by Ali Jeevanjee and Poonam Sharma. The duo just completed an 18,000 sf headquarters for Seattle based True Brands, using light and warmth to transform an industrial warehouse into their thriving new creative workplace. In this ...

Emerging Firm Farouki Farouki Taps Into New Orleans' Vibrant Restaurant and Hospitality Scene, Mon, Sep 17 '18

With its thriving restaurant and hospitality scene, New Orleans was the perfect place for husband-and-wife team Farouki Farouki to set up their full-service architecture and interior design practice. Since its recent founding, Caroline, with a background in interior design, and Sabri ...

Designing AND Developing Is a Fantasy for Many Architects; David Freeland Tells Us How FreelandBuck Did It With the Stack House, Fri, Sep 14 '18

Nestled in the hillsides of North East Los Angeles, a new four-story home built by the architecture duo FreelandBuck is offering a lucky buyer a taste of quintessential California living. Designed as a series of volumes stacked on top one another to slightly varying orientations, the 2,207-square ...

Melbourne's OOF! Architecture Isn't Afraid of Experimenting in Historic Neighborhoods, Mon, Sep 10 '18

For a relatively young practice, OOF! Architecture has impressively produced two of the most recognized residential projects to come out of Australia in the past few years. Working in heritage dense areas, particularly tricky renovations with tight constraints and tight budgets —such as ...

Australian firm Breathe Architecture is Changing the Way Residential Development is Done Down Under, Wed, Sep 5 '18

With a promise that every project would have fresh air and windows in each room, Jeremy McLeod founded the Melbourne-based practice Breathe Architecture almost twenty years ago. Since, the firm has been applying their concept of environmentally and socially sustainable urban design to a range of ...

Founded by a Designer and an Architect/Chef, Hong Kong-based Studio openUU has an Unconventional Origin Story, Mon, Aug 27 '18

openUU—pronounced "open you, you"—is a small design practice led by Kevin Lim and Caroline Chou, who, having both spent time growing up in Asia and the United States, decided to go to Hong Kong to establish their firm in 2011. Kevin (who is the son of artist and architect William ...

As Principal of a Small Firm, Founder of Synthesis Design + Architecture Alvin Huang Says You Always Have to be Hunting, Mon, Aug 20 '18

"As a design research practice we leverage technology as an avenue to challenge convention and imagine alternatives" says Alvin Huang, founder of the firm Synthesis Design + Architecture. Started in 2011, Huang began his practice after gaining significant experience working for prestigious firms ...

From Conceptual Works to Residential Projects, Seattle-based RHA Explores Architecture Beyond the Conventional, Mon, Aug 13 '18

From a House for a Mother & Daughter featuring a gable roof to allegorical works of architecture exploring themes of memory and loss, Robert Hutchison Architecture has emerged as a recognizable and unique voice. Designing contemporary works of various types and sizes, the Seattle-based ...

Space Saloon Takes Group of Students out to the High Desert for a Dynamic Twist on the Typical Design-Build Workshop, Thu, Aug 9 '18

Located near the more buzzing cities of Joshua Tree and Palm Springs, the Morongo Valley is not a place one typically associates with experimental architecture. But, for a week back in May, the High Desert was met by a group of students making the scenic trek inland to try their hands at designing ...

After Co-Founding a Practice Back in 2003, Jeffrey L. Day Breaks Out on His Own to Start Another, the New Omaha-Based Firm Actual Architecture Co., Mon, Aug 6 '18

Back in 2003, Jeffrey L. Day and E.B. Min joined forces to start the split location firm, Min | Day. After a successful 15-year run completing a range of vivid, calculated and pristine projects, and garnering numerous awards for them—including the Architectural League of New York’s ...

A Conversation with Studio8, a Mostly-European Staffed Small Studio in Shanghai, Mon, Jul 16 '18

Based in Shanghai, Studio8 is a multidisciplinary studio designing everything from the visual identity and branding, to the furniture and architecture for restaurants, hotels, stores, and residences. Founded only three years ago, the firm is comprised of an international team of young creatives ...

Archinect's 2018 Summer Reading List, Tue, Jul 10 '18

Temperatures are rising, and for many, that might mean finding a good book for the beach or pool, while on the plane to a summer destination, or hiding away in an air-conditioned Starbucks. When talking to architects over the past few months, we've been asking for their current favorites. Whether ...

​Common Accounts is a Practice Without a Center, Which "Feels About Right", Mon, Jul 9 '18

Founded in 2015 by Igor Bragado and Miles Gertler, Common Accounts is an architecture practice and creative agency operating over satellite, server and fibre cables between Seoul, Toronto and New York. For this week's Small Studio Snapshot, we talk with the two about starting a practice while ...

In a Rapidly Expanding City, Portland-based Minarik Architecture Ensures Long-Term Quality Alongside Growth, Mon, Jul 2 '18

As the Pacific Northwest continues to grow, Minarik Architecture is one of the numerous architecture firms helping to ensure the long-term quality of its built environment be preserved. From cabins to coffee shops, their work strives towards a kind of pared-down regionalism, minimizing unnecessary ...

Redlines: LA+, Tue, Jun 19 '18

Redlines is a collection of interviews with editors that make today's most provocative architectural publications come to life. While architecture is traditionally concerned with buildings, materials, and scale, their importance and historical impact are recorded through words ...

Denver-Based Paul Andersen Wants to Relieve Architecture of the Responsibility to be Fundamentally Good​, Mon, Jun 18 '18

"Why not?" answers Paul Andersen when asked why he was originally motivated to start his own firm. Founder of the Denver-based Independent Architecture, this carefree attitude is what sets the architect and his studio apart, with projects that are deceptively simple on the surface, but reveal ...

Vancouver Based D'Arcy Jones Architecture Stays Small to Maintain Intimacy With Their Work, Mon, Jun 11 '18

After designing a home for his parents while taking some time away from architecture school, D'Arcy Jones knew he was eager to one day start his own practice. Eventually founded in 2005, his Vancouver based firm has grown into a 9 person studio producing distinguished architecture that is ...

