'Starting a Successful Woman-Owned Business in a Heavily Male-Dominated Industry Is No Joke': A Conversation with Open Studio Collective, Fri, Oct 11 '24

In this episode of our Studio Snapshot series, Archinect connected with Allison Bryan, Founding Principal of multi-disciplinary design practice Open Studio Collective, based in Bozeman, Montana, and Ojai, California. Trained in both graphic design and architecture, Bryan talks about the importance ...

2024 Summer Architecture Programs for Adults and High School Graduates, Wed, Mar 20 '24

Archinect's 2024 highlight of summer architecture programs continues with Part 2, where we focus on courses and workshops for adults, high school graduates, and current college students. Take a look below at our curated selection of educational events at academic institutions and architectural ...

2024 Summer Architecture Programs for Kids and High School Students, Mon, Mar 18 '24

If you are a parent looking for engaging architecture-focused programs for your kids, or a high school student interested in gaining valuable pre-college experience, take a look below at Archinect's latest highlight of summer architecture programs. For the 2024 season, we have curated another ...

'A Commitment to Craft Is Intrinsic to This Place': A Conversation with Portland-Based Linden, Brown Architecture, Tue, Feb 13 '24

For our latest Studio Snapshot conversation, we had the pleasure of chatting with Brent Linden and Chris Brown, founding partners of Portland, Oregon-based Linden, Brown Architecture. Established in 2018 as a collaborative venture after working for large, established firms, the small studio of ...

How to Get a Job at Workshop/APD, Thu, Oct 26 '23

Established by founding principals Andrew Kotchen and Matt Berman in 1999, New York City-based firm Workshop/APD has grown into a design force whose reach far exceeds the American Northeast with completed projects also in the Rocky Mountains, South Florida, California, Europe, and the Bahamas. As ...

Archinect Celebrates 20 Must-Watch Emerging U.S.-Based Architecture Practices, Tue, Jul 4 '23

In celebration of July 4th, Archinect recognizes the work of U.S.-based architecture firms by bringing attention to a selection of emerging studios establishing themselves as changemakers and design leaders within the industry. From coast to coast, we've explored several architecture practices ...

Archinect Celebrates Canada Day by Highlighting 15 Architecture Firms That Are Defining the Future of Canadian Architecture, Sat, Jul 1 '23

July 1, also known as Canada Day, is a time when Canadians come together to commemorate the union of what were once three separate colonies — New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada (contemporary Ontario and Quebec). Canada isn't just one of the largest countries in the world, but it's also ...

Breaking Down Architectural Techniques With USC School of Architecture’s Foundational Graduate Studio, Fri, Jan 13 '23

Kicking off 2023, we've connected with USC School of Architecture to learn more about one of its graduate studios taught by instructors Ryan Tyler Martinez of Studio Ryan Tyler Martinez and Jimenez Lai of BUREAU SPECTACULAR. For our latest installment of Archinect Studio Pin-Ups, we explore ...

UCLA AUD's M.Arch Research Studio Explores Speculative 'Future Histories' of Los Angeles, Thu, Dec 15 '22

The latest installment in Archinect's Studio Pin-Ups series presents graduate student work from one of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design (AUD)'s Research Studio Seminars. The studio, titled "Future [Hi]Stories of the City," is led by Kutan Ayata, AUD's Vice Chair, Associate Professor, and ...

ORA’s Oonagh Ryan and James Guillou Talk About Balancing Diversity With Specialization, Mon, Nov 21 '22

In this installment of our Studio Snapshot series, we had the pleasure of chatting with ORA, a Los Angeles-based boutique studio that has been steadily putting out exquisite designs since 2014 while picking up recognitions, among them the Emerging Practice Award as an AIA Los ...

How to Get a Job at Safdie Architects, Mon, Nov 7 '22

Few design firms have managed to build a portfolio of realized projects so instantly recognizable and beloved around the world as Safdie Architects has. Established in 1964 by Israeli-born Canadian architect Moshe Safdie to construct his now-iconic Habitat ’67 commission, the studio has ...

