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May ’26: David Geffen Galleries at LACMA + Focus on Tall Buildings
The deadline to submit to Record Houses has been extended to May 22, 2026.
This annual issue show-cases residential design that upends expectation, pushes disciplinary limits, and redefines established vocabularies in imaginative ways.
Winning projects will be selected by an editorial jury and featured in September.
For eligibility and submission details, see the link in our bio.
Pictured: Morningside Residence in Miami by Brillhart Architecture (@brillhart_architecture)
Photo © Joe Fletcher (@joefletcherphoto)
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Old-fashioned cold calls seem a rarity nowadays, but that’s exactly how Jamie von Klemperer, president of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) (@kohnpedersenfox), landed the commission for the firm’s latest supertall in New York City.
“I found out through some gossip who had bought the site,” von Klemperer recalls. “So I reached out to say, ‘I understand that you’re thinking about a mixed-use tower. Give us a call.’” He admits it was an unusual tactic, but von Klemperer knew the parcel in question all too well. The vacant lot at 520 Fifth Avenue, just around the corner from KPF’s Manhattan office, had been the focus of a feasibility study for a hotel, later abandoned, with a previous client. To von Klemperer’s delight, the new owner—developer Mickey Rabina—returned his call with something different in mind.
Architects and developers are often guilty of overusing the term mixed-use. Planting a penthouse atop an office building or positioning retail on the ground floor of an apartment complex hardly warrants the description, but the program of 520 Fifth Avenue indeed justifies it. KPF, responsible for the project’s core and shell, managed to tightly pack a slender, arch-laden tower with a four-story social club, residential amenities, and retail alongside 25 levels of leasable office space and 37 floors of apartments—all on a site that, at 10,625 square feet, isn’t much larger than three side-by-side tennis courts.
Read more about this new addition to Manhattan's skyline at the link in our bio.
Words by Leopoldo Villardi (@leopoldovillardi)
Photos © Raimund Koch (@raimund.koch) (1, 3, 4); Gieves Anderson (@gievesanderson) (5);
Image © Binyan (2)
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Old-fashioned cold calls seem a rarity nowadays, but that’s exactly how Jamie von Klemperer, president of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) (@kohnpedersenfox), landed the commission for the firm’s latest supertall in New York City.
“I found out through some gossip who had bought the site,” von Klemperer recalls. “So I reached out to say, ‘I understand that you’re thinking about a mixed-use tower. Give us a call.’” He admits it was an unusual tactic, but von Klemperer knew the parcel in question all too well. The vacant lot at 520 Fifth Avenue, just around the corner from KPF’s Manhattan office, had been the focus of a feasibility study for a hotel, later abandoned, with a previous client. To von Klemperer’s delight, the new owner—developer Mickey Rabina—returned his call with something different in mind.
Architects and developers are often guilty of overusing the term mixed-use. Planting a penthouse atop an office building or positioning retail on the ground floor of an apartment complex hardly warrants the description, but the program of 520 Fifth Avenue indeed justifies it. KPF, responsible for the project’s core and shell, managed to tightly pack a slender, arch-laden tower with a four-story social club, residential amenities, and retail alongside 25 levels of leasable office space and 37 floors of apartments—all on a site that, at 10,625 square feet, isn’t much larger than three side-by-side tennis courts.
Read more about this new addition to Manhattan's skyline at the link in our bio.
Words by Leopoldo Villardi (@leopoldovillardi)
Photos © Raimund Koch (@raimund.koch) (1, 3, 4); Gieves Anderson (@gievesanderson) (5);
Image © Binyan (2)
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Old-fashioned cold calls seem a rarity nowadays, but that’s exactly how Jamie von Klemperer, president of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) (@kohnpedersenfox), landed the commission for the firm’s latest supertall in New York City.
“I found out through some gossip who had bought the site,” von Klemperer recalls. “So I reached out to say, ‘I understand that you’re thinking about a mixed-use tower. Give us a call.’” He admits it was an unusual tactic, but von Klemperer knew the parcel in question all too well. The vacant lot at 520 Fifth Avenue, just around the corner from KPF’s Manhattan office, had been the focus of a feasibility study for a hotel, later abandoned, with a previous client. To von Klemperer’s delight, the new owner—developer Mickey Rabina—returned his call with something different in mind.