Architect Michael Leckie, of Vancouver-Based Leckie Studio, Discusses his Intention and Craft-Driven Small Studio , Mon, Jun 4 '18

Architect Michael Leckie began his professional career working at top firms in Canada and Europe. But as the type of person who prefers to create things himself, it was only natural that he established his own practice Leckie Studio Architecture + Design. Since 2015, the ...

Studio Gram from Adelaide keeps it fun and fresh as they grow their practice, Mon, May 28 '18

For Adelaide-based Studio Gram founders Graham Charbonneau and Dave Bickmore, two friends who met while studying architecture at the University of South Australia, being architects who take immense care in designing memorable spaces has always been a top priority. But as hard-working as they ...

The Dazzling Work of Charlap Hyman & Herrero is What Happens When a Furniture Designer and Architect Team Up, Mon, May 21 '18

Friends from the Rhode Island School of Design, Adam Charlap Hyman and Andre Herrero, respective graduates of the school's furniture design and architecture programs, decided to start their own firm after working on some small projects together here and there. Since, the up and coming ...

Casey Hughes Wants to Create Work That is Simultaneously Intellectually Ambitious and Scrappy, Mon, May 14 '18

Casey Hughes has made a name for himself by building into the famous hills of Los Angeles. His eponymous firm—started by his desire to push against both the academic world of architecture as well as the development-oriented one—specializes in intellectually ambitious residential ...

Designing Everything From Buildings To Pulled Plaster Panels, Young Projects Discusses How the Small Studio Accommodates for Variety, Mon, May 7 '18

The work of Young Projects—a New York-based studio founded by Bryan Young in 2010—extends beyond just buildings, with the firm of seven designing everything from materials and prototypes, to furniture and objects. For this week's Small Studio Snapshot, we talk with the studio about the ...

Architecture Firm D.U.S.T Carries Out the Master Builder Tradition in the Arizona Desert, Mon, Apr 30 '18

D.U.S.T, based out of Tucson, Arizona, is a multidisciplinary design firm comprised of architects, craftsmen, artists, and designers that focus their practice in the master builder tradition. Founded by Cade Hayes and Jesus Robles, two desert natives, their work intimately roots ...

Redlines: SOILED, Tue, Apr 24 '18

Redlines is a collection of interviews with editors that make today's most provocative architectural publications come to life. While architecture is traditionally concerned with buildings, materials, and scale, their importance and historical impact are recorded through words, books ...

Founded by Painter-turned-Architect Shane Neufeld, L/AND/A Blurs the Lines Between Art and Architecture, Mon, Apr 23 '18

L/AND/A (short for Light and Air Architecture), is an Brooklyn-based practice run by Shane Neufeld. An artist, writer, and an architect, Neufeld studied painting and literature before getting his Master's from the Yale School of Architecture. Founded in 2017, L/AND/A was ...

AN.ONYMOUS Architects Show Us How Obstacles Make for Better Projects, Mon, Apr 16 '18

AN.ONYMOUS is a transdisciplinary design firm based in Los Angeles and New York. Founded by Iman Ansari and Marta Nowak, the studio focuses on speculative approaches towards architecture and urbanism in relation to ecology, technology and biology. Since its inception in 2012, AN.ONYMOUS has ...

Commemorating 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act When We Still Have a Long Way to Go, Wed, Apr 11 '18

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that promised to provide equal access to housing opportunity for all. Signed by then President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11th, 1968, the federal housing bill prohibited discrimination concerning ...

Between Full-Time Teaching, and Their Journal, Project, Medium Office Does it All, Mon, Apr 9 '18

Medium Office is an architecture practice based in Los Angeles and New York. Founded by Alfie Koetter and Emmett Zeifman, their work has been exhibited at the A+D Museum in Los Angeles, Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, Yale ...

Screen/Print #66: Hans Hollein's Mobile Office and the New Workers’ Reality, Thu, Apr 5 '18

In 1969, decades before winning the Pritzker Prize, Austrian architect Hans Hollein built an inflatable mobile office that could be carried around and set up practically anywhere. Prophesying what would later become a laptop, the project—part pneumatic architecture, part performance, part ...

​UCLA's A.UD Places Architecture at the Heart of Contemporary Culture, Says New Chair of the Department, Heather Roberge, Tue, Apr 3 '18

The UC system's Los Angeles location has long been one of the United States' leading public universities, consistently ranking as one of the best public schools for higher education in the country. The Department of Architecture and Urban Design—offering one professional graduate ...

Curious Minds, a Los Angeles-Based Practice, Discuss Balancing Experimentation With Built Works, Mon, Apr 2 '18

CMLA, a female-owned practice based in Los Angeles, is run by Erin Cuevas and Jana Masset Collatz, two alumni of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Their work centers around creating hyper-sensory environments, with focuses on neuroaesthetics, interaction design, and digital media. Since ...

London-based Outpost Architecture & Design Talks About Developing Their Own Ideas as a Young Practice, Mon, Mar 26 '18

The London-based Architecture & Design studio Outpost was founded in 2016 by Robin Sjoholm and Thomas Housden. In the two years since, the studio has developed a growing portfolio of private commissions within the residential and commercial sectors as well as pursued their own self-initiated ...

The Beirut-based ParalX Makes a Strong Case for the Rise of Boutique, Design-Oriented Firms, Mon, Mar 19 '18

The Lebanese architecture practice PARALX, founded by Karim Moussawer, was born as a counter idea to the Starchitect model that structures many of today's firms. Believing that architecture is a product of collaboration, the firm whose name is an acronym of Parallel Practice ...

The Photographic and Film Work of Imagen Subliminal Playfully Translates the Architect’s Ideas to the Public, Tue, Mar 13 '18

In Focus is Archinect's recurring series dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. What has attracted them to architecture? How do they work? What type of equipment do they use? What do they think about seeing their work in blogs? For ...

