Architect Magazine: Structure

SOM on Taking Timber Towers from Tall Tales to Reality

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:19:04 EST

Following the publication of its Timber Tower Research Project, the design firm known for building tall discusses how timber towers can lead to more sustainable cities and meet building codes.

Rafael Guastavino, a Master Builder Behind the Architecture

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:13:47 EST

A National Building Museum exhibition looks at the history and work of Guastavino Co., whose patented vaulting system covers more than 600 buildings in the U.S.

Holedeck, Holedeck

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:16:43 EST

The modular formwork cleverly integrates knockouts to save on material and space.

Tour Total, designed by Barkow Leibinger

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:56:03 EST

Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger discuss their first high-rise project with Ian Volner, which anchors a new 40-hectare development in Berlin.

2012 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project: Mercy Corps

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:29:13 EST

A historical landmark in Portland, Ore., is restored by THA Architecture into the new headquarters of a global relief organization.

Growing Market for Parking Lot Design

Wed, 8 May 2013 12:39:46 EST

As the market for parking lot design grows relentlessly higher, architects search for attractive, multipurpose solutions.

A History of Tension

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:34:23 EST

Frei Otto's Olympic Stadium for the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany, intimated a future filled with organic and mind-bending forms. Have tensile fabric structures lived up to their promise?

King's Cross Station Western Concourse

Thu, 31 May 2012 03:41:39 EST

London / John McAslan + Partners

Starbucks Coffee at Dazaifutenmangu Omotesando

Thu, 31 May 2012 03:43:43 EST

Dazaifu, Japan / Kengo Kuma & Associates

Niagara Falls Gorge Boat Tour pavilion

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:33:24 EST

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada / Heller Manus Architects

Making Peace Bridge

Thu, 31 May 2012 03:02:55 EST

Tight site constraints and Calgary's inclement weather were not the only challenges Santiago Calatrava faced in designing one of the world's longest clear-spanning helical bridges.

An Olympic Feat

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:51:56 EST

Stadiums for London's 2012 Games combine innovation and sustainability to ensure a positive legacy.

Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

Wed, 8 May 2013 10:20:10 EST

Joe and Rika Mansueto Library / Chicago / Murphy / Jahn Architects

Fitting In

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:56:41 EST

Today’s cultural institutions look to reuse and adapt rather than transform their environments.

Dissecting Diagrid

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:16:48 EST

The diagonally based structural system of the diagrid is becoming a hallmark of 21st-century Modernism.

Simpson Strong-Tie Strong Frame

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:19:22 EST

Ordinary moment frame that can span up to 35 feet high.

ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:00:28 EST

Bethlehem, Pa./Spillman Farmer Architects

Tree Trunk Towers: Cantilevered Floor/Super Core Structure

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:56:26 EST

Designers: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Guangzhou Opera House

Wed, 8 May 2013 10:51:10 EST

Guangzhou Opera House, China/Zaha Hadid Architects

The Stow Company Forterra

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:27:34 EST

Engineered structural panels that can span 60 inches without interruption.