Steel construction architecture

Architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS) can express the structural integrity of a building in a striking way and put the structural system at the aesthetic forefront. Today, many buildings showcase AESS to provide an identity and even create iconic structures.

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AD’s The Architect’s Eye columnist explores how Renzo Piano used context to design a building that’s perfect for its location

Custom designed condo located on the Big Sky Golf Course. Views to Long Peak were a driving force for the overall design.

Paraguayan architecture office Bauen has completed a house in the forests of Guaira, which cantilevers off three concrete walls over the lush terrain.

Image 32 of 51 from gallery of 10 Projects That Feature Striking Steel Trusses. Photograph by Marcos Mendizábal

the inessa hansch luxembourg campus extension is surrouded by derelict blast furnaces while a countryside landscape offers distant pastoral views.

Manhattan born in 1881 with the Commissioners Plan which establish a conceptual infinite grid over the 8,750 ha of Manhattan island and creates 11 avenues and 155 streets. The only limitation was the island itself, when Manhattan got in contact with both Hudson River and East River.

Image 6 of 36 from gallery of 6 Eye-Catching Corten Steel Construction Details. Photograph by Hidalgo Hartmann