Pilkington North America Launches Pilkington Reflite™ Vista Reflective Glass
Pilkington North America has introduced Pilkington Reflite™ Vista, a surface #1 reflective glass with a durable pyrolytic coating. The product delivers high exterior reflectance for daytime privacy while markedly lowering interior light reflectance and solar heat gain. It is engineered for modern façades across institutional, commercial, and hospitality projects and can be integrated into insulating glass units. The launch coincides with Pilkington’s 200‑year anniversary of glass‑making innovation.
Total Concept Hardware: Why Formani’s 2026 Collection Is the New Specification Benchmark
Bridgeport Worldwide unveiled the FORMANI 2026 catalogue, positioning the collection as a new benchmark for total‑concept hardware design. The line blends high‑profile collaborations—such as Studio Piet Boon’s RIVET, Zaha Hadid Design’s ELEEZ, and Gensler’s RIVIO—with durable PVD Champagne and Gunmetal finishes on 316‑grade stainless...
A Madelon Vriesendorp Retrospective Is Coming to Sir John Soane’s Museum This Summer
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London will host “Madelon Vriesendorp: Mind Games,” a summer exhibition featuring 50 artworks drawn from the Dutch artist’s personal collection. Vriesendorp, a co‑founder of OMA and 2025 Soane Medal recipient, is known for surreal illustrations and...
Corgan Acquires FOX Architects, a Washington, D.C. Firm
Corgan announced the acquisition of Washington, D.C.-based FOX Architects, expanding its East Coast footprint after recent purchases of Cooper Robertson and Dyer Brown. FOX, founded in 2003, brings a portfolio of commercial, workplace, government, and repositioning projects. The deal, advised...
Boise Offers Free, Pre-Approved ADU Plans Designed by Parke Architecture to Combat Housing Shortage
Boise’s Planning and Development Services launched a free, pre‑approved set of eight Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) plans designed by local firm Parke Architecture. The city, which must build at least 20,000 new housing units by 2033, offers designs ranging from...
Cooper Hewitt to Honor Maya Lin, MillerKnoll, Candace Wheeler, and Others at Its Smithsonian National Design Awards Gala
Cooper Hewitt introduced a new distinction at its annual Smithsonian National Design Awards Gala to honor both living and deceased individual designers and corporations for enduring impact. The inaugural class includes corporate giants Adobe, MillerKnoll, Target and Tiffany & Co.,...
Vica by Annabelle Selldorf Opens a Showroom at New York Design Center
Annabelle Selldorf’s Vica brand opened a flagship showroom at the New York Design Center, overlooking Lexington Avenue. The space displays a curated mix of textiles, lighting, furniture, and accessories that blend the Selldorf family’s historic designs with contemporary collaborations. Selldorf...
TAELON7 Crafts Salvaged Billboards Into an Installation for Limbo Museum and Art Omi
TAELON7’s Limbo Engawa installation opened on March 12 in Accra, Ghana, featuring modular steel canopies built from salvaged billboard frames and hand‑woven day‑beds for communal lounging. Designed by architect Juergen Benson‑Strohmayer, the piece blends the Japanese engawa concept with West African...
A New Modular Wall System From CO Adaptive Seeks to Make Passive House Retrofits Faster, Cheaper, and More Accessible
CO Adaptive unveiled “The Block,” a modular wall system built from salvaged lumber to deliver Passive‑House‑level performance. The prefabricated, interior‑mounted panels create an airtight thermal envelope without altering historic façades, cutting retrofit time and expense. A prototype installed on Governors...
Coverings Honors 2026 Rock Stars and Coverings Champions
Coverings announced 22 honorees for its 2026 Rock Star and Champions awards ahead of the Las Vegas show running March 30‑April 2. Eighteen emerging leaders were inducted as Rock Stars across eight industry segments, while Jennifer Richinelli captured the People’s Choice Champion title with...
At Wandering Courtyard House, Rebuild Collective and 1+1+ Architects Turn Los Angeles’s Zoning Setbacks Into the Design Itself
Rebuild Collective and 1+1+ Architects completed the Wandering Courtyard House in Monterey Park, California, turning mandatory zoning setbacks into a series of outdoor rooms. The 0.15‑acre, single‑family residence, finished in August 2025, features a curving teak deck that adds roughly 1,100 sq ft of...