2019 A+Awards Project of the Year: Mecanoo’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Mecanoo's brilliant billowing roof forms a new cultural hub in southern Taiwan.
Inspiration: Stories
In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
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Is Bad Architecture Harmful to Our Health?
"Let’s dive deeper into the ways – good and bad – that architecture affects our health."
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How Does a Drawing Tell a Story?
Drawing is intrinsically tied to the art of communicating what we see or what could be.
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The Construction Industry Has a Problem. Women Are Going to Solve It
Women currently comprise 9% of the construction industry. It's time for that to change.
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This Ultra-Minimalist Concrete Residence Is Carved Into Solid Rock
The house was inspired by the monumental rock-cut tombs of Saudi Arabia’s Mada’in Saleh.
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The Statue of Liberty Museum: A Fitting Frame for New York’s Most Iconic Monument
FXCollaborative's understated new museum forms a contemporary tribute to Lady Liberty.
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Watch the World’s Tallest Indoor Waterfall Flow in Singapore
The Rain Vortex is seven stories tall and pumps 500,000 liters of rainwater.
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Why Minimalism Is Not BS
"Minimalism is not defined by what is not there, but by the rightness of what is."
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Perkins Eastman’s Tenement Museum Renovation Transcends Adaptive Reuse
By bringing visitors into a recreated home, the Tenement Museum is able to tell the unique stories o f American immigrants.
