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LED Lamp Recalls
Lamp recalls in the lighting industry are nothing new. As two recent LED lamp recalls show, technology hiccups are to be expected and manufacturers are taking the responsible steps to address the issue.
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Seven Designs That Light Up a Room
Tired of fluorescent tubes? Try these stylish pendants and fixtures.
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Scientists Develop Stretchable OLEDs
The technology has potential applications in wearable and foldable electronic devices.
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Architects Choice: Scott Simons
This Portland, Me.–based architect discovered the HK Lighting ZX20 Series five years ago.
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Lab wall sconce, Marset
The facing on this outdoor fixture can help the unit stand out or blend in.
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Blackburn, Tracy Glover
These hand-blown glass diffusers are offered as multi-lamp fixtures or pendants.
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Dawn, Modern Forms
This contemporary sconce can serve as a design element by day and by night.
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House in Tousuien, Designed by Suppose Design Office
A polycarbonate-clad house on an infill site in Hiroshima, Japan, achieves an unexpected balance of maximum daylight and maximum privacy.
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Six Design Elements and Finishes We Dig
This week: the furniture, surfaces, and lighting that got the ARCHITECT staff talking.
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Workspace: THA Architects
Portland-based THA Architecture renovated a hundred-year-old rubber stamp factory into a LEED Silver workspace.
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Aspen Art Museum, Designed by Shigeru Ban Architects
The design of the Aspen Art Museum, Shigeru Ban's first museum in the U.S., mimics the experience of the ski lifts that surround it.
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Fire Island House, Designed by Richard Meier & Partners
Richard Meier has designed a relatively modest new beachfront house for long-time clients that marries his signature orthogonals with an exceptional transparency.
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S-House, Designed by Yuusuke Karasawa Architects
The Tokyo-based firm designed a glazed, split-level house in Japan’s Saitama prefecture that explores the owner’s interest in the networks formed by space and nature.
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Three Ways Neuroscience Can Inform and Improve Architecture
Designers and researchers discussed brains and buildings at the 2014 meeting of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture.
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Lake Minnetonka Retreat House, Designed by Snow Kreilich Architects
With its two intersecting volumes and a bevy of views, this Deephaven, Minn., house designed by Snow Kreilich Architects is a meticulously detailed exercise in restraint.
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Six Tasklights to Brighten Workspaces
Fixtures from lighting manufacturers Artemide, Luceplan, Marset, and others use streamlined form factors to enhance desktop illumination.
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Tula House, Designed by Patkau Architects
The Vancouver-based firm brings steel, concrete, and rigorous lines to a house on a windswept cliffside site on Quadra Island in British Columbia.
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From Energy Sink to Energy Efficient: A Walk Through Window Technologies
In the last century, windows have evolved from drafty single-panes to energy-efficient triple-glazed and coated glass units.
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Four Pendants to Light Up the New Year
Detailed, spherical diffusers lend a celebratory air to these decorative fixtures.
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Seven Tools for Working Smarter in the New Year
Smart lights, adjustable-height desks, and idea-sharing apps promote occupant health and organization.
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