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Rejecting the Ribbon Window: 7 Architectural Experimentations With Fenestration – Architizer Journal

https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/collections/rejecting-the-ribbon-window-experimentating-with-fenestration/ In his 1927 manifesto, Five Points of Architecture, Le Corbusier made horizontal windows a core concept of his architectural philosophy. These long narrow windows which could wrap around the façade’s length like a ribbon, he argued, were the best way to offer evenly light spaces throughout a building without compromising privacy. Le Corbusier’s ‘ribbon […]

6 Schools That Defined Their Own Architectural Styles | ArchDaily

https://www.archdaily.com/911540/6-schools-that-defined-their-own-architectural-styles Architectural education has always been fundamentally influenced by whichever styles are popular at a given time, but that relationship flows in the opposite direction as well. All styles must originate somewhere, after all, and revolutionary schools throughout centuries past have functioned as the influencers and generators of their own architectural movements. These schools, progressive […]

Gorgeous Glass: 5 Architectural Projects Illuminated By Glass Block – Architizer Journal

https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/collections/architecture-projects-illuminated-by-glass-block/ Since its invention in the late 1800s, glass block has been touted for its ability to illuminate. The material’s prismatic quality means that it more effectively diffuses light into space compared with sheet glass. In the early twentieth century, as modern architects looked to industrial materials for inspiration, glass block acquired a newfound aesthetic […]

Marc Gerritsen wraps MAAD Peak house in Colorado in weathering steel

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/22/marc-gerritsen-maad-peak-house-colorado-weathering-steel/ Jenna McKnight  Self-taught architectural designer Marc Gerritsen has completed a sculptural, metal-clad house for himself in northern Colorado that is designed to endure storms and wildfires. The MAAD Peak house is located on a 40-acre (16-hectare) property overlooking the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the city of Fort Collins. The forested area features hiking trails and an […]