Architects and developers are often guilty of overusing the term mixed-use. Planting a penthouse atop an office building or positioning retail on the ground floor of an apartment complex hardly warrants the description, but the program of 520 Fifth Avenue indeed justifies it. KPF, responsible for the project’s core and shell, managed to tightly pack a slender, arch-laden tower with a four-story social club, residential amenities, and retail alongside 25 levels of leasable office space and 37 floors of apartments—all on a site that, at 10,625 square feet, isn’t much larger than three side-by-side tennis courts.
Read more about this new addition to Manhattan's skyline at the link in our bio.
Words by Leopoldo Villardi (@leopoldovillardi)
Photos © Raimund Koch (@raimund.koch) (1, 3, 4); Gieves Anderson (@gievesanderson) (5);
Image © Binyan (2)
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Old-fashioned cold calls seem a rarity nowadays, but that’s exactly how Jamie von Klemperer, president of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) (@kohnpedersenfox), landed the commission for the firm’s latest supertall in New York City.
“I found out through some gossip who had bought the site,” von Klemperer recalls. “So I reached out to say, ‘I understand that you’re thinking about a mixed-use tower. Give us a call.’” He admits it was an unusual tactic, but von Klemperer knew the parcel in question all too well. The vacant lot at 520 Fifth Avenue, just around the corner from KPF’s Manhattan office, had been the focus of a feasibility study for a hotel, later abandoned, with a previous client. To von Klemperer’s delight, the new owner—developer Mickey Rabina—returned his call with something different in mind.
Architects and developers are often guilty of overusing the term mixed-use. Planting a penthouse atop an office building or positioning retail on the ground floor of an apartment complex hardly warrants the description, but the program of 520 Fifth Avenue indeed justifies it. KPF, responsible for the project’s core and shell, managed to tightly pack a slender, arch-laden tower with a four-story social club, residential amenities, and retail alongside 25 levels of leasable office space and 37 floors of apartments—all on a site that, at 10,625 square feet, isn’t much larger than three side-by-side tennis courts.
Read more about this new addition to Manhattan's skyline at the link in our bio.
Words by Leopoldo Villardi (@leopoldovillardi)
Photos © Raimund Koch (@raimund.koch) (1, 3, 4); Gieves Anderson (@gievesanderson) (5);
Image © Binyan (2)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #newyorkcity #newyork #manhattan #skyscraper
Old-fashioned cold calls seem a rarity nowadays, but that’s exactly how Jamie von Klemperer, president of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) (@kohnpedersenfox), landed the commission for the firm’s latest supertall in New York City.
“I found out through some gossip who had bought the site,” von Klemperer recalls. “So I reached out to say, ‘I understand that you’re thinking about a mixed-use tower. Give us a call.’” He admits it was an unusual tactic, but von Klemperer knew the parcel in question all too well. The vacant lot at 520 Fifth Avenue, just around the corner from KPF’s Manhattan office, had been the focus of a feasibility study for a hotel, later abandoned, with a previous client. To von Klemperer’s delight, the new owner—developer Mickey Rabina—returned his call with something different in mind.
Architects and developers are often guilty of overusing the term mixed-use. Planting a penthouse atop an office building or positioning retail on the ground floor of an apartment complex hardly warrants the description, but the program of 520 Fifth Avenue indeed justifies it. KPF, responsible for the project’s core and shell, managed to tightly pack a slender, arch-laden tower with a four-story social club, residential amenities, and retail alongside 25 levels of leasable office space and 37 floors of apartments—all on a site that, at 10,625 square feet, isn’t much larger than three side-by-side tennis courts.
Read more about this new addition to Manhattan's skyline at the link in our bio.