Meet Dream the Combine, Winners of MoMA PS1's 2018 Young Architects Program, Mon, Mar 12 '18

Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers of Dream the Combine were recently announced as winners of MoMA PS1's 2018 Young Architects Program. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the two run an experimental design practice focused mainly on public art installations that revitalize neglected spaces ...

Happy International Women's Day! Here's a Look at Some Notable Architectural Accomplishments From the Past Year, Thu, Mar 8 '18

In fighting a long, uphill battle for a more inclusive profession, one way that women in architecture are making their well-deserved presence known is through the beautiful, inspiring buildings they create for cities around the world. In celebrating International Women's Day, Archinect rounded up ...

Co-founders of a Small Oakland-Based Firm Talk About Starting a Practice While Becoming Moms, Mon, Mar 5 '18

Tierney Conner, based in Oakland, CA, is a full-service firm integrating the fields of architecture, landscape and interiors. The two co-founders, Anne Tierney and Erin Conner, decided to create their own practice after the two each became mothers. For this weeks Small Studio Snapshot, we talk ...

Brother-Sister Cofounders of Messner Architects Discuss their Quest for Professional Independence, Mon, Feb 26 '18

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 ...

Brand New Reviews Logos of the 10 Most-Followed Firm Profiles on Archinect, Wed, Feb 14 '18

Logos are the cornerstone of branding, presenting the uniqueness of a company through its visual representation. Choices in color, font, sizing, etc. are all indicators of the values, services, and type of company the logo is defining, and the difference between a good logo, and one less ...

Walk Softly and Don’t Carry a Big Shtick; A Small Studio Snapshot of LA-Based Darin Johnstone Architects, Mon, Feb 12 '18

Darin Johnstone is a Los Angeles based architect and teacher. He is the founder of his eponymous practice, Darin Johnstone Architects, and a faculty member at SCI-Arc. For this week's Small Studio Snapshots, we talk with Johnstone about moving to LA on a whim to start his studio, his ...

Baumgartner + Uriu is a Small Studio with Big Innovations , Mon, Feb 5 '18

Baumgartner + Uriu (BplusU) are innovators known for pushing boundaries. With an in-house fabrication studio, the LA-based practice is consistently experimenting with the latest digital techniques and materials. Founded in 2006, the firm is led by Herwig Baumgartner and Scott Uriu, both with a ...

Interested in Public Interest Design? bcWORKSHOP, a Non-Profit Architecture Firm, Shares Tips on Breaking into the Emerging Field, Thu, Feb 1 '18

Looking for a new job? You've probably gotten used to hearing the same old advice about tailoring your portfolio, doing your homework, leveraging your network, and so on. By now, whether you recently lost your job or are ready to jump ship from your current one, the traditional advice may ...

Screen/Print #65: Student Publication from Harvard GSD Reflects on Early Generation of Refugee Architects, Tue, Jan 30 '18

Very Vary Veri is a student run journal coming from Harvard's GSD that publishes archival material found at the Loeb Library alongside newly commissioned pieces; their latest, Issue 3, explores the theme of Exile.  For this iteration of Screen/Print, we are sharing an included essay ...

What the Future Has in Store for Brooklyn-Based Firm, Future Expansion, Mon, Jan 29 '18

Future Expansion is a Brooklyn based architecture-and-design firm founded in 2011 by Deirdre and Nicholas McDermott. Shortly after starting, the practice won an open RFP from the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a large-scale public art installation. Since, the two have gone on to carry out projects ...

In Focus: Bahaa Ghoussainy, Thu, Jan 25 '18

In Focus is Archinect's series of features dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. What has attracted them to architecture? How do they work? What type of equipment do they use? What do they think about seeing their work in blogs? ...

How One Architecture Remains Small While Working on Massive Urban Resiliency Projects, Mon, Jan 22 '18

Matthijs Bouw is a Dutch architect and urbanist and founder of One Architecture, an award-winning design and planning firm that was established in Amsterdam in 1995 and again in New York in 2015 after the firm won the Rebuild by Design competition in partnership with BIG. Bouw is also the ...

Starting an Architecture Firm in Two Cities Simultaneously; A Small Studio Snapshot of EL Studio, Tue, Jan 16 '18

EL Studio, a practice based partially out of Washington D.C, is located in a former horse stable that has been converted into a live/work space by co-founder Mark Lawrence and his wife. Along with his business partner Elizabeth Emerson (who leads their New York office), the two have grown ...

Based in New York and Beirut, L.E.FT Discusses Building in Politically Conflicted Contexts, Mon, Jan 8 '18

Established in New York in 2005 by Makram El Kadi and Ziad Jamaleddine, L.E.FT is dedicated to examining the intersections of cultural and political productions as they relate to the built environment. Now with a studio in Beirut as well, the practice has completed residential and cultural ...

Studio Animal, a Practice Specializing in Ephemeral Architecture, Talks About the Elasticity of a Small Studio, Mon, Dec 18 '17

Studio Animal, the Spanish practice directed by Javier Jiménez Iniesta, describes itself as an elastic platform that specializes in interior design and ephemeral architecture. They share a space in the neighborhood of Gracia, Barcelona where the fluctuating team sits at a 12.5 meter ...

A Conversation with Guy Nordenson, Recipient of the 2017 Richard Neutra Award , Thu, Dec 14 '17

On October 9th Guy Nordenson was presented with the 2017 Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence from the Cal Poly Pomona Department of Architecture. Established in honor of Richard Neutra's architectural legacy, the medal recognizes individuals for their dedication to ...

Williamson Williamson on Staying Small in Toronto’s Booming, Competitive Architecture Scene, Mon, Dec 4 '17

Located in Toronto, the architectural design studio Williamson Williamson was established by husband-and-wife duo, Shane and Betsy Williamson. Since its founding, the firm has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Emerging Architectural Practice Award by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and ...

