In the 1980s, postmodernism reigned supreme in the worlds of art and architecture.
Postmodernist architecture, of course, was a reaction to the minimalist modern architecture of the 1950s and ’60s. But, whereas the Michael Graveses and Robert Venturis of the world were busily designing whimsically overwrought buildings as a reaction to the excessively boring buildings that [...]

Many of us know, or think we know, why we love or hate particular people, places or things. But architecture? One building strikes us as a vision of loveliness, another as a horror, but if asked to explain ourselves, a lot of us shrug and resort to the old standby, “I know what I like.”
The [...]

Astana’s residents may be able to enjoy a pleasant afternoon outdoors, even in the harshest winters, by taking refuge under giant, 500-foot high transparent tents by the beginning of 2008.
Designed by the renowned British architect Norman Foster, the dome will be made of a transparent material that absorbs and retains sunlight.
Winter temperatures in Astana [...]

With issues like life expectancy and climate change affecting the world at large, architects are in a unique position to help achieve solutions to some of our most pressing problems by creating better, cleaner buildings and communities. That’s the take behind the OAA/RAIC Conference and Festival, which will be held in Toronto May 9-12, 2007.
Specifically, [...]

Most communities concerned with improving safety on their streets turn to social workers or police officers. But in the past few decades a new group of less traditional crime fighters has emerged – urban planners, architects and landscape designers working to make blighted areas less dangerous and to help new city neighbourhoods thrive.
“Design is generally [...]