Natural light and its interplay with materials, as eloquently described in Louis Kahn’s book, “Light is the Theme,” was the primary driver behind Kahn’s brilliant design for the Kimbell Art Museum. The same is often true of shopping malls. Take, for example, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, which is as much a monument as […]
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Everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous pop-up, but not many anticipated the lasting impact it has had on the retail industry. One thing is now for sure: pop-ups are NOT a trend; they’re a mainstay. By definition, a pop-up is a shop, collection of shops or an event that opens in a temporary location and […]
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APRIL 3, 2018 BY Monica Streeper I quickly captured the scene above with a shaky iPhone from the window of a moving train. While it might not be what my generation would consider particularly Instagram worthy, I like it because of the way it puts the New York City skyline into an entirely new context. The […]
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In the second installment of the Museum blog series, Kirill Pivovarov discusses the changing built environment for museums and other cultural buildings. When we talk about future trends, we mostly talk about emerging technology. People often see technology and the built environment as two separate worlds—technology is often viewed as forward-thinking progress and the built […]
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CallisonRTKL’s Pablo La Roche explains how outdoor thermal comfort could mitigate the effects of climate change From the standpoint of architects and designers working toward sustainable and carbon negative solutions, we sometimes get bogged down in trying to come up with the biggest innovation or the solution to beat all solutions. We have the best […]
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