Words by Leopoldo Villardi (@leopoldovillardi)
Photos © Raimund Koch (@raimund.koch) (1, 3, 4); Gieves Anderson (@gievesanderson) (5);
Image © Binyan (2)
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Battered by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, the city of Guangzhou in southern China challenges architects working there to create buildings that are both strong and flexible. For the headquarters of a new cloud technology company established by Sany, a construction equipment manufacturer, SOM (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) designed a two-tower complex that exploits the efficiencies of a steel diagrid structure and engages its urban context with an open podium hovering above a shaded public plaza. Integrating architecture, engineering, and landscape was a key goal for the firm and its client.
Located in the rapidly developing Pazhou business district across the Pearl River from the historic part of Guangzhou, the 1.89 million-square-foot project sets itself apart from its mostly glass-skin neighbors with its distinctive steel exoskeletons. “The area is being built at enormous speed and there’s a sameness to all the buildings,” says Brian Lee, SOM design partner. “We wanted to take a different approach here.” The clearly expressed structure appealed to the client, says Lee, because it manifests the parent company’s roots in construction.
Learn more about these exoskeleton-supported towers in Guangzhou at the link in our bio.
Words by Clifford A. Pearson
Photos © Dave Burk / SOM (@daveburk)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #guangzhou #china #skyscraper #tower
Battered by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, the city of Guangzhou in southern China challenges architects working there to create buildings that are both strong and flexible. For the headquarters of a new cloud technology company established by Sany, a construction equipment manufacturer, SOM (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) designed a two-tower complex that exploits the efficiencies of a steel diagrid structure and engages its urban context with an open podium hovering above a shaded public plaza. Integrating architecture, engineering, and landscape was a key goal for the firm and its client.
Located in the rapidly developing Pazhou business district across the Pearl River from the historic part of Guangzhou, the 1.89 million-square-foot project sets itself apart from its mostly glass-skin neighbors with its distinctive steel exoskeletons. “The area is being built at enormous speed and there’s a sameness to all the buildings,” says Brian Lee, SOM design partner. “We wanted to take a different approach here.” The clearly expressed structure appealed to the client, says Lee, because it manifests the parent company’s roots in construction.
Learn more about these exoskeleton-supported towers in Guangzhou at the link in our bio.
Words by Clifford A. Pearson
Photos © Dave Burk / SOM (@daveburk)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #guangzhou #china #skyscraper #tower
Battered by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, the city of Guangzhou in southern China challenges architects working there to create buildings that are both strong and flexible. For the headquarters of a new cloud technology company established by Sany, a construction equipment manufacturer, SOM (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) designed a two-tower complex that exploits the efficiencies of a steel diagrid structure and engages its urban context with an open podium hovering above a shaded public plaza. Integrating architecture, engineering, and landscape was a key goal for the firm and its client.
Located in the rapidly developing Pazhou business district across the Pearl River from the historic part of Guangzhou, the 1.89 million-square-foot project sets itself apart from its mostly glass-skin neighbors with its distinctive steel exoskeletons. “The area is being built at enormous speed and there’s a sameness to all the buildings,” says Brian Lee, SOM design partner. “We wanted to take a different approach here.” The clearly expressed structure appealed to the client, says Lee, because it manifests the parent company’s roots in construction.
Learn more about these exoskeleton-supported towers in Guangzhou at the link in our bio.
Words by Clifford A. Pearson
Photos © Dave Burk / SOM (@daveburk)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #guangzhou #china #skyscraper #tower
Battered by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, the city of Guangzhou in southern China challenges architects working there to create buildings that are both strong and flexible. For the headquarters of a new cloud technology company established by Sany, a construction equipment manufacturer, SOM (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) designed a two-tower complex that exploits the efficiencies of a steel diagrid structure and engages its urban context with an open podium hovering above a shaded public plaza. Integrating architecture, engineering, and landscape was a key goal for the firm and its client.
Located in the rapidly developing Pazhou business district across the Pearl River from the historic part of Guangzhou, the 1.89 million-square-foot project sets itself apart from its mostly glass-skin neighbors with its distinctive steel exoskeletons. “The area is being built at enormous speed and there’s a sameness to all the buildings,” says Brian Lee, SOM design partner. “We wanted to take a different approach here.” The clearly expressed structure appealed to the client, says Lee, because it manifests the parent company’s roots in construction.
