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How the architect behind Pizza Hut's iconic roof turned a tiny design fee into a small fortune

Archinect

Contemporary licensing agreements between architects and chains like the Hut are typically undisclosed, but the low price commanded for each meant that, for all their liminally-pleasurable aesthetic , the otherwise unknown designer of the "red roof" restaurants, Richard D.

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The Imperative of Adaptive Reuse in a Disposable Culture

SW Oregon Architect

Commons Addition, North Eugene High School (2004-2024) by Robertson/Sherwood/Architects pc I’ve outlasted several of the projects I worked on during my career. Robertson/Sherwood/Architects designed significant renovations and an addition to the school, which were completed in 2004, a scant two decades ago.

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SANAA's Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa win Le Prix Charlotte Perriand

Deezen

Charlotte Perriand is one of the masters of modern architecture, and we admire her delicate interior and furniture designs." The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art is among their notable works. SANAA designed the Sydney Modern art gallery.

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Lithuanian Modernism: Discover Kaunus’ Rich but Underrated Architectural Heritage

Architizer

In recent years, the city has developed a distinctively modern and creative identity that has set it apart. However, even in such a short time, Modernism became the international style of Kaunas. . Kaunas’s Central Post Office was a benchmark of contemporary Modernism in Lithuania. House of businessman Jonas Lap?nas

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Argentina Houses: Contemporary Villas

e-architect

Argentine Residential Developments: Contemporary South American Properties. Black House is a contemporary home designed on a typical small mountain terrain of Córdoba. The zone is in the full process of development and this modern home is located in a lot between party walls which haven’t been consolidated yet.

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Diébédo Francis Kéré's Gando Primary School was the most significant building of 2001

Deezen

It combined local and modern architecture with a bottom-up approach capable of promoting social and environmental justice that would set the tone for his later work, which ultimately led to him winning the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2022.

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Istanbul Modern building by Renzo Piano

e-architect

Istanbul Modern Building by Renzo Piano Architect The landmark building is situated at the museum’s original location on the Karaköy waterfront, one of Istanbul’s most historic districts where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn meet. The official opening ceremony of the museum will take place at a later date.

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