A fun and inspiring way to experience the web: browse the websites of architects, brick and mortar ones, not software.
What makes it fascinating is that their web design often mirrors their architectural style. And of course, the architecture itself is amazing to look at. You start noticing recurring themes within a single architect’s style, and the differences between firms. It's like visual storytelling, layered in both buildings and websites.
Here are a few architecture firms whose work has influenced me personally:
- Herzog & de Meuron (Basel): Elbphilharmonie, Allianz Arena, Roche Towers
- SEHW (Berlin): New Fraunhofer SIT building “Eisberg”
- Bernhardt + Partner (Darmstadt): Informatikom 1 & 2
- Werner Sobek (Stuttgart): Facade of Informatikom 1
- Meyer Architekten (Düsseldorf): Modernisation of the Math Building in Karlsruhe
- Gehry Partners (Los Angeles): DZ Bank at Pariser Platz in Berlin, Vitra Design Museum unfortunately, not much on their website
- Hundertwasser: Bahnhof Uelzen, Die Wald-Spirale in Darmstadt
- Foster + Partners (London): Reichstag Berlin renovation, Commerzbank Tower, Apple Park