Learn more about these exoskeleton-supported towers in Guangzhou at the link in our bio.
Words by Clifford A. Pearson
Photos © Dave Burk / SOM (@daveburk)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #guangzhou #china #skyscraper #tower
Battered by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, the city of Guangzhou in southern China challenges architects working there to create buildings that are both strong and flexible. For the headquarters of a new cloud technology company established by Sany, a construction equipment manufacturer, SOM (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) designed a two-tower complex that exploits the efficiencies of a steel diagrid structure and engages its urban context with an open podium hovering above a shaded public plaza. Integrating architecture, engineering, and landscape was a key goal for the firm and its client.
Located in the rapidly developing Pazhou business district across the Pearl River from the historic part of Guangzhou, the 1.89 million-square-foot project sets itself apart from its mostly glass-skin neighbors with its distinctive steel exoskeletons. “The area is being built at enormous speed and there’s a sameness to all the buildings,” says Brian Lee, SOM design partner. “We wanted to take a different approach here.” The clearly expressed structure appealed to the client, says Lee, because it manifests the parent company’s roots in construction.
Learn more about these exoskeleton-supported towers in Guangzhou at the link in our bio.
Words by Clifford A. Pearson
Photos © Dave Burk / SOM (@daveburk)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #guangzhou #china #skyscraper #tower
Battered by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, the city of Guangzhou in southern China challenges architects working there to create buildings that are both strong and flexible. For the headquarters of a new cloud technology company established by Sany, a construction equipment manufacturer, SOM (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) designed a two-tower complex that exploits the efficiencies of a steel diagrid structure and engages its urban context with an open podium hovering above a shaded public plaza. Integrating architecture, engineering, and landscape was a key goal for the firm and its client.
Located in the rapidly developing Pazhou business district across the Pearl River from the historic part of Guangzhou, the 1.89 million-square-foot project sets itself apart from its mostly glass-skin neighbors with its distinctive steel exoskeletons. “The area is being built at enormous speed and there’s a sameness to all the buildings,” says Brian Lee, SOM design partner. “We wanted to take a different approach here.” The clearly expressed structure appealed to the client, says Lee, because it manifests the parent company’s roots in construction.
Learn more about these exoskeleton-supported towers in Guangzhou at the link in our bio.
Words by Clifford A. Pearson
Photos © Dave Burk / SOM (@daveburk)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #guangzhou #china #skyscraper #tower
Battered by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, the city of Guangzhou in southern China challenges architects working there to create buildings that are both strong and flexible. For the headquarters of a new cloud technology company established by Sany, a construction equipment manufacturer, SOM (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) designed a two-tower complex that exploits the efficiencies of a steel diagrid structure and engages its urban context with an open podium hovering above a shaded public plaza. Integrating architecture, engineering, and landscape was a key goal for the firm and its client.
Located in the rapidly developing Pazhou business district across the Pearl River from the historic part of Guangzhou, the 1.89 million-square-foot project sets itself apart from its mostly glass-skin neighbors with its distinctive steel exoskeletons. “The area is being built at enormous speed and there’s a sameness to all the buildings,” says Brian Lee, SOM design partner. “We wanted to take a different approach here.” The clearly expressed structure appealed to the client, says Lee, because it manifests the parent company’s roots in construction.
Learn more about these exoskeleton-supported towers in Guangzhou at the link in our bio.
Words by Clifford A. Pearson
Photos © Dave Burk / SOM (@daveburk)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #guangzhou #china #skyscraper #tower
Dubai doesn’t need another showstopping skyscraper. Between overinflated Big Ben knockoffs, kitschy retro-futuristic supertalls, and the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest tower (for now)—the skyline isn’t short on spectacle. What it lacks is discipline: tall buildings that do more than compete for attention. The 995-foot-tall Wasl Tower approaches that challenge with restraint, pairing a streamlined silhouette with higher building performance, material efficiency, and a calibrated approach to vertical living.
