Olivia Martin

From interactive video floors to traditional wood textures—choices for unique floorings abound. PIXA Video Flooring Sensitile Systems The new PIXA video flooring essentially functions as a solid surface, creating a light-filtering screen whose “floating” surface comes to life with visual output created by light, shadow, movement, and…

“Well, that’s Columbus—meth and modernism,” quips 19-year-old protagonist Casey (Haley Lu Richardson), in the new independent film Columbus. Directed by Kogonada, the movie centers on Columbus, Indiana, so much so that the city and its architecture functions as a character equal to the actors (and of course,…

On July 21, JetBlue issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to developers to build on the Terminal 6 site at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). This development is the latest in a series of updates to overhaul JFK, including Governor Andrew…

Architecture and design studio Barber & Osgerby recently spent over four years working with Vitra to design the Pacific Chair, an office chair “for the next generation,” or as Jay Osgerby put it, “a chair that won’t cause a panic attack.” It debuted…

All too often, The Architect's Newspaper (AN) reports the demolition of yet another Brutalist structure—the perpetual bane of the public eye for reasons architects only half-pretend to care about. So it was refreshing to celebrate the reopening of the National Arts Centre (NAC) by…

Magazzino, a postwar and contemporary Italian art museum, opens June 28, joining the ranks of MASS MoCA, Storm King Art Center, and Dia:Beacon in the Hudson River Valley. The museum will house works collected by Giorgio Spanu and Nancy Olnick, who own…

Embrace the great outdoors with these expansive glazing options set in minimal frames. Loggia sliding panels Renson Designed with the terrace in mind, Renson’s Loggia sliding panels offer shelter from sun and wind, with a variety designs to achieve a number of styles. Options range from…

Streamlined interior systems offer spatial flexibility and a sleek look for defining spaces. Wood Frame 3form An extension of 3form’s Frame model, this natural- hardwood mounting system can be suspended from the ceiling or supported by itself. Wood Frame is compatible with more than 350 standard products in the…

New York architect Robert Kliment passed away on June 3. Kliment cofounded Kliment Halsband Architects with his wife Frances; the firm received the AIA Firm Award in 1997 and an Honor Award the following year. Kliment Halsband Architects has received upward of 100 awards. In addition to his architecture…

Today, New York’s Park Avenue Armory unveiled an interactive exhibition by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei entitled, Hansel & Gretel. Emulating modern day surveillance, drones swirl overhead while infrared cameras document the viewers’ every move, screening…

Memphis brights fade to more mature hues, offset in dramatic geometric contrast. Cila chair Arper Inspired by the way fabric drapes around and shelters the body, Cila’s fluid form by Barcelona-based design studio Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper features smooth lines and rounded shapes. The plastic shell comes in…

Professor Todd Gannon has been appointed the section head of architecture at Ohio State University’s Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture. Gannon received both his undergraduate and graduate architecture degrees at the Knowlton School before going on to…