Portuguese-firm Brandão Costa Arquitectos Shows Off Their Library for the Village of Caminha, Tue, Nov 28 '17

Small Studio Snapshots is one of Archinect’s regular recurring series. In it, we take a look at the ins and outs of running a small-scale practice. What hurdles do you come across? Do you want to grow or stay small and flexible? What motivates your practice in the first place? In this excerpt ...

From Paris to Montreal, Atelier Barda Brings A French Touch to Their Designs, Mon, Nov 27 '17

The Quebecois studio Atelier Barda, founded by Cécile Combelle and Antonio Di Bacco, was recently named among Azure's 30 leading Canadian architectural firms. The young practice originally set up shop in Paris before launching a satellite office in Montreal, where they now reside.  ...

Meet Dash Marshall, the Multi-Disciplinary Design Studio Where Form Follows Fable, Mon, Nov 20 '17

"We are all Dash Marshall" says Bryan Boyer, who works for the multi-disciplinary design studio that draws its name from an imaginary figurehead. Since its founding, the firm—which in addition to Boyer, is also led by Amy Yang and Ritchie Yao—has been designing spaces large and small ...

Deans List: Jonathan Massey Discusses his new Position at University of Michigan's Taubman College, Thu, Nov 16 '17

In our Deans List series, we speak with the leaders of architecture schools worldwide, offering insights into the institution’s unique curriculum, faculty and academic environment. Following our recent discussion with Jonathan Massey for our podcast, Archinect Sessions, we have ...

Checking Back in With the Free School of Architecture, its First Year now Complete, Fri, Nov 10 '17

Last year, architect Peter Zellner announced his plans of a new, tuition-free educational institution dubbed the Free School of Architecture. Held at the Container Yard in Los Angeles, the school made its debut over the summer, launching on June 1st, 2017 with a class of ...

Archinect's guide to the Architecture Graduate School Application - Part Three: Choose Your Advisor, Tue, Nov 7 '17

Choosing advisors is one of the most important decisions you can make in grad school. In the last piece in our three-part guide to the Architecture Graduate School Application, in partnership with Study Architecture, we offer some advice on how to choose the right advisor.

Recession as Inspiration: A Small Studio Snapshot of O’Neill Rose Architects, Mon, Nov 6 '17

Led by Devin O’Neill and Faith Rose, the Brooklyn based O'Neill Rose Architects have been widely recognized for their cozy and clean-lined residential and interior work. For this week's Small Studio Snapshot, we talked with the husband-and-wife team about how they got their start, and the ...

Archinect's guide to the Architecture Graduate School Application - Part Two: Do Your Research , Mon, Nov 6 '17

We have partnered with Study Architecture to create a three-part guide to the Architecture Graduate School Application process. On Friday we shared part one, which focused on identifying one's interests. Today, we are sharing part two, focused on researching potential schools.

Archinect's guide to the Architecture Graduate School Application - Part One: Identify Your Interest , Fri, Nov 3 '17

Applying to graduate school is no easy task! Cost, location, professors, programs, resources, and funding are just a few of many things one needs to take into account while navigating the numerous options out there. Hoping to help future graduate students with the application process, Archinect ...

From OMA to Raleigh; Hobgood Architects is a Family Business with Starchitect Roots, Mon, Oct 30 '17

After working at OMA's New York office for 8 years, Patrick Hobgood moved back to Raleigh, NC to run an architectural practice alongside his father, Kenneth, and brother, Paul. Together, with fellow associate Alan Tin, their firm, Hobgood Architects, is working on a range of a projects near and ...

Peter Zellner on How His Practice Stays as Small as Possible While Doing Work that is as Big as Possible, Fri, Oct 27 '17

ZELLNERandCompany is an award-winning design firm based out of Los Angeles. Run by Peter Zellner, the firm has become best known for designing several notable public and private art galleries but has recently scaled up the size of their work, taking on several masterplanning ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Herman Hertzberger, Tue, Oct 24 '17

Herman Hertzberger—one of the most important Dutch architects and theoreticians of the modern age known for his designs of housing complexes, offices and schools—takes our Proust Questionnaire and reveals some of his favorite architects, projects to work on, what architectural ...

Summary, a Small Portuguese Firm, Finds Their Speciality in Standard and Low-Cost Building , Mon, Oct 23 '17

Summary is a young architectural studio based in the Science and Technology Park of University of Porto, Portugal, founded by Samuel Gonçalves. Recent winners of the esteemed Red Dot Award in the "habitat" category, the firm has become known for projects such as the 'gomos house' and their ...

Uncovering Undisclosable: A Revealing Sit-Down with the LA-Based Practice , Mon, Oct 16 '17

I recently visited Undisclosable at their office in the Arts District of Los Angeles, where I had the pleasure of meeting the practice's witty and charming founders, Bryan Flaig and Alejandra Lillo. We discussed current projects they are working on, fostering a jovial workplace and the ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Steven Holl, Tue, Oct 10 '17

This week, for our Proust Questionnaire, we are featuring answers from Archinect favorite Steven Holl, who discusses his love of hybrid buildings, enjoying one's work, and dying at the drawing board.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Here's a look at some of our favorite contemporary practices led by Indigenous Architects, Mon, Oct 9 '17

This year, LA County made the long overdue choice to have the second Monday of October officially observed as Indigenous Peoples' Day. As a counter to the controversial Columbus Day, celebrated nationally on the same day, the shift redirects the holiday's focus on the land's original ...

Working out of the Box: Matt Storus, Architectural Designer Turned Digital Designer, Fri, Oct 6 '17

Working out of the Box is a series of features presenting architects who have applied their architecture backgrounds to alternative career paths. In this installment, we're talking with Matt Storus, who is Head of Design for 21.co, a leading Bitcoin startup. Simply put, 21.co is a ...

