Inspired by critic Henry Urbach's concept of the ‘ante-closet,’ the organizing element of the renovated dwelling is a series of cabinets and closets with folding, swinging, and rotating enclosures.
“What is perhaps most surprising about ‘Architecture and the Right to Heal,’ given its grim subject, is that at its core it retains optimism,” writes Izzy Kornblatt of Esra Akcan's new book.
Cloaked in a complex and captivating double-layer scrim, the 2x4–designed installation continues the luxury brand’s tradition of finding refinement in the mundane.
In its latest incarnation, a modest 1930s structure in Sunset Park serves as the firm's studio and as headquarters for Design Studies Collaborative, a nonprofit planning consultancy.
Architect Sanjay Puri's clay brick–clad Prestige University campus rises 92 feet in a series of green roofs and paved terraces connected by small sets of stairs.
‘The Story of the Interior’ jumps between ancient history and conteporary art, modernist interiors and vernacular dwellings, medieval manuscripts and futuristic renderings to explore the features of human habitation.
Designed by Manabu Chiba, a new outpost of shabu-shabu chain Kyoto Hyōto swaps the usual shoji screens for honeycomb panels in a dazzling arrangement of heights and sizes.
Creating expansive Central Park views and displaying the client's collection of postwar and contemporary art were the driving factors of this dramatic transformation.