The high-rise’s form turns, its surface shifts, and its logic reveals itself gradually—less a one-liner than an edifice with what Ben van Berkel of UNS (formerly UNStudio) (@we.are.uns) calls “1,001 facades.”
At first glance, the building reads as a torsional volume—“a building with a twist,” in van Berkel’s words—its geometry driven by computational modeling developed in collaboration with German engineer Werner Sobek (@werner.sobek), who joined the project in 2013 before a final architectural concept had been established. Tasked with defining the technical framework and assembling the design team, Sobek brought van Berkel into the project.
Continue reading about this sleek skyscraper in Dubai at the link in our bio.
Words by Nathan Eddy
Photos © Ahmad Alnaji
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #dubai #skyscraper
Dubai doesn’t need another showstopping skyscraper. Between overinflated Big Ben knockoffs, kitschy retro-futuristic supertalls, and the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest tower (for now)—the skyline isn’t short on spectacle. What it lacks is discipline: tall buildings that do more than compete for attention. The 995-foot-tall Wasl Tower approaches that challenge with restraint, pairing a streamlined silhouette with higher building performance, material efficiency, and a calibrated approach to vertical living.
The high-rise’s form turns, its surface shifts, and its logic reveals itself gradually—less a one-liner than an edifice with what Ben van Berkel of UNS (formerly UNStudio) (@we.are.uns) calls “1,001 facades.”
At first glance, the building reads as a torsional volume—“a building with a twist,” in van Berkel’s words—its geometry driven by computational modeling developed in collaboration with German engineer Werner Sobek (@werner.sobek), who joined the project in 2013 before a final architectural concept had been established. Tasked with defining the technical framework and assembling the design team, Sobek brought van Berkel into the project.
Continue reading about this sleek skyscraper in Dubai at the link in our bio.
Words by Nathan Eddy
Photos © Ahmad Alnaji
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #dubai #skyscraper
Dubai doesn’t need another showstopping skyscraper. Between overinflated Big Ben knockoffs, kitschy retro-futuristic supertalls, and the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest tower (for now)—the skyline isn’t short on spectacle. What it lacks is discipline: tall buildings that do more than compete for attention. The 995-foot-tall Wasl Tower approaches that challenge with restraint, pairing a streamlined silhouette with higher building performance, material efficiency, and a calibrated approach to vertical living.
The high-rise’s form turns, its surface shifts, and its logic reveals itself gradually—less a one-liner than an edifice with what Ben van Berkel of UNS (formerly UNStudio) (@we.are.uns) calls “1,001 facades.”
At first glance, the building reads as a torsional volume—“a building with a twist,” in van Berkel’s words—its geometry driven by computational modeling developed in collaboration with German engineer Werner Sobek (@werner.sobek), who joined the project in 2013 before a final architectural concept had been established. Tasked with defining the technical framework and assembling the design team, Sobek brought van Berkel into the project.
Continue reading about this sleek skyscraper in Dubai at the link in our bio.
Words by Nathan Eddy
Photos © Ahmad Alnaji
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #dubai #skyscraper
Dubai doesn’t need another showstopping skyscraper. Between overinflated Big Ben knockoffs, kitschy retro-futuristic supertalls, and the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest tower (for now)—the skyline isn’t short on spectacle. What it lacks is discipline: tall buildings that do more than compete for attention. The 995-foot-tall Wasl Tower approaches that challenge with restraint, pairing a streamlined silhouette with higher building performance, material efficiency, and a calibrated approach to vertical living.
The high-rise’s form turns, its surface shifts, and its logic reveals itself gradually—less a one-liner than an edifice with what Ben van Berkel of UNS (formerly UNStudio) (@we.are.uns) calls “1,001 facades.”
At first glance, the building reads as a torsional volume—“a building with a twist,” in van Berkel’s words—its geometry driven by computational modeling developed in collaboration with German engineer Werner Sobek (@werner.sobek), who joined the project in 2013 before a final architectural concept had been established. Tasked with defining the technical framework and assembling the design team, Sobek brought van Berkel into the project.
Continue reading about this sleek skyscraper in Dubai at the link in our bio.
