Harvard’s three-in-one ‘teaching museum’ offers other art institutions much to learn
Teaching museums.
The Remarkably Intimate Houses Of Father-Son Architects Eliel And Eero Saarinen
A new book focuses on the small-scale projects of the Finnish-American architecture family.
The Failures of Architecture Criticism
Many architects are out of touch, but so are architecture critics.
Village Health Works Staff Housing / Louise Braverman
Embedded in mountainside of the rural village of Kigutu, the 18-bed Village Health Works Staff Housing is a romance between East African elemental aesthetics and inventive off-the grid sustainability.
From World War II To Woodstock And Beyond: The History Of Volkswagen In 2 Minutes
Watch how Volkswagen’s famous wheels have been parked at the front of many important moments in world history.
Behemoth on the Beach
Christian de Portzamparc’s massive, much-maligned Cidade das Artes is a grandiose emblem of Rio’s ambitions.
Artists worldwide respond to Charlie Hebdo tragedy with powerful drawings
Illustrators worldwide respond to Charlie Hebdo tragedy with powerful drawings.
How Designers Turn Data Into Beautiful Infographics
Behind the scenes of information architects’ creative processes.
Setting It Up
An Interview with photographer J. John Priola – Part 1 An exhibit of J. John Priola’s recent photographs just opened at the Paule Anglim Gallery. The show, “Nurture,” reveals the
Best of 2014
Once again it’s time to put up that totally arbitrary list! Best Bow Ties Dap Kitsch This young fellow makes really handsome and reasonably priced bow ties. Found him at
A Hero Goes Dark
Sunday, December 21, 2014, was last call for the Berkeley Art Museum. The fan-shaped concrete structure swept this boy off the street and held him for a long time. Mario
Part Two: Design Radicals: What Does It Mean Now?
The first part of the interview with Greg Castillo looks at the “Design Radicals” exhibit that he cocurated for the University of California, Berkeley. This second part looks at the
Part One: The Design Radicals Exhibit
Modern architecture has its roots in social change. On the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement, which was an important catalyst for social change on campuses in the 1960s,
Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
She wouldn’t want to be canonized. That goes against everything she stood for. She felt faith and radical social change were linked and devoted much of her life to the