‘Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980’ Review
Developmentalism was the movement to modernize the entire South American continent and respond to a tidal population shift to living in cities.
“Women were unwelcome in architecture, but male architects couldn’t live without them”
An exhibition at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design about women’s role in postwar Modernism highlights the uneasy gender imbalance between craft and industrial design, says Alexandra Lange.
How Paris Is Trying to Fix One of the Worst Planning Decisions It Ever Made
The city is erecting a grandiose glass canopy over one of its most contested sites as part of a new culture and shopping complex.
Herzog & de Meuron’s Bordeaux Stadium Is Framed By A Forest Of Slender Columns
Herzog & de Meuron has completed a monumental new stadium in Bordeaux framed by 900 slim white columns, one of the key venues for next year’s Euro football championship.
Shigeru Ban, the Architect Who Reshapes Disaster Zones
After helping disaster survivors in Japan, Rwanda, India, and Sri Lanka, the architect Shigeru Ban will next use his building expertise to aid those affected by Nepal’s deadly earthquakes.
SANAA Wins AGNSW’s Sydney Modern Design Competition
Pritzker Prize Laureates Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, of Japanese practice SANAA, have emerged victorious from an international design competition for the expansion of Art Gallery of NSW, also known
Sea Ranch Is 50: Kenneth Caldwell Looks At The History And Future Of the Iconic California Site
After decades of visiting Sea Ranch I finally write something about it…
National Theatre / Haworth Tompkins
From the architect. Haworth Tompkins announces the completion of NT Future, an £80m refurbishment of the National Theatre on London’s South Bank. Opened in 1976, the NT is one of Britain’s
Stop the presses: Paul Goldberger’s take on critical relevance in the social media age
In architecture, the rise of the 21st century media landscape has created connective tissue where none used to exist: the day-to-day work of architecture used to be relatively obscure, and
Preserving Modest Moderns
Byron Kuth and Elizabeth Ranieri discuss the decision of whether to restore, reconfigure or tear down and replace midcentury modern buildings.
AD Classics: Viipuri Library / Alvar Aalto
Despite being one of the seminal works of modern Scandinavian architecture, Alvar Aalto’s Viipuri Library languished in relative obscurity for three-quarters of a century until its media breakthrough in late
A Pair of Taliesin West Desert Shelters Goes Meta
Columnist Aaron Betsky examines two of the latest desert shelters at Taliesin West, part of a longstanding tradition of making and self-discovery at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.
Problem-solving with Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick speaks with Paul and Amelia about his firm’s personality and design approach.
The Association of (Gay) Suburban People
Gay activism, and the occasional Tupperware party, in an era of entrenched homophobia.
McKinsey & Company Acquires Lunar, One Of Silicon Valley’s Oldest Design Firms
Design thinking has value…
Michael Heizer’s Big Work and Long View
With the Gagosian show, which almost sold out on opening night, and “City” finally nearing completion, Mike, at 70, is reclaiming the limelight.
The Architectural Lab: A History Of World Expos
World Expos have long been important in advancing architectural innovation and discourse. Many of our most beloved monuments were designed and constructed specifically for world’s fairs, only to remain as
Iwamotoscott Clads City View Garage With A Perforated Aluminum Façade
Local firm Iwamoto Scott design an innovative parking structure in Miami.
Moshe Safdie and the Revival of Habitat 67
Safdie made his name with Habitat 67. But the market wasn’t ready for his pioneering concept—until now.
Shigeru Ban Architects and Voluntary Architects’ Network Will Supply Shelter to Nepal
Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban proposed a three-part disaster relief process to provide shelter, housing, and community facilities to victims of the devastating earthquake.
Postcard from Tucson
The palo verde and other desert plants were in bloom. As we drove up the curves of North Campbell Avenue into the foothills, the landscape obscured the less attractive buildings
Daniel Fernández Pascual and Alon Schwabe — Architecture Inspirited: Mies in Bermuda Pants
Three years after Ludwig Mies (van der Rohe) passed away, as his buildings were being completed without him, a new one was added to the annals of his postmortem built