Nicole Hollis on NICOLEHOLLIS: 'One Thing I Have Learned Is That Nothing Replaces a Site Visit', Wed, Jul 27 '22

For the latest episode of our Studio Snapshot series, Archinect connected with Nicole Hollis, Founding Principal and Creative Director of award-winning design firm NICOLEHOLLIS. Established in 2002 and run in partnership with her husband, CEO Lewis Heathcote, the San Francisco-based ...

‘You Can’t Produce Exceptional Results Using Conventional Thinking’: sekou cooke STUDIO on Challenging Inherited Structures, Fri, Jul 15 '22

In this installment of our Studio Snapshot series, we had the chance to chat with architect, educator, and curator Sekou Cooke, who has been enormously prolific in recent years with acclaimed exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and Center for Architecture in New York, urban ...

JA Architecture Studio on Pursuing That Missing Middle in the Mode of Practice, Mon, Apr 25 '22

For our latest Studio Snapshot conversation, Archinect had the pleasure of chatting with Nima Javidi and Behnaz Assadi, founding partners of Toronto-based JA Architecture Studio. Being an architect and a landscape designer, respectively, Javidi and Assadi contribute their unique perspectives to ...

'Everyone Has a Design Voice Worth Hearing': ANACAPA Architecture on Teamwork and Design Intention, Sat, Apr 2 '22

Defining a sustainable and healthy firm culture is essential for any design practice. Besides creating a robust portfolio and showcasing design expertise to execute projects, fostering a collaborative workplace comes down to firm leadership, team expectations, and opportunities for transparent ...

How to Get a Job at Snøhetta, Thu, Mar 24 '22

Founded in 1989 as a collaborative workshop following the competition-winning entry for the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, Snøhetta has continuously grown into a global powerhouse with high-profile commissions in its portfolio such as the Norwegian National Opera and ...

Voices from Ukraine: Architects, designers, and academics share personal insights with Archinect, Fri, Mar 4 '22

As the world continues to hear and see reports of terror and destruction following Russia's invasion of its neighbor, it's easy to forget about the individual voices of Ukrainian people. The public has grown to recognize the voice of the nation's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, as one of steadfast ...

Archinect Survey Results: Did the Architecture Community Return to the Office this Summer?, Wed, Sep 29 '21

As we enter the 19th month of this COVID-19 pandemic, it seems that the only certainty we have gained so far is that nothing is certain. Earlier this year, as vaccine protection became increasingly available for the United States, we asked the architecture and design community about their return ...

Diversifying the Disciplines: Hacin + Associates on Integrating Multiple Expertises Under One Roof, Fri, Jun 4 '21

Established in 1993 by architect David Hacin as a traditional architecture firm, Boston-based Hacin + Associates has since grown into an interdisciplinary design practice with more than 30 team members. We reached out to Hacin for this week's Studio Snapshot to learn more about the incentives for ...

'Our Profession Is Both Popular and Ignored': Water Feature Studio Fluidity Design Consultants on Embracing the Niche, Wed, May 19 '21

Fluidity Design Consultants is a Los Angeles-based practice specializing in the design and engineering of water features. Established in 2002 by architect and founding principal James Garland, the firm has realized countless projects of all scales around the world in close collaboration with ...

Anya Moryoussef on Challenging the Traditional Model of Architectural Practice, Thu, May 6 '21

For our latest Studio Snapshot, Archinect had the pleasure of connecting with Anya Moryoussef, Founding Principal of Toronto-based firm AM_A and this year's recipient of the RAIC Emerging Architect Award. Her design work impresses with gorgeous clarity, awareness of material ...

LowDO on Building Societal Equity Through 'Low Design', Mon, Apr 19 '21

Featured in our latest Studio Snapshot is Low Design Office, a small, integrated, and highly collaborative architecture studio based in Austin, Texas and Tema, Ghana. Founded by Ryan Bollom and DK Osseo-Asare during their grad school years at Harvard GSD, the firm's work on both ...

spatial practice on Becoming a Global Player as a Small Team, Wed, Apr 7 '21

spatial practice is a small Hong Kong-and-soon-to-be-Los Angeles-based collaborative partnership established by Dora Chi and Erik Amir. Initially founded in Beijing, the young firm very quickly gained exposure to projects of a scale that often remains reserved for more established offices. In our ...

