The Cloud

Asif Khan's indoor cloud machine at Art Basel

Tasked with creating an installation to spark dialogue at Design Miami this year as part of the W Hotel’s “Conversation Pieces,” Asif Khan took the anti-architecture route, using helium, soap and water to make a mini-cloud cover indoors. Khan explains it as “an architectural experiment into what’s the simplest way to create a shaded space where conversations can happen.” Check out the above video to …

Alessi Milano Shop Resort

Alessi launches its Milan flagship designed by Martí Guixé

For 24 years the house of Alessi in Milan was the store on Corso Matteotti, originally designed by Ettore Sottsass and later renovated by Atelier Mendini. Nevertheless, last week Alessi opened a totally new store conceived by design star Martí Guixé. The project follows the collaborations for the Shop Museum in Paris and the recent experience of their exhibition at the Triennale Design Museum. Just …

Andrew Burdick

A people-driven architect rebuilding communities one project at a time

New York-based architect Andrew Burdick may not produce work with the flashy curves of a Gehry or distinguish himself with an iconic style like Meier’s glassy minimalism. Instead, Burdick lets the nature of each specific challenge dictate the project’s eventual form, harnessing the unique set of issues into beautifully-functional outcomes. One elegant example, a sports complex, increases the amount of usable space by simply elevating …