#WorldArchitectureDay calls upon architects to respond to the Paris Climate Change Agreement , Mon, Oct 2 '17

The first Monday of October is annually celebrated around the globe as World Day of Architecture. Started back in 2005 by the International Union of Architects, the day of celebration was set up with the aim of reminding the world about the collective responsibility of architects in designing ...

Austin-Based North Arrow Studio Treat Their Business as a Creative Project, Mon, Oct 2 '17

North Arrow Studio, the architectural practice based in Austin, Texas, specializes in modern residential and commercial design that is refined and refreshingly uncomplicated. In this Small Studio Snapshot, we share our conversation with Principal Architect, Francisco Arredondo, and colleagues ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Diana Agrest, Thu, Sep 28 '17

Diana Agrest is a practicing architect, urban designer, and theorist known for her unique and pioneering approach. She has been teaching since 1972—at Cooper Union, where she currently is, since 1977—and has been profiled as one of 50 Great Teachers by NPR.  Read her answers ...

Screen/Print #62: A Year After Ghost Ship Fire, Writer and Activist Jaime Omar Yassin Reflects on City's Response, Fri, Sep 22 '17

In December of 2016, a fire broke out during a show at Oakland's Ghost Ship, a DIY-venue located in a two-story warehouse. The incident tragically took the lives of 36 young concert-goers and prompted national discussions (including one on our podcast) of the safety and vitality of DIY venues and ...

The Founders of NY-based New Affiliates Discuss How Their Love for Arguing Betters Their Work, Mon, Sep 18 '17

N/A, our latest Small Studio Snapshot, is a New York-based architectural design practice led by Jaffer Kolb and Ivi Diamantopoulou. They are interested in using known forms, techniques and materials in new ways; creating work that is both textured and layered, typical and novel. Current ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Patrik Schumacher, Tue, Sep 12 '17

The high priest of parametricism, Patrik Schumacher, endures our personality quiz and talks cacti, Google, and everyone's favorite British-sculptor, Anish Kapoor. 

The Iranian-Canadian Founder of Toronto-Based Aleph-Bau Talks Architectural Experimentation and Working With Her Father, Mon, Sep 11 '17

A couple months ago we featured a wonderfully modern, renovated rowhouse by the Canadian firm Aleph-Bau. Today, we are talking with the Toronto-based studio's founder, Delnaz Yekrangian, about her practice, transitioning into more built work, what it is like working with her father ...

Architecture Firms Tell Us How Marketing Requires an Evolved Set of Social Skills, Wed, Sep 6 '17

Not long ago, marketing for architecture firms primarily relied on word of mouth. Golf games, dinners at country clubs and schmoozing were once a big part of the job description for the person in charge the firm's marketing. The field, however, has shifted dramatically and fraternizing ...

The Playful Installations of the Syracuse-based Duo SPORTS, Tue, Sep 5 '17

Meet Greg Corso and Molly Hunker. Together, the two form the Syracuse-based SPORTS—an award-winning design and architecture collaboration. They've recently been named as one of the winners of the 2017 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects+Designers, have received ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Caroline Bos, Thu, Aug 31 '17

For our latest installment of the Proust Questionnaire, Dutch architect and co-founder of UNStudio, Caroline Bos, remarks on Dutch directness, the land artist Andy Goldsworthy, and the fact that UNStudio has surprisingly, yet to contribute to the New York skyline! We have previously included Ben ...

Material Misuse: A Small Studio Snapshot of NYC-Based CODA, Mon, Aug 28 '17

Since 2008, CODA has become known for their highly experimental projects that play with everyday materials. For instance, their URCHIN installation for Cornell's CCA Biennial is made up of 500 borrowed plastic chairs and some may remember their 2013 MoMA PS1 Pavilion, Party Wall, made of ...

Beijing-Based Rocker-Turned-Architect Cao Pu Sees Architects as Social Workers, Mon, Aug 21 '17

Originally part of an electric-rock band, Chinese architect Cao Pu began his architectural career doing stage design for his musical group. Today, his studio remains small with a focus on conversion and community revival projects and his designs demonstrate a talent for working within ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Ricardo Scofidio, Tue, Aug 15 '17

Ricardo Scofidio, the architect and provocateur, takes our Proust Questionnaire and jokes about his terrible color sense.

Rainville-Sangaré's Background in Industrial Design Gives Their Architecture a Unique Character, Mon, Aug 14 '17

Lambert Rainville and Nicholas Sangaré founded their Montreal-based eponymous office in 2015. Both with backgrounds in industrial design, their studio transverses scales, designing everything from spoons to commercial spaces. The duo, whom recently won the 2017 Phyllis Lambert Grant given ...

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson's Tsingtao Pearl Visitor Center Reintroduces Wood Construction in China, Fri, Aug 11 '17

While wooden frame structures are quite common in North America, in China, concrete, steel and brick have long been favored as the sturdier building product. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson's new Tsingtao Pearl Visitor Center represents an international collaboration to reestablish lumbered building ...

Beard+Riser Interprets Southern Vernacular Architecture With a Modernist Perspective, Mon, Aug 7 '17

Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the United States, and isn't known for being a center for architecture, but Beard+Riser are doing what they can to mark the state with some amazing architecture. Their work takes inspiration from the Delta's vernacular architectures while making the most ...

S/P #61: Husos Architects trace the role of remittances on migratory urbanisms, Thu, Aug 3 '17

Since the late 1990s, remittances, or money transfers made by international migrants to their countries of origin, have played an increasingly large role in both the local and national economies of the receiving countries. In some cases, like Nepal, remittances can make up a full third of a ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Benedetta Tagliabue, Tue, Aug 1 '17

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 ...

A(n) Office conceive of their small architectural studio like a publication, Mon, Jul 31 '17

Mitch McEwen and Marcelo López-Dinard, of A(n) Office, explore the intersection of architecture and exhibition, conceiving their New York and Detroit based studio, A(n) Office, as a publication of sorts.

