Abu Dhabi’s oldest building stands strong after intensive stone restoration
Architectural heritage is something of an anomaly in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of…
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This Colombian conference center uses a glazed skin to stay cool
Convention centers owe their flexibility to their large, open floor plans. However, cladding and design often…
These rock-like Norwegian cabins keep hikers warm under timber panels
In 2015, the Norwegian Trekking Association announced a decision to construct two warming huts along the mountains…
Deborah Berke Partners splits this dormitory with a zinc-and-stone facade
College dormitories are sometimes drab affairs, utilitarian in their design and timid in their expression.…
Facades+ San Francisco will dive into the Bay Area’s exciting technological trends
The San Francisco Bay Area is nourishing one of the country’s most active architecture scenes. Fueled…
C. F. Møller Architects wrapped this Danish school with thousands of solar panels
Solar panels are increasingly ubiquitous across a broad range of recent and ongoing projects. For the…
This winery holds its own with a self-supporting limestone facade
With a wine-producing history stretching back three millennia to Greek colonization in the 6th century…
Mecanoo’s Delft city hall and train station reflects the past with ornamental glass panels
Constructed in the center of the canal-ringed Dutch city of Delft, Mecanoo Architecten’s new City Hall and Train…
Take a look behind the construction of the tallest modular hotel in the U.S.
Modular construction is gaining steam in New York City, with the technique being utilized for new projects…
Thousands of terra-cotta louvers shade the Fuzhou Strait Culture and Art Centre
Five years ago, Fuzhou hosted an international competition for a new cultural center to affirm…
Facades+AM Atlanta spotlights the city’s dynamic contemporary growth
Commonly known as the capital of the New South, Metropolitan Atlanta is one of the largest cities…
Damien Hirst’s future London studio shines with iridescent glazed brick
Located on a corner site within London’s historic Soho district, a neighborhood long associated with the arts,…
!melk slings traditional timber barn design into the 21st century
The Barn, designed by New York–based landscape architecture practice !melk, is a parametrically-designed wooden canopy with a restaurant…
This New Zealand library beams with luminous aluminum and indigenous motifs
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake devastated much of New Zealand‘s capital city, knocking down or severely compromising…
Facades+ Seattle will trace the rise of Pacific Northwest design
Over the last three decades, Seattle has experienced explosive population and economic growth, that has fundamentally reshaped…
Nike’s new House of Innovation brings an undulating glass facade to Fifth Avenue
On the corner of Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street, the Nike House of Innovation announces its presence on…
Limestone load-bearing exoskeleton spawns outrage in London
In a time when stone is primarily used in facades as screen walls or purely…
Colored concrete and perforated fins keep this downtown school cool
Completed in November 2017, the Perkins Eastman–designed School of Nursing and Science Building occupies a former parking…
The Longchamp Racecourse goes for the gold with a metallic facade
In 2011, Dominique Perrault Architecture (DPA) was chosen by France Galop, the governing body of horse racing…
The Shui Cultural Center connects to traditional life through copper and concrete
Opened to the public in December 2017, West-Line Studio’s Shui Cultural Center is an imposing complex…
An Estonian office block receives a splash of color with an aluminum mesh facade
Estonia-based architectural practice molumba has enlivened a suburban office block with a unique concrete and…
The Palace for Mexican Music sings with local stone and dramatic steel ribs
Completed in June 2018, the Palace for Mexican Music is a bold intervention in the…
Morris Adjmi gives classic New York terra-cotta cladding a modern twist
Morris Adjmi Architects has just completed its wedge-shaped 363 Lafayette mixed-use development in New York City.…
Airport parking garage animated by resilient, kinetic facade
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has big plans for Boston’s Logan International Airport, ranging from…