Exhibit Columbus: Meet the Presenters at the March 26th Design Presentations, Wed, Mar 24 '21

Exploring the theme New Middles: From Main Street To Megalopolis, What Is The Future of The Middle City?, the 2020-21 cycle of Exhibit Columbus has launched the latest Design Presentations in an accessible four-session virtual format. While the presentations during the initial two sessions on ...

PLY+ on Balancing Architectural Practice and Teaching, Wed, Mar 17 '21

For this week's Studio Snapshot, Archinect connected with Craig Borum and Jen Maigret, the two principals of Ann Arbor-based collaborative architecture practice PLY+. The team was recently recognized as leading new practitioners by The Architectural League of New York, receiving one of this year's ...

Michael K Chen Architecture on the Power of Social Value and Collaboration, Tue, Mar 9 '21

Michael K Chen Architecture is a seven-piece, New York-based design practice whose exuberant sense of creativity playfully blends the boundaries between architecture, interior and product design while avoiding expected style labels. But for Chen, as he tells us in our latest Studio Snapshot, his ...

Woods + Dangaran on Creating Architecture as an Act of Purpose and Intentionality, Mon, Mar 1 '21

For today's Studio Snapshot episode, Archinect interviewed Brett Woods and Joseph Dangaran, co-founders of Los Angeles-based architecture and interior design firm Woods + Dangaran. Established during the greatest recession in a generation, the small practice had to maneuver rough economic waters ...

Studio BANAA on Turning Diversity Into a Creative Force, Thu, Feb 25 '21

For our latest Studio Snapshot, Archinect had the pleasure of chatting with Nastaran Mousavi and Dane Bunton, founding partners of San Francisco-based architecture practice Studio BANAA. Hailing from different corners of the world — Dane is a Bay Area native and Nastaran grew up in ...

Striking the Connection Between Architecture and Nature With Seattle-Based mwworks, Mon, Feb 22 '21

Established in 2007, Seattle-based architecture and interior design studio mwworks has been diligently contributing some of the finest places within the Pacific Northwest's contemporary built environment: rough in the right places, comfortable wherever possible, and authentic by principle. For the ...

Elizabeth Herrmann on Bringing Fresh Design Thinking to Residential Vermont Architecture, Wed, Jan 27 '21

For this latest installment of Studio Snapshot, Archinect reached out to Elizabeth Herrmann, Founder and President of Vermont-based residential architecture firm Elizabeth Herrmann Architecture + Design. The conversation touched on her motivations to start her own practice, the challenges of ...

How Jeffrey Montes Pivoted From Terrestrial Architecture to Becoming Senior Space Architect at Blue Origin, Wed, Jan 13 '21

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 a design professional who hasn't left the profession by definition but pivoted from conventional, terrestrial ...

Mork-Ulnes Architects on Balancing Californian and Norwegian Design Spirits, Thu, Dec 3 '20

For this week's Studio Snapshot, Archinect spoke with Casper Mork-Ulnes, Founder and Principal of San Francisco and Oslo-based firm Mork-Ulnes Architects. We talked about his approach of managing offices on two continents as a nimble 10-person practice, touched on strategies of combining two ...

Walker Warner Architects on Creating 'Enduring Architecture for Inspired Living', Mon, Nov 9 '20

Operating from a studio in bustling downtown San Francisco, Walker Warner Architects has maintained a unique ability to capture the essence of their clients' sites whether rural or urban, across the Western United States and Hawaii and create calming blends of space, context, materiality, light ...

Working Out of the Box: Ishraq Zraikat Discusses Her Transition From Architecture to Textile Design and Material Development, Thu, Sep 24 '20

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 Ishraq Zraikat, a Jordanian textile artist, weaver, and wool researcher. We learn why she decided to ...

