For the second-part of the Wang Shu and Yoko Choi interview, the pair discuss China's position in the global architecture discourse and why Shu doesn't take on projects outside of his homeland.
There is a misconception that you need a unique idea to start something, but that isn’t the case. Most ideas arise as a solution to a problem in front of you or through an experience you've encountered at work or leisure. Discover two stories from our latest release with Courier.
In Thailand, an architect had to be patient to realize his vision through his first projects. His studio today is a beacon of progressive design and thought that seeks to transform rural communities through architecture.
A new dawn of working habits and entrepreneurial mindset is taking shape across the creative world. Being heralded as a movement for personal fulfillment, freedom, and happiness, a growing group of individuals are breaking away from the 9-to-5 to start something of their own. Alongside Courier, we unpack the changing dynamic of work.
The exemplary career of Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen demonstrates how talent can indeed run in the family. An individual who looked to the future, and often sky, with his bold visionary designs where both loved and loathed. On what would have been his birthday, we remember two iconic designs from this mid-20th-century master.
A Brutalist structural beauty that feels like a time capsule of the Mexican lifestyle and tradition, this home is fitting that sculptor Pedro Reyes and his wife Carla Fernández, a fashion designer. Doubling as a space for their home and their work studios, both are strongly committed to preserving and advancing native cultural traditions, crafts, and arts. Discover this masterpiece in Mexico City.
A pioneering transformation from a Brutalist structure to a romantic marvel—a vision of a civilization that seizes the 1960-70s air of change, come inside one of Ricardo Bofill's most astonishing architectural feats. La Fábrica is both a symbol of pride and a place he calls home.
