Architecture has long been understood as a discipline created by humans and for humans. But in We the Bacteria: Notes Toward Biotic Architecture, Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley challenge that assumption, arguing that "microbes invented architecture." From this premise unfolds an alternative history of architecture that shifts the focus away from human exceptionalism and toward […]
Sliding doors are often discussed through efficiency. They save the swing radius of a conventional door, allow compact rooms to function more easily, and help small apartments borrow a few extra centimeters of usable space. Yet in many interiors, their more interesting role is not only spatial economy. Sliding partitions transform the reading of the […]
The Chengdu pavilion was commissioned as an exhibition pavilion with a project brief seeking a decidedly future-forward design. It serves both as an iconic symbol of the ethos and purpose of the adjacent future-facing urban expansion currently underway and as an information center for the public to learn about this large new master-planned district called […]