Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties. By Stephen Wallis This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in architecture, ...

Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

Deciding the best buildings by Pritzker Prize winners is undeniably subjective. As the highest honor an architect can earn, it is often awarded well into someone’s career with dozens, if not more, ...

Agent Structures is a series of student investigations generated in Arch 711A at Pratt Institute, Graduate Architecture and Urban Design. The premise of the seminar focused on the use of swarm ...

The Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD), and the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart, have developed a novel hybrid ...

Architects and experts predict what buildings designed in 2026 will look like, and what will influence their designs.

Section 1. Purpose. The Founders, in line with great societies before them, attached great importance to Federal civic architecture. They wanted America’s public buildings to inspire the American ...

Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms. 01. Airport Terminals • Top ...