Architonic
News and Trends
Products and Materials Architecture and Design Design Collector
News shots
The new Modulor catalogue with 20 000 materials. Order here

news and trends

Page  1 2 3 4   
Hits 272
  1. High Alpine buildings – modern day witch houses High Alpine buildings – modern day witch houses
    Life threatening conditions, abode of trolls and witches:
    The Alpine inhabitants of the Middle Ages avoided the mighty peaks and icy heights of the high Alpine regions. Nowadays they are accessible for tourism. Read
  2. "It's all about the performance"
    As with many other architects the design is being strongly influenced. You literally speak of architects' design. Read
  3. Peter Cook: On Lines and Shadows Peter Cook: On Lines and Shadows
    I am riffing off the term “unsung” with architect Peter Cook. “I feel very appreciated professionally and personally,” responds this principal at the New York–based firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas. Read
  4. Sara Sheth: Weaving Vision and Elbow Grease Sara Sheth: Weaving Vision and Elbow Grease
    If you ever receive an invitation to explore the inner workings of Maharam’s New York headquarters, accept quickly. This all-white office space is clearly the domain of a laudable neatnik. Read
  5. Architonic on Position 3 of the 'Most Popular Architecture Sites' Architonic on Position 3 of the 'Most Popular Architecture Sites'
    ArchDaily, one of the most relevant online architecture magazines, recently published their second 'YAMoPo Architecture Sites' ranking. We are flattered and proud to be ranked as the third most popular architecture site this time. Read
  1. Transit Shopping Transit Shopping
    The retail industry is going through a difficult time and has been complaining about stagnation in its customer base. The big shopping malls are competing with each other to attract shoppers. Read
  2. "Reduction is the key word"
    Meanwhile osko+deichman have impressed a number of prestigious manufacturers with their reduced and minimalist designs. We met them at their studio in Berlin. Read
  3. Feeling Felt Feeling Felt
    Felt is a material which is experiencing a renaissance. Not just in fashion but nowadays also in product design and architecture, more and more creative spirits are exploiting the potential of this material. Read
  4. Camouflage Couture Camouflage Couture
    Nina Levett's patterns and ornaments are based on conceptual, humorous ideas, her work is based on experiments with surfaces and materials. Read
  5. Colour therapy Colour therapy
    Ever since the indiscriminate granting of sub-prime loans led to a crisis on the US housing market the new fascination for colour has spread to the private home. In times of difficulty the trend towards excessive use of colour has always tended to increase: the gloomier people's thoughts, the stronger the uncertainty, the more colourful the prints, the brighter the designs. Read
  1. Intuitive Interaction Intuitive Interaction
    Interaction with sensory user interfaces – computers, automats, mobile phones – has become part of our everyday life. Read
  2. 90 Years Bauhaus 90 Years Bauhaus
    Exactly 90 years ago Weimar saw the foundation of the institution which more than any other influenced the architecture, design and art of the twentieth century. Read
  3. 3form case studies 3form case studies
    Refurbishing the Alice Tully Hall (built 1969) in the Licoln Center, New York, presented a unique challenge for the U.S. company 3form. Read
  4. Tape installation Tape installation
    A theater set-design concept by For Use / Numen presented at the gallery of HDD in Zagreb. Read
  5. Garth Roberts: On His Own Terms Garth Roberts: On His Own Terms
    There is a roughly 50-50 chance of meeting up with Garth Roberts in Milan. Like so many product designers nowadays Roberts darts from client meeting to seminar to fellowship with seeming disregard for international borders. Read
  1. Media Façade Media Façade
    Architecture tends to use media facades more and more as a stylistic feature. What used to be applied to facades after construction more in the way of a blemish is now part of the planning process. Read
  2. Parque Biblioteca España Parque Biblioteca España
    In areas of urban underprivilege and unrest, libraries can improve the quality of life. Based on the urban development model of Chicago, a library park has now sprung up in Medellín, the second-biggest city in Columbia. Read
  3. Herning Museum of Contemporary Art Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
    Herning Museum of Contemporary Art will open to the public on September 9, 2009 uniting three distinct cultural institutions: the Herning Center of the Arts, the MidWest Ensemble and the Socle du Monde. Read
  4. 155 Cumberland 155 Cumberland
    For 155 Cumberland Quadrangle Architects Limited deservedly won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Award of Excellence for Innovation in Architecture. Read
  5. Interviews Milano and Euroluce 2009 Interviews Milano and Euroluce 2009
    Read
Page  1 2 3 4