Leroy Street Studio on Engaged and Inclusive Design, Mon, Sep 21 '20

For New York City-based firm Leroy Street Studio, good design is just one part of the architectural equation. Uniting several, integrated branches under one roof—architecture, community workshop, construction, and interiors—the terms 'multidisciplinary' and 'collaborative' aren't just ...

Miner Road by Faulkner Architects: Forming an Intimate Connection With Its California Landscape, Mon, Sep 14 '20

A few weeks ago, Archinect had the chance to connect with Greg Faulkner, founder of boutique Northern California-based practice Faulkner Architects, to chat about his process, business approach, and design philosophy as part of our Studio Snapshot series. Today, we are taking a closer look at one ...

Faulkner Architects: 'The Site Will Tell Us What to Do. We Listen.', Wed, Aug 26 '20

Should you ever have the pleasure of visiting the compact but growing portfolio of exquisite residential projects that Greg Faulkner and his small team have realized over the years, the drive would lead into picturesque and seemingly untouched landscapes of Northern California and the Lake Tahoe ...

Skylab Architecture on Design Driven by Optimism, Exploration, and the Portland Spirit, Tue, Jul 7 '20

Formed two decades ago in Portland, Skylab Architecture has grown from a one-man office into an established design powerhouse with a reach well beyond the Oregon borders. With principals Jeff Kovel and Brent Grubb at the helm, the practice has expanded to a team of 36 and yet retains its nimble ...

Cosmic Architecture: Studio Christian Wassmann's Sun Path House, Mon, May 25 '20

A monumental spiraling concrete wall takes on structural, functional, and sculptural purposes in a three-story Brutalist addition to a 1930s bungalow in Miami Beach.

How the Pandemic Is Impacting Architectural Photography, Wed, May 6 '20

While most of the professional and academic architecture world managed to, more or less, cope with the new reality of the pandemic by transitioning to remote work, some specialized roles in the industry intrinsically rely on the physical interaction with space in its unique location. To find out ...

How Art and Design Museums Switched to Working From Home and Sharpened Their Digital Experience, Sat, Mar 28 '20

While the worsening pandemic and sweeping social-distancing measures have brought normal daily life to a grinding halt around the globe, cultural institutions, typically the civic pride of cities and entire regions, were also forced to abandon their prime mission and temporarily close most, if not ...

In Focus: Adam Gibson Captures Tasmania's Modern Architecture in Gorgeous, Moody Hues, Mon, Feb 17 '20

In Focus is Archinect's recurring series dedicated to profiling the photographers who help capture architecture and make the work of architects look that much better. In this series, we ask: What is their relationship to architecture? How do they work? What are their goals when capturing ...

Runa Workshop on Applying Austin's Startup Culture to Architectural Practice, Thu, Feb 6 '20

Runa Workshop is an Austin-based architectural and interior design practice with a rapidly growing roster of completed projects in the city's hospitality, retail, commercial, and institutional sectors. After gaining experience at a large architecture firm, founding principals Jean Pierre Trou and ...

In Focus: Chase Daniel On Oscillating Between Designing and Photographing Buildings, Thu, Dec 12 '19

In Focus is Archinect's recurring series dedicated to profiling the photographers who help capture architecture and make the work of architects look that much better. In this series, we ask: What is their relationship to architecture? How do they work? What are their goals when capturing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Happy Canada Day! A quick look at some of Archinect's favorite practices from each province and territory, Sat, Jul 1 '17

Every July 1, Canadians unite to celebrate their country and its history. Specifically, Canada Day commemorates the merger of what were once three separate colonies—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada (contemporary Ontario and Quebec). It was a milestone in the movement from colony to ...

Showcase: A’ House by Wiel Arets Architects, Mon, Jan 5 '15

Wedged between the narrow alleys and razor-sharp property lines of Tokyo's Nishi-Azabu neighborhood, A' House fits in its dense context like a shiny puzzle piece. Bold yet familiar, expansive yet compact, transparent yet opaque, open to dialogue yet impenetrable like an oyster shell.Designed ...