The Mighty House is a concept whose time has arrived. It’s built in a factory, with 3-D printing technology. It’s sustainable – waste materials can be re-used in the manufacturing process, and with roof-mounted solar panels, it’s a net-zero structure. And once it’s shipped to a building site,...
Pivot is the word of the year for Francesca Bucci, founder and principal in New York’s BG Studio. Up until June, her firm had specialized in designing cruise ships for companies like Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises. As in 15 to 20 ships, every year. “They need to go fast, so we work at extreme...
On Pollepel in the Hudson Highlands, the ruins of Bannerman Castle are slowly being stabilized by a non-profit trust. Actually, it’s a castle in name only. It was built from 1901 to 1918 to serve as a warehouse for army war surplus. “Frank Bannerman was the father of the Army Navy Store,” says...
Brian Rose is an architectural photographer and a resident of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. He’s also a Virginian whose roots reach back to Jamestown in 1652. So when he learned about the toppling of the Jefferson Davis statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond on July 11, he made a spur-of-the-moment decision:...
Hood River in Oregon is undergoing a cultural shift. The town is home to 7,000 souls. An hour from Portland, it’s also a favorite for those who like working remotely. And because it’s on the Columbia River Gorge, it’s been a wind-surfing destination for years. Now the riverfront on the port city,...
Now that owners Michael McCarthy and Marcia Myers have meticulously restored their Douglas House on Lake Michigan, they’re seeking to preserve it for posterity. The home is considered a masterpiece of late-20th-century architecture. During the summer of 1972, with project architect Tod Williams...
In Phoenix, designers at Studio Ma believe in architecture for all the people. “It’s a phrase we use a lot,” says Chris Alt, the firm’s technical leader. He’s a Cornell grad who once worked in the office of Pritzker Prize-winner Sverre Fehn at the Oslo School of Architecture. He also handled...
Designing for life in the mountains means a marriage between beauty and danger. That’s the thesis of a new book from Phaidon Press called “Living in the Mountains.” It features 50 homes on six continents – built in both tropical and alpine environments. “They’re challenging places...
Brad Walls is a 27-year-old photographer from Sydney, Australia who’s transitioning from landscapes to aerials. He recently released a new series of photos – an ode to the beauty found in the shapes, colors, and textures of swimming pools. A+A recently interviewed him about his work, via email:...
The Venice Architecture Short Film Festival is featuring two main events on a five-day schedule that started Sept. 1 at the Giardini della Marinaressa, facing the Bacino di San Marco in Venice. A+A recently interviewed Valeria Romagnini of Archituned, the organizer of the event, via email,...
