When JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says that for every 100 employees, the bank will need seats for only 60 in future offices, he’s painting a different picture for the future of New York‘s commercial real estate market. The bank’s is going to move forward with its new headquarters though,...
Louis Cherry’s work may look simple, but there’s a rigorous and complex process behind it. The first thing he looks at on a site is how the sun travels across it. “How do you pick up the light and the views – that’s always the generator,” he says. “Where do you want the sun to […]
Three hours by air from New York City, the Turks & Caicos is the hottest destination in the Caribbean today. Up until now, it’s been dominated by hotels and condos, not high-end second homes. That’s about to change, as construction begins this month at The Strand. “I found this property on the south...
Andrew Cogar and his partners at Historical Concepts are known for designing classical homes that look as if they’ve been on site forever. The firm started out in Atlanta, but now has an office above the Rizzoli bookstore (in a classical revival building, natch) at 26th and Broadway. And while their...
Cavin and Claire Costello of The Ranch Mine in Phoenix push the envelope in designing for the pioneer spirit. That attitude won them the 2019 HGTV Designer of the Year for their ‘Red Rocks’ project. Then a 2015 National American Institute of Architects contest named them the “Future...
Since A+A is intensely interested in all things Italian, we’re pleased to present today the work of Murano-based luxury Italian lighting masters Barovier&Toso. The history of Murano’s artistic glass and that of the Barovier family are strictly connected. Barovier is the oldest glass-making...
SRG Partnership’s design for the LA Garage on the Nike World Headquarters looks, feels, and acts like no other parking structure on earth. It’s four stories and 409,000 square feet of space, and designed not just to reinforce the Nike brand, but to serve its employees and their offspring. Located...
When the National Building Museum reopens on April 9, Alan Karchmer’s architectural photography will be one of three new exhibitions on display. The museum in Washington, D.C. has been closed for the past 16 months, for restoration work and because of the pandemic. But when it re-opens, about 30 of Karchmer’s...
As I was swiping through Instagram yesterday, I came across a project by de Leon + Primmer Architecture Workshop. It’s a visitor center for Wild Turkey Bourbon in Lawrenceburg, Ky., with all the hallmarks of this Louisville-based firm. There was a familiar but unfamiliar form, a riveting attention...
Chaste is the descriptor that best fits John Lum Architecture’s renovation of a chapel at Olivet Funeral & Cremation Services in Colma, Calif. The walls and columns of the original 1960s structure, a midcentury modern, had been clad in aggregate stone. Clearly, that had to go. “I thought: ‘How...
