Exteriors Archives

Supporting the arts at Papier 11

January 1, 2013 | Exteriors, Features

An architectural installation enhances the event’s rental tent. The annual Papier art event is organized by AGAC (Association des galeries d’art contemporain), a not-for-profit organization whose primary mandate is to further the recognition and prosperity of the contemporary art market …

Awning study offers cool solutions

November 1, 2012 | Exteriors, Features

A new awning energy study shows residential cooling energy savings across the U.S. By Michelle Sahlin The Professional Awning Manufacturers Association’s (PAMA) Awning Energy Study 2012: The Impact on Energy Use and Peak Demand of Awnings and Roller Shades in Residential Buildings provides dat…

Eco-friendly structures upgrade historic buildings

November 1, 2012 | Exteriors, Features

A Staten Island museum teaches while going green. At the northern end of Staten Island, N.Y., is a cozy community called Snug Harbor where a recent upgrade of historic buildings for the Staten Island Children’s Museum (SICM) has been pulling in visitors with its new educational facilities. The…

London 2012 Olympic Stadium wrap

November 1, 2012 | Exteriors, Features, Graphics, News

As a major American corporate sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics, the Dow Chemical Co. was committed to the rigorous sustainability and environmental standards set by the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Dow sponsored the wrap called for by the stadium archit…

Moving media faÃ§ade illuminated â€œOne Oceanâ€

September 17, 2012 | Exteriors

More than 8.2 million visitors traveled to Yeosu, South Korea, this summer to see Expo 2012 “The Living Ocean and Coast,” focused on a global vision for restoring sustainable life to the world’s marine environments. Participants from 100 nations discussed rising sea levels, the los…

Bries beach memoirs

September 1, 2012 | Exteriors, Features

A seasonal Dutch club shows how to pack it up. By Mark Zeh Recently a new type of trendy nightclub/restaurant has appeared on the coast of Holland: the beach club. The words beach club normally evoke thoughts of summer heat, light dress and casual eating fare, so it seems anomalous to imagine such c…

Riding on the cloud of innovation

September 1, 2012 | Exteriors, Features

Interview with Enric Ruiz-Geli of Cloud9 Architects By Marie O’Mahony Architect Enric Ruiz-Geli is a busy man. His highly acclaimed Media-TIC building in Barcelona’s 22@Barcelona district was given the World Architecture Festival’s World’s Best Building of the Year award in 2…

The dry campus: fabric shades help battle the heat

September 1, 2012 | Case Studies, Exteriors, Features

In the arid climate of Arizona, a university battles the heat with fabric shades and a phalanx of sustainable design solutions. By Mason Riddle Given the record-breaking temperatures blanketing the United States over the past year, dismissing global warming as simply a cyclical climatological event …

Fabric cones mark the entrance

September 1, 2012 | Exteriors

A trio of tensioned fabric cones marks the entrance of a New Delhi shopping mall. Women and children to the right, please; men to the left. Although the threat of terrorist attacks in public spaces is rare in the aggregate, over time enough have occurred that no country today can afford to ignore th…

Florida dreamin’ with custom cabanas