Screen/Print #60: Suzannah Victoria Beatrice Henty on the contradictory nature of reparation politics, Fri, Jul 28 '17

What does it mean when a country takes responsibility for a historical act of injustice while ignoring its contemporary actions of a similar nature?  In this essay by Suzannah Victoria Beatrice Henty for The Funambulist, she examines the often-contradictory nature of reparation politics.

Archinect's Summer Reading List: recommendations from Steven Holl, Kate Wagner, Diana Agrest, Katya Tylevich, Jenny Sabin and Samuel Bravo, Wed, Jul 26 '17

The summer months are the ideal time to peruse a book from your beach towel, airplane seat, hotel bed, or more likely, the coffee shop you are hiding away from your unconditioned apartment at. From a novel starring an architect-protagonist to one about the Russian Revolution to architectural ...

Besler & Sons Tag-Team as They Wrestle with the Challenges of Starting a Small Practice, Mon, Jul 24 '17

Erin Besler is a trained architect with an undergraduate degree from Yale and an M.Arch I from SCI-Arc. Ian Besler is a graphic designer and arts writer with a B.S in journalism from the University of Illinois and an MFA from ArtCenter College of Design. Together, the two form the LA-based ...

Listen to 'Next Up: Arroyo Seco Weekend' Mini-Sessions, Thu, Jul 20 '17

Recently, Archinect teamed up with Bureau Spectacular for the Arroyo Seco Weekend festival. Jimenez Lai and Joanna Grant designed a pavilion for the event, while Archinect's Paul Petrunia and Nicholas Korody held a series of interviews within it. Conversations focused on temporary architecture ...

With bright color palettes, Pita and Bloom's work embraces ornament, Wed, Jul 19 '17

Florencia Pita and Jackilin Hah Bloom started their practice back in 2010 after working together for several years at SCI-Arc and Greg Lynn's Form. Their firm, Pita and Bloom, was selected as a finalist in MoMA PS1's YAP competition back in 2014 and the two have been called "female ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Bernard Khoury, Tue, Jul 18 '17

Not many would cite a Home Depot in the Vatican building as a dream project, but it's precisely this attitude that has made Lebanese-architect Bernard Khoury known as an unpredictable visionary. For this installment of our Proust Questionnaire, the maverick talks pistachios, style, and ...

Neeraj Bhatia discusses his transcalar design-research practice, the Open Workshop, Mon, Jul 17 '17

The Open Workshop was founded in 2011 and is located across San Francisco and Toronto, Canada. It is a design-research office working at multiple scales to examine the negotiation between architecture and its territorial environment. Projects include consulting on the redesign of Bruce Mau's ...

Recent Wheelwright recipient Samuel Bravo discusses unearthing the architectural vernaculars of the Amazonian region and beyond, Fri, Jul 14 '17

The Harvard University Graduate School of Design awarded its coveted 2017 Wheelwright Prize to Chilean architect Samuel Bravo for his proposal Projectless: Architecture of Informal Settlements. His work focuses on the traditional architectures and informal settlements of communities in ...

"The future belongs to Woodbury": an interview with Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter, the University's brand new Dean, Thu, Jul 13 '17

For this installment of Deans List we talk to Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter, one month after starting her new post as Dean of the School of Architecture at Woodbury University, about the importance of economic diversity and the school's commitment to egalitarian and practical ...

From LA to Toronto, Batay-Csorba discusses relocating their architecture practice to Canada, Wed, Jul 12 '17

After working for Morphosis and Frank Gehry in Los Angeles, Jodi and Andrew packed up their bags and moved to Canada to start their own firm, Batay-Csorba Architects. The two discuss their decision to relocate and the process of establishing themselves as a young practice in Toronto.

A modernist city in Africa and Art Deco buildings in China, among others, get added to UNESCO"s World Heritage List, Tue, Jul 11 '17

The 41st session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has been taking place in Kraków, Poland since July 2nd. As the meeting comes to a close, the week has resulted in the designation of 21 new sites and five site boundary changes have also been approved.

In Focus: David Cardelus, Tue, Jul 11 '17

In Focus is Archinect's series of features dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. What has attracted them to architecture? How do they work? What type of equipment do they use? What do they think about seeing their work in blogs? ...

STITCH design shop embraces North Carolina's rich history of progressive architecture, Mon, Jul 10 '17

For this iteration of Small Studio Snapshots, we are venturing to North Carolina to talk with STITCH design shop about what it is like to grow an architectural practice in a small city. Read on to hear how the team of seven is making a name for themselves in Winston-Salem, the city of Art and ...

Screen/Print #59: Katya Tylevich takes us on an aquatic journey through LA in the latest issue of Art Papers, Fri, Jul 7 '17

"Film, case study houses, rooftop parties, rec centers, hotel lobbies, and other watery spaces such as car washes, reservoirs and the LA river" are just a few of the "LA knowns" that the pool conjures up for Jennifer Bonner, a guest editor for the latest issue of Art Papers. 

In Focus: Leonardo Mascaro, Thu, Jul 6 '17

In Focus is Archinect's recurring series dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. What has attracted them to architecture? How do they work? What type of equipment do they use? What do they think about seeing their work in blogs? For ...

After being destroyed in a fire, Canadian-firm Patkau Architects rebuilds the Temple of Light, Thu, Jul 6 '17

Construction is nearing completion on the Temple of Light at the Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia, Canada. Located near Crawford Bay and a visible landmark from Kootenay Lake, the temple was the vision of Swami Radha, a pioneer in the North American yoga movement who completed the ...

#EthelDay: celebrating the contributions made by woman to the field of architecture, Wed, Jul 5 '17

In 1898, Ethel Charles became the first woman to be admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and today RIBA is celebrating the trailblazer with a social media campaign marked by the hashtag #Ethelday.

