Making Memorials that Really Matter
Memorials tell a story about the past and how it affects the future. Some memorials are straightforward. They’re a statue or maybe a monument that makes obvious who it honors.…
Minivans Just Got Cooler: The Self-Driving Hybrids
Fiat Chrysler teamed with Google to create a good-looking, self-driving minivan for 2017. If you ever swore that you’d never own a minivan, not in a thousand years, you…
World Architecture Festival Tackles Housing and Immigration
Housing isn’t just an immigrant problem, it’s a societal problem. Housing and immigration issues are on most everyone’s mind. Immigration comes in different forms, and it presents problems that deal…
2016 AIA San Francisco Design Award Winners
AIASF 2016 awards have proven once again that architectural/design prowess is alive and well in San Francisco. It’s never an easy job. Each year, AIA San Francisco hosts their Design…
Move Over Art Deco, Miami is Hot Again
Take a good look at the old because Miami architecture is undergoing a dramatically beautiful change. Pink flamingos, Mediterranean Revival and Art Deco as far as the eye can see? That’s not…
Elegant Lines, Amazing Curves, and Composites Make it Possible
Composites give architects and designers a lot more freedom for creativity. Gravity-defying lines, unusual curves, and architecture that pushes the boundaries? Composites make it possible. The lightweight, strong, moldable, flexible…
Three Award Winning Library Building Projects for 2016
The American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association recently announced its 2016 Library Building Awards winners. Each of the seven projects was recognized for its “excellence in library…
The ICC Evaluates Code for Tall Wood Buildings
Time was, wood construction had serious limitations where commercial, tall buildings were concerned. But with new materials and a refocusing on code requirements for tall wood buildings, the times might…
Architects Need Leisure Time. Spend it Wisely
While some architects say that they work fairly normal hours, others report something vastly different. At Architecture + Business, for example, the consensus is that no matter what the billable…
Drone Navigation Heeds the Bat Signal
Bats are some of nature’s most misunderstood creatures. But drones, or at least drone pilots, get it. Many of them, too, carry the stigma of being mysterious and potentially dangerous.…