Words by Nathan Eddy
Photos © Ahmad Alnaji
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #dubai #skyscraper
Dubai doesn’t need another showstopping skyscraper. Between overinflated Big Ben knockoffs, kitschy retro-futuristic supertalls, and the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest tower (for now)—the skyline isn’t short on spectacle. What it lacks is discipline: tall buildings that do more than compete for attention. The 995-foot-tall Wasl Tower approaches that challenge with restraint, pairing a streamlined silhouette with higher building performance, material efficiency, and a calibrated approach to vertical living.
The high-rise’s form turns, its surface shifts, and its logic reveals itself gradually—less a one-liner than an edifice with what Ben van Berkel of UNS (formerly UNStudio) (@we.are.uns) calls “1,001 facades.”
At first glance, the building reads as a torsional volume—“a building with a twist,” in van Berkel’s words—its geometry driven by computational modeling developed in collaboration with German engineer Werner Sobek (@werner.sobek), who joined the project in 2013 before a final architectural concept had been established. Tasked with defining the technical framework and assembling the design team, Sobek brought van Berkel into the project.
Continue reading about this sleek skyscraper in Dubai at the link in our bio.
Words by Nathan Eddy
Photos © Ahmad Alnaji
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #dubai #skyscraper
Dubai doesn’t need another showstopping skyscraper. Between overinflated Big Ben knockoffs, kitschy retro-futuristic supertalls, and the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest tower (for now)—the skyline isn’t short on spectacle. What it lacks is discipline: tall buildings that do more than compete for attention. The 995-foot-tall Wasl Tower approaches that challenge with restraint, pairing a streamlined silhouette with higher building performance, material efficiency, and a calibrated approach to vertical living.
The high-rise’s form turns, its surface shifts, and its logic reveals itself gradually—less a one-liner than an edifice with what Ben van Berkel of UNS (formerly UNStudio) (@we.are.uns) calls “1,001 facades.”
At first glance, the building reads as a torsional volume—“a building with a twist,” in van Berkel’s words—its geometry driven by computational modeling developed in collaboration with German engineer Werner Sobek (@werner.sobek), who joined the project in 2013 before a final architectural concept had been established. Tasked with defining the technical framework and assembling the design team, Sobek brought van Berkel into the project.
Continue reading about this sleek skyscraper in Dubai at the link in our bio.
Words by Nathan Eddy
Photos © Ahmad Alnaji
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #dubai #skyscraper
Dubai doesn’t need another showstopping skyscraper. Between overinflated Big Ben knockoffs, kitschy retro-futuristic supertalls, and the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest tower (for now)—the skyline isn’t short on spectacle. What it lacks is discipline: tall buildings that do more than compete for attention. The 995-foot-tall Wasl Tower approaches that challenge with restraint, pairing a streamlined silhouette with higher building performance, material efficiency, and a calibrated approach to vertical living.
The high-rise’s form turns, its surface shifts, and its logic reveals itself gradually—less a one-liner than an edifice with what Ben van Berkel of UNS (formerly UNStudio) (@we.are.uns) calls “1,001 facades.”
At first glance, the building reads as a torsional volume—“a building with a twist,” in van Berkel’s words—its geometry driven by computational modeling developed in collaboration with German engineer Werner Sobek (@werner.sobek), who joined the project in 2013 before a final architectural concept had been established. Tasked with defining the technical framework and assembling the design team, Sobek brought van Berkel into the project.
Continue reading about this sleek skyscraper in Dubai at the link in our bio.
Words by Nathan Eddy
Photos © Ahmad Alnaji
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #dubai #skyscraper
For May, RECORD’s focus on tall building returns for a seven-project survey showcasing the best in vertical architecture, including towers of varied uses—and heights—in Manhattan, Toronto, Bogotá, Boston, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Dubai. Also in the issue, we review two highly anticipated—and controversial—museum expansions in New York and Los Angeles, tour a research university’s new performing arts hub, and profile a São Paulo office complex that embraces its tropical setting. For May’s House of the Month, we visit a gabled rowhouse in Toronto that makes the most out of a constricted lot.
