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Excavating the Future
All told, the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed more than 16,000 structures. For many, the rebuilding process starts below grade, going beyond ground-up. San Francisco–based construction company FORMA has taken on one such project, marking their first commission in Los Angeles. Excavating for a full basement, FORMA installed perimeter soldier piles to serve as a...
Catskills With a Twist
At Twisted Ridge, a 3,800-square-foot mountain retreat near Hudson, New York, much of the beauty lies in the skyline, the far-off mountain peaks that the home and site layout perfectly frame. But look up and you’ll see a roofline that is almost as remarkable: Its undulations, a riff on the traditional high-altitude A-frame, both mimic…
bulletin IV
Relationships are the infrastructure. The fourth edition of the Brick & Wonder bulletin looks at what holds up when everything else is changing. As AI reshapes how the built industry works, this issue argues that human connection matters more, not less. It brings together stories of collaborators who found each other, stayed connected, and did…
Model Home
How do you make a 105-unit condo building feel like home? At Bergen Brooklyn, a new development in Boerum Hill, a team led by Taller Frida Escobedo is achieving that effect with natural masonry, a private grove, and a rippling facade designed to maximize light. How do you capture that in a tabletop model? This…
Architect Soledad Mendez
Tell us what you do, and what you’re excited to be working on right now. Bellwether Architects is a full-service architecture firm. We specialize in designing homes that are true to their style, context, and history. We are nearing completion on an exciting project in Sagaponack, where the owners asked us to convert a barn…
Smart Building Consultant Justin Schwartz
Tell us what you do, and what you’re excited to be working on right now. I lead Sage AV, a New York-based firm specializing in high-end lighting, audiovisual systems, and smart-home technology. We work closely with architects and designers to make these systems feel effortless and beautifully integrated so they enhance a space rather than…
Panel Discussion Review: Internationalization — Projects & New Offices Abroad
Most built environment firms approach internationalization as a business problem — taxes, entity structures, currency conversion. Antonio Rillosi, Lulu Lytle, and Yotam Kedem have all done it. They’ll tell you it’s a people problem first, a culture problem second, and a patience problem third. In a recent Brick & Wonder workshop, Rillosi — founder of…