From buildings to books and animations, WAI Think Tank approaches architecture from all angles, Wed, Jul 5 '17

Books, magazines, film, animations, installations, exhibitions and curatorial programs, teaching and workshops, performance, buildings and more. Today we are talking with WAI Architectural Think Tank, a practice started in 2008 by Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz Garcia that approaches architecture ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Eric Owen Moss, Tue, Jul 4 '17

For this week's Proust Questionnaire, we're talking with the Los Angeles-based architect Eric Owen Moss who admits to relying too much on the enigmatic and (yet) would like to build on the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro or the bottom of the ocean.

How Pedro&Juana Went from Working for Artist Jorge Pardo to Launching their Small Studio, Mon, Jul 3 '17

We first met Pedro&Juana at the 2015 Chicago Architectural Biennial, where we hosted the second Next Up inside a relaxed forum space they designed in the lobby of the Chicago Cultural Center. For today's Small Studio Snapshot, we're catching up with the Mexico City-based practice.

Designing from the land up: an interview with Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape, Mon, Jun 26 '17

When Matt Wittman and Jody Estes founded their Seattle-based practice, Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape in 2012, they saw a space in the market for an integrated practice that brought indoor and outdoor space together as one whole. For this Monday's Small Studio Snapshot, we talk with the ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Craig Dykers, Tue, Jun 20 '17

Craig Dykers, of the international practice Snøhetta, takes our Proust Questionnaire and has some difficulty picking favorites!

This small Ann Arbor Studio shows us how to work as a T+E+A+M, Mon, Jun 19 '17

T+E+A+M is comprised of four professors based out of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in Ann Arbor. All holding principal positions within the small practice, this structure is quite unusual for a firm of their size. As they currently complete their residency at the ...

Place-making with After Architecture, Mon, Jun 12 '17

After Architecture is an internationally recognized design practice, founded by Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann, dedicated to place-making across scales. For this week's Small Studio Snapshots, we talk with the duo about the problem with typological specialization, about foregoing the ...

9 Urban Planners tell us their favorite buildings in Los Angeles, Fri, Jun 9 '17

It has become common practice for architects to be asked what their favorite buildings are. After all, it is the obvious question. That being said, the majority of people walking into a building aren’t architects and they certainly have something to say on the matter! In that vein, we have ...

For Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th birthday, we interview Dan Nichols who has been living in and restoring Wright’s Sweeton House in New Jersey, Thu, Jun 8 '17

Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the few architects who needs little introduction regardless of to whom you are talking. With a career lasting over 60 years, and with over 400 homes scattered across the US, his enduring legacy and contribution to the field of architecture is unparalleled. The famed ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Deborah Berke, Tue, Jun 6 '17

Architect and dean of the Yale School of Architecture, Deborah Berke talks engaging with art and culture, lacking an architectural signature and her love of repetition for this iteration of the Proust Questionnaire.

Scaling across disciplines: an interview with Founders Rome Prize winners MODU, Mon, Jun 5 '17

Every Monday we take a look at the ins-and-outs of growing a small architectural practice by highlighting stand-outs in the field. For this Small Studio Snapshot, we're talking with the winners of the 2016-2017 Founders Rome Prize in Architecture, Rachely Rotem and Phu Hoang. The duo, who run ...

In Focus: Aldo Amoretti, Thu, May 25 '17

In Focus is Archinect's recurring series dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. What has attracted them to architecture? How do they work? What type of equipment do they use? What do they think about seeing their work in ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Kengo Kuma, Tue, May 23 '17

Kengo Kuma, the prominent architect and writer known for blending modernist approaches with traditional Japanese values, reveals his love for the color white, his desire to learn the piano, and his fondness for designing sacred spaces in this iteration of Archinect's recurring series The ...

Architecture in the world of DIY: an interview with Weather Projects, Mon, May 22 '17

Weather Projects was founded in 2012 by Shannon Han and Hunter Knight who wanted to flush out their own ideas after respective stints at SHoP and Morphosis. We talked with the two about working in Los Angeles, the general population's growing interest in design, and having stake in one's own ...

A Studio of One: in Conversation with Clark Thenhaus of Endemic, Mon, May 15 '17

Founded by Clark Thenhaus, a recipient of the 2015 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects, the multi-disciplinary office Endemic positions itself between the fields of architecture, landscape, urban design and research. For this week's Small Studio Snapshot, we talked with Clark to ...

Screen/Print #55: Marlon Blackwell On Moving Architecture Away from Idealism, Utopianism, and Easy Meanings, Thu, May 11 '17

In American architecture, the big cities, in particular New York and Los Angeles, tend to hog attention. So, for the latest issue of Project, a yearly journal for architecture, the editors decided to look elsewhere. The issue, which is featured here as part of our recurring series Screen/Print ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Francine Houben, Tue, May 9 '17

For this week's Proust Questionnaire, we talked with the Delft-based architect Francine Houben, co-founder of Mecanoo, and received some answers quite fitting for a Netherlander. Her favorites flowers? Tulips. Her favorite poet? Ramsey Nasr. Read on to find out what else makes Houben tick.

GoCStudio, a Small Studio in Seattle, Shares Some Secrets for Starting From Scratch, Mon, May 8 '17

This week on Small Studio Snapshots, we sit down with the Seattle-based practice goCStudio, founded by Jon Gentry and Aimée O’Carroll in 2012. The team fills us in on how being a small business allows them to create close relationships whether it be with a client, a craftsman, or the ...

From Architecture to Marijuana Edibles, Christine Smith is Working out of the Box, Wed, May 3 '17

In 2015, Oregon joined Colorado, Washington and Alaska in being one of a handful of states to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Along for the ride was Christine Smith, founder of Grön, a cannabis-infused fair trade chocolate company. For this installment of Working out of the Box, our ...

May Day: a Round-Up of Articles on Working Conditions and Labor in Architecture, Mon, May 1 '17

While most of us might be spending our May Day in the office, that doesn't mean we can't take the occasion to discuss issues surrounding working conditions in the field. 