Stories from the May issue will be added at the link in our bio throughout the month.
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (@rittigers), a renowned leader in STEM disciplines, offers top-of-the-line facilities within a staid suburban modernist campus. Its core—of which the first three buildings and master plan were designed by Roche-Dinkeloo following a move from downtown Rochester—opened in 1968, and since then the university has steadily expanded with buildings that echo a similar material palette and rectilinear forms. Consisting of nearly 16 million red bricks, the campus ensemble is affectionately dubbed Brick City.
Somewhat incongruously with RIT’s reputation, much of its student body is also deeply engaged in the performing arts. For decades, the absence of a dedicated multiuse venue was a point of frustration for students, and it dampened enthusiasm from would-be applicants. Completed in April 2026, the RIT Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles–based Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture), addresses this gap with a state-of-the-art three-tiered auditorium and ancillary spaces. The building, with a volumetric massing enclosed in a white metal facade, also serves as a bold new campus gateway.
Discover more about RIT's new performance hub at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Iwan Baan (@iwanbaan)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rit #rochester #newyork
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
When it was founded in 1923 as a teachers college, the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro welcomed 236 aspiring educators to a 25-acre campus comprising a new administration building and an Italianate mansion that housed the principal and a handful of dormers. Today, Rowan University (@rowanuniversity) is a state research institution whose enrollment totals more than 24,000 learners across 179 academic programs. A recently completed expansion of the Chamberlain Student Center by Ikon 5 Architects (@ikon5architects) has reimagined that once-insular waystation as a hub befitting the transformed school in South Jersey.
Located immediately south of a creek whose accompanying greenway serves as Rowan University’s primary east–west pedestrian route, approximately 10,000 people use the Chamberlain building daily during the academic year. The center didn’t necessarily engender a sense of shared identity among the waves of students passing through. According to Joseph Tattoni, design principal of New York–based Ikon 5, the brutalism-inspired brick building offered little visual communication to the greenway and even less interior daylighting, “which made people feel very isolated, even though it was their campus living room.”
Learn more about Rowan University's new-and-improved student hub at the link in our bio.
Words David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Jeffrey Totaro (@jeffreytotaro)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowanuniversity #newjersey #glassboro
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
In this bold transformation, a former telephone call center situated in a tech park in Málaga, Spain—a classic example of what Rem Koolhaas memorably called junk space—has been repurposed as the campus of the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technical University (UTAMED in its Spanish initials) (@utamed_universidad), a private, fully online institution dedicated to vocational education.
Working with a tight budget, local architectural practice Flow81 (@_flow81), headed by the couple Lourdes Arregui and Ignacio Merino, sought to infuse the 2002 building with a sense of identity, community, and youthful energy, while upgrading its technical performance through sustainable means.
Discover more about this climate-sensitive adaptive reuse project in Spain at the link in our bio.
Words by David Cohn (@davidcohnarchitecturecritic)
Photos © Fernando Gomez / Loveladrillo (@loveladrillo)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #spain #university #adaptivereuse
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
On the edge of China’s Yunnan Province stands one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism: the mountain peak Kawagebo, which soars more than 22,000 feet. Local shepherds refuse to ascend Kawagebo for fear of disturbing its namesake warrior god, while the Chinese government closed the avalanche-prone peak to foreign climbers in 2001. Yet people throng to the Meili Snow Mountain range more than ever, as Buddhists believe that trekking clockwise around its 13 peaks purges sin and facilitates enlightenment. For pilgrims and tourists who check into the Kawagebo Snow Mountain Hotel, designed by Shanghai-based Moguang Studio, they will find a meditative space inspired by Tibetan spirituality and culture.
The atmosphere of the new, 27,000-square-foot hotel is a rebuttal of the Thirteen Pagodas Viewing Platform area in which it is located, according to Moguang cofounder Jiaying Li. Scenic streets are crowded with travelers and vendors, and municipalities are dense with hospitality structures claiming the best views to Kawagebo. That the 16-key hotel’s environs are calmly sacred “belongs more to an idealized imagination than to the realities on the ground,” the architect said in a statement, adding, “the site offered neither the possibility of effortlessly borrowing the landscape nor the chance to begin from a pristine setting.”
