What’s Changing? Everything
The color temperature and color rendering of LEDs has improved dramatically,
increasing the percentage of LED fixtures on any job, and even fluorescents continue to improve in terms of output and maintenance.

Photo by James Wade Photography

A Fire of Innovation
Saturated colors, defined textures, and a plethora of shapes and sizes are all testaments to the tremendous strides in the technology behind tile production.

Written in Stone
In recent years, consumer awareness of stone and related products has reached an unprecedented level. Homeowners and design professionals are
drawn to the material’s sense of permanence and the overall feeling of quality and warmth it provides for an interior space.

Liquid Asset Management
Regardless of which side of the climate-change fence you occupy, the need for water conservation is an issue that can’t be contested: A study for the Natural Resources Defense Council finds that by 2050, a full third of counties in the contiguous U.S. will be coping with water shortages.

Transparent Motives
Set at the edge of a harbor in fussach, Austria, the Nordwesthaus building vividly demonstrates the aesthetic as well as the structural properties of glass.

Glass, and Much More
As the popularity of architectural glazing continues to rise, glass makers are unveiling a crop of innovative new products that resolve seemingly irreconcilable structural and aesthetic demands.

Talking the Plank
Fittingly, it was the forested site that influenced the design of this residence’s unconventional parquet floor.

Step Lively
Thanks to digital imaging technologies and texturing processes, resilient flooring has become an effective visual mimicker of everything from exotic hardwoods and antique barn-boards to rustic-look stones.

Re-fined Appearances
Whether motivated by environmental conscience or the need for LEED credits, reclaimed and recycled materials continue to grow in acceptance by architects and clients alike.

Ceilings at Work
Ceilings come in many forms, hard and soft, dropped and stretched, but how do you design one that cuts bills, halves labor, and minimizes waste?