Taking a step outside with Terremoto's David Godshall, a self-proclaimed punk and art-historian-turned-landscape-architect, Mon, May 1 '17

For this week's Small Studio Snapshot, we're heading outdoors to talk with David Godshall, a self-proclaimed punk and art-historian-turned-landscape-architect. Godshall, alongside with Alain Peauroi, founded TERREMOTO, a landscape architecture firm with offices in Los Angeles and ...

What Are Your Kids Doing This Summer? A Look at Architecture Summer Camps Around the Country, Thu, Apr 27 '17

At least in Los Angeles, we have already started hitting temperatures over 90 degrees Fahrenheit signaling the coming of summer. For parents, this is often an urgent reminder that the school year will be ending soon and plans need to be in place for the summer. For those already expecting little ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Peter Eisenman , Tue, Apr 25 '17

For this iteration of the Proust Questionnaire, we're talking with the noted theorist and architect Peter Eisenman, who reflects on having not written a book, disliking Scandinavian buildings, and Charlie Brown. With this one, we changed up the questions a bit, per Eisenman's request.

Enjoying architecture with Kwong Von Glinow Design Office, Mon, Apr 24 '17

They may not have even reached their paper anniversary, but Kwong Von Glinow Design Office has already made waves having won a few high-profile competitions including the 2016 Chicago Prize. Founded by Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow in December of 2016 (which for those that are ...

Talking Intra-Office Communication with LADG, Mon, Apr 17 '17

Founded in 2004 by principals Claus Benjamin Freyinger and Andrew Holder, the Los Angeles Design Group straddles the line between being a service-oriented firm dedicated to building real projects and an experimental laboratory.  This week on Small Studio Snapshots, we talk with ...

Trying Something New with Matter Design, Mon, Apr 10 '17

This week on, Small Studio Snapshots, we talk with Brandon Clifford and Wes McGee of Matter Design - an interdisciplinary studio founded in 2008. Recent finalists of the 2017 AZ Awards, the duo discuss their love of taking on experimental projects, merging the design and making process ...

You say Biennial, I say Biennale: 9 of Today’s Most Critical Architecture Biennials, Thu, Apr 6 '17

Every two years, hundreds of thousands flock to the historic small islands of Venice, where history and art meet to give us one of the most influential fixtures in the architectural world—The Venice Biennale of Architecture. While originally a more specialized art-world affair, biennials now ...

Keeping control by staying small with STAT Architecture, Mon, Apr 3 '17

This week on Small Studio Snapshots, we talk with the founder of STAT Architecture, a New York City-based firm specializing in residential and mixed-use projects, who was motived by a desire to have true ownership over her work. And while the firm might be planning on staying small, they are ...

The Proust Questionnaire: Farshid Moussavi, Wed, Mar 29 '17

The Proust Questionnaire is our new series in which we have well-known architects answer a series of unusual questions. A popular parlor game amongst the Victorian literate class, the questionnaire is believed to reveal the individual's true nature.  For this iteration, we talk ...

Letters of acceptance are in and the Archinect community is here to help!, Wed, Mar 29 '17

It’s that time of year again, when architectural hopefuls sit anxiously on their front step waiting for the mail or more likely, at their computers refreshing their inbox. And while many may have thought the difficult part was turning in the applications, they are probably figuring out by ...

Michelle Addington discusses her new deanship at UT Austin and the educational opportunities arising from the political hotbed that is Texas, Tue, Mar 28 '17

This coming July, the University of Texas at Austin will be getting a new dean of the School of Architecture. Michelle Addington, who has spent the last eleven years teaching at Yale, will be leaving her post as the Hines Professor of Sustainable Design and taking over for Elizabeth Danze ...

Bridging Cross-Disciplinary Boundaries with LA-Más, Mon, Mar 27 '17

Architecture has always been a discipline with undefined boundaries and shifting points of focus, which typifies the work of this week's Small Studio Snapshots, the cross-disciplinary non-profit LA-Más. Self-positioned as an urban design organization, the seven-member team—comprised ...

Small Studio Snapshots: S-AR, Mon, Mar 20 '17

Located in Monterrey, Mexico, S-AR bills themselves as a collaborative Alternative Architecture workshop. Their work focuses on the design and development of architectural projects of several scales and typologies. The team works on projects that range from the designing of objects to ...

Morphogenesis, an Odyssey Through the Digital and Physical World, Sat, Mar 18 '17

Morphogenesis, a virtual reality art installation, is touring the globe, bringing a primal, otherworldly experience to audiences without the need for a ticket to Burning Man.

New Bureau Spectacular Exhibition at SFMOMA Explores the Narrative Properties of Architecture, Mon, Mar 6 '17

At a moment of social stratification and increasingly bitter divisions, a timely new exhibit at SFMOMA by Bureau Spectacular celebrates an architecture of egalitarianism. The exhibition, titled insideoutsidebetweenbeyond, showcases the studio’s drawings alongside a comic, When I Grow ...

Small Studio Snapshots: DEOC-A, Mon, Mar 6 '17

This week on Small Studio Snapshots, we are featuring a studio that, while small, has managed to spread its wings far with offices in both Guatemala and Boston. We talked with Roberto de Oliveira Castro, founder of De Oliveira Castro Arquitectos, to see what set of unique challenges this ...

Phil Freelon on Engaging with Black History Through Architecture, Thu, Mar 2 '17

From translating historic iron latticework into a digitally-produced façade to ensuring LEED certification, Phil Freelon played a pivotal, and perhaps under-recognized, role in the creation of the critically-acclaimed National Museum of African American History and Culture. 

dIONISO LAB's new home puts the outside at the center, Sun, Feb 26 '17

Located in a suburban area of Póvoa de Varzim, a coastal town in Portugal known unsurprisingly for its fish and beach resorts, sits a stark white home. Inserted into a gridded plot and enclosed by fragmented gardens and paved areas, House L27, stands apart from its neighbors. Designed by ...