Read more about this serene retreat in China at the link in our bio.
Words by David Sokol (@attributionmagazine)
Photos © Yumeng Zhu (@yumeng_zhu_coppakstudio) (1-4, 6-9); Haiting Sun (5)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #yunnanprovince #china #hotel
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
Brooklyn, New York–based practice Ben Herzog Architect (BHA) (@benherzogarchitect) is well versed in townhouse renovations in its home borough. Some 90 percent of its portfolio is located within Kings County, often in landmarked neighborhoods, such as the Prospect Park–adjacent Lefferts Manor Historic District. Last year, the firm completed its third project on just one single block in the area (a fourth is currently under construction): a reconfiguration and restoration of a Renaissance Revival rowhouse inherited by two siblings.
Built in 1899, the auburn brick-and-stone-clad, classically detailed (with Richardsonian Romanesque flourishes) dwelling is just 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. Rising three stories, it faces south on a midblock lot with a rear yard. Like other structures within the historic district, it is, by virtue of a 130-year-old land covenant, designated for single-family use.
Read more about the sensitive renovation of this historic townhouse at the link in our bio.
Words by Matthew Marani (@maranimm)
Photos © Bridgit Beyer (@bridgitbeyer)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #rowhouse #townhouse #brooklyn #kingscounty #newyork
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
“It looks like a pasta maker,” says architect Philip Ryan, pointing to one of the many medical artifacts now on display at the new home of Thomas Jefferson University’s Medical Archives in Philadelphia. The hand-cranked metal device is actually a U.S. Army–issued World War II skin grafter—just one of many objects newly visible following Studio Modh’s renovation of the collection’s home.
Until its reopening in 2024, the archives occupied a 1,500-square-foot suite on the fourth floor of the Scott Memorial Library, a 1970 building by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson at the research university’s Center City campus. Tucked behind a locked door, the collection was largely inaccessible. Studio Modh (@studiomodh), the Brooklyn-based architecture practice Ryan founded 12 years ago, expanded the archive to 7,000 square feet on the same floor, introducing natural light, exhibition space, and a more active learning environment for future healthcare professionals. The project is named for benefactor and longtime faculty member Marion Siegman, who challenged the architects to rethink the archive’s role. “How can we create a space where we’re merging the digital and the analog from a pedagogical perspective?” asked Ryan. “Instead of trying to do everything in one room, we started to think in parts—spaces that each do one thing well but speak to each other.”
Learn more about this modern archival facility at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Devon Banks (@devonbanksphoto)
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#architecture #arquitecturamoderna #architettura #建築 #design #architecturalphotography #instaarchitecture #archdaily #architect #architectureanddesign #architektur #architecturaldesign #instaarch #philadelphia #medicalarchives #archives
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
The people of Busan, South Korea, are feeling the crunch of rising energy prices like the rest of the world. For the first time in 30 years, the country is imposing a fuel price cap, and in March launched an energy-savings campaign that encourages people to take shorter showers, use less electricity during the week, and ride bicycles, among other measures. While some daily routines are disrupted, others will likely remain sacrosanct—including a daily cup of coffee, or two.
As a large port city, Busan has its own culture around coffee, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose eponymous design firm recently created a new outpost there for the American coffee chain Blue Bottle (@bluebottle). It is the fourth location that Shanghai-based Neri&Hu (@neriandhu) has designed for Blue Bottle, which has its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discover more about this South Korean coffee shop at the link in our bio.
Words by Jennifer Krichels
Photos © Pedro Pegenaute (@pedropegenaute) (1-6); courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee Busan (7, 8)
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Users can view public stories by simply entering a username—no account needed.
Supported Formats
Downloads photos (JPEG) and videos (MP4) with ease.
Cost
The service is free to use.
Private Accounts
Content from private accounts can only be accessed by followers.
File Usage
Files are for personal or educational use only and must comply with copyright rules.
How It Works
Enter a public username to view or download stories. The service generates direct links for saving content locally.