According to German architect Achim Menges, it’s time to rethink how we build. “Over the past decade the materials and processes at our disposal have developed dramatically,” notes the Stuttgart-based ...

After a devastating blow during Hurricane Sandy, Manhattan’s Seaport District is officially back on the map. And if there’s a crowning jewel to its renaissance, that would most certainly be the ...

German architect Achim Menges has designed a canopy for the SHoP Architects–designed Pier 17 at the Seaport District in Manhattan. With a form derived from beetle wings, the canopy will reside on the ...

While research seems intrinsic to the design process, architectural research is a professional path in itself, whose purpose is to highlight scientific evidence and explore alternatives outside of pre ...

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us, according to architect Achim Menges. The founding director of the Institute for Computational Design at the University of Stuttgart, he said the ...