Woodside Building for Technology and Design at Monash University by Grimshaw Melbourne Josephine Minutillo November 2, 2020 No Comments A gigantic Passive House facility at Melbourne’s Monash University radically reduces energy consumption.Read More
Review of 'Hans Scharoun and the Development of Small Apartment Floor Plans: The Residential High-Rises Romeo and Julia 1954–1959' By Markus Peter and Ulrike Tillmann Josephine Minutillo October 7, 2020 No Comments Every now and then, an architecture book comes along that reminds you of all the things you love about architecture.Read More
Eight Houses on Alcántara by Cristián Izquierdo Chile Josephine Minutillo October 2, 2020 No Comments A 2020 Design Vanguard juxtaposes two vastly different housing typologies for a small development in Chile.Read More
La Manufacture Celine Factory by MetroOffice Architetti Italy Josephine Minutillo September 3, 2020 No Comments A Florence-based firm designs a finely crafted production facility for the Celine brand of high-end leather goods, overlooking the hills of Tuscany.Read More
Louisiana Children’s Museum by Mithun New Orleans Josephine Minutillo August 3, 2020 No Comments A Seattle-based architecture firm deftly orchestrates a new site for the Louisiana Children’s Museum by a lagoon in the Big Easy.Read More
Review of 'Making Houston Modern: The Life and Architecture of Howard Barnstone' Edited by Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino Josephine Minutillo July 11, 2020 One Comment This Texas-sized tome presents a rich history of an “outsider” architect and individual, with stunning archival photography of the inventive buildings and interiors he designed.Read More
Hospital Expansion at the University of Virginia by Perkins and Will Charlottesville, Virginia Josephine Minutillo July 1, 2020 One Comment The flexible design of a hospital expansion at the University of Virginia swiftly adapted to the COVID-19 crisis before its opening.Read More
Wall Fabrics 2.0 by Fearon Hay Architects New Zealand Josephine Minutillo June 3, 2020 No Comments A New Zealand firm transforms a banal warehouse into a sleek fabric showroom and offices.Read More
Quirk Hotel by ARCHITECTUREFIRM Charlottesville, Virginia Josephine Minutillo May 8, 2020 No Comments The gallerist owner of an art-themed hotel in Richmond, Virginia, opens a new outpost in Charlottesville.Read More
Review of 'Edgy Architecture: Living in the Most Impossible Places' By Agata Toromanoff Josephine Minutillo April 8, 2020 No Comments The projects in Agata Toromanoff's new book are experimental, avant-garde, but also edgy in the literal sense, as in built on an edge.Read More