Architects Design Community Minded Library In Aspen With Stunning Aluminum Facade

Pitkin County Library, Aspen, Snowdon Hopkins Architects, Pure Freeform, LUMIFLON USA, Photography Joe Brennan
Hopkins Architecture were commissioned to complete both a renovation and new addition for the Pitkin County Library in Aspen, Colorado. The library was designed to meet the needs of the surrounding community including children and teen areas, adaptive meeting spaces, and a plethora of sustainable, energy efficient technologies.

Prefabricated Pods Provide Colorful And Sustainable Alternative To Traditional Education Design

Huntingtower School, STEM Lab, HARWYN Modular Pods, Australia
Harwyn modular pods have revolutionized home office design to meet the demands of the competitive Australian housing market. The original pod was designed to create individualized, compact space for the at-home worker attempting to balance professional and home life. The designs are the collaborative efforts of founder, Jason Fremder, and Selwyn Blackstone.

Muralist Depicts Oceanscape On Award Winning Water Tank In Destin, Florida

Destin Water Tank, Devon Ravine, Destin Log
The newest winner of Tnemec Company’s coveted Tank of the Year competition is the water tank in the city of Destin, Florida. The tank features an exceptional mural design hand painted by Eric Henn, an international muralist. The hyper realistic mural depicts local sea life of the Gulf of Mexico and features a high-performance coating system to ensure its lifespan for years to come.

Metal Panels Envelope Canadian Residence To Produce Contemporary Home Design

Excelsior Architectural Product, Residential, Home Design, ALPOLIC Metal Composite Material, MCM
Metal composite material is used in a wide variety of architectural markets. From education to corporate identity, the versatility of this material has made it a go-to in the architectural sphere. Due to its light weight, ease of fabrication, and wide-ranging color palette, the material has gained popularity since its creation in the 1960s.

Architects Add To NYC Skyline With High Performance Terracotta Skyscraper

One Vanderbilt, New York Skyscraper, KPF, Paul Clemence, ARCHI-PHOTO, DesignBoom
The One Vanderbilt building in New York sits within the prominence of greatness, matching the skyline of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. Towering over 1,000 feet, the office building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and is located just next to the Grand Central Terminal. In an article the DesignBoom, author Philip Stevens describes the facades as, “four interlocking and tapering planes that spiral towards the sky.”