More Than a Place to Read
Libraries accommodate two apparently opposite conditions: sustained individual attention and the exchange of knowledge between people. Reading still requires quiet, light and
The Architecture of Concentration and Exchange
University buildings can support both the concentration of individual study and the openness required for exchange, experimentation and shared work. Concentration can happen
Where Architecture Meets the Body in Motion
The quality of a sports facility depends on how clearly architecture supports action, orientation and shared use. Sports architecture begins with precise requirements.
Spaces That Hold a Community Together
Care, learning, work and everyday gathering shape eight projects designed around collective use. Community architecture begins with needs that private buildings do
What Buildings Become Next
Warehouses, offices, shops and temporary housing are adapted to new programmes as cities, institutions and everyday needs change around them. A building’s
Making Room for Nature
Nature is not simply a backdrop to be admired from indoors. In these projects, it is the brief the architecture is built to answer.
Colour with a Reason
In these ten interiors, colour is used to organise circulation, distinguish new insertions and alter the reading of existing space. Colour rarely enters
Houses That Refuse the Obvious Form
Curved shells, bent plans, monumental walls and hovering planes turn domestic form into a test of how life might be organised differently. An
Places That Change the Pace
Landscape, privacy and carefully measured movement make the break from routine tangible. Leaving everyday life behind is not only a matter of
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