Environments of Curiosity: Designing for Children, Teaching, and Imagination

Nordtvet Farm Kindergarten / MORFEUS arkitekter. Image © Finn Ståle Felberg Children encounter space differently from adults. For them, the world is not yet rationalized into function and circulation but is experienced through emotion and curiosity. Where adults may navigate rooms through habit, children inhabit them through immediacy. A patch of sunlight becomes an event. … Read more

Designing with Vaults: 10 Residential Projects that Maximize Light and Volume

Vaulted Interior of the Renovation of Captain’s House by Vector Architects. Image © Howard Chan The term vault in architecture refers to a self-supporting arched structure that forms a ceiling or roof, which can effectively create a wide, column-free space. While traditional masonry vaults transfer loads to walls and buttresses, contemporary versions are more broadly … Read more