Building Blocks

Pooping owls and discos make up a cleverly conceptual exhibit of modern architecture

Stockholm’s Färgfabriken Gallery is currently playing host to one of the most playful and interesting conceptual exhibitions in recent memory. Entitled “Building Blocks,” the show takes a look at the intriguing relationship between client and architect, but does so with a fantastical twist—the clients were kids from around the world. Investigating and illuminates the differences between the thought process of an adult and that of …

Richard Meier Model Museum

An NYC gallery dedicated to one of the most iconic living architects' gorgeously precise maquettes

Almost as impressive as his magnificent buildings, Richard Meier‘s Model Museum in Long Island City, Queens is both an homage to his impressive portfolio, as well as a lesson in the architectural creative process. Consuming much of the 3,600-square-foot space, the model of the L.A. Getty Center represents a project that took up a similarly significant portion of Meier’s career. The undertaking brought the New …

CityLife

Milan's new neighborhood plan combines starchitecture and green living for a future urban utopia

by Jose R. Mejia What happens when you task four leading architects with redeveloping a historic Milanese neighborhood? Multiply that by €523 million and you get an equally historic seven-year endeavor, breaking records and creating an entirely new blueprint for cities of the future. CityLife, the catch-all name for the project, will end up being Milan’s first zero-emissions neighborhood. Comprised of residences, offices and retail …