What is the Architectural Response to Orlando?
Aaron Betsky reflects upon the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, and suggests a ban on weapons as opposed to more fortified architecture.
Site, Ascendant
In an ongoing series, David Heymann explores the charged relationship between buildings and sites.
Facebook, USA
It’s been a year since the tech giant moved into its sprawling new home, designed by Frank Gehry, at One Hacker Way.
Lucas reaps bitter fruits of arrogance as Chicago museum plan collapses
Now maybe Lucas will bring an improved attitude to Treasure Island?
Dieter Rams Is Finally Getting The Feature Film He Deserves
Helvetica filmmaker Gary Hustwit is training his camera on the revered German designer who influenced Apple. It’s about time.
The Long-Lost Study That Tried To Quantify Creative Personalities
Our pal Pierluigi Serraino’s new book is in Fast Company!
Master of Modesty: Peter Zumthor’s Zinc Mine Museum Opens This Summer in Norway
Zumthor and modesty.
A Note on Orlando
On Sunday, we woke up to the news from Orlando. We have never been to Orlando. We don’t have a mental picture of it, as we did of Manhattan, Tucson,
Design for the One Percent
Contemporary architecture is more interested in mega projects for elites than improving ordinary people’s lives.
The Future Of Branding Is Debranding
Instead of brands, real people and real tones of voice will become the interface between consumers and products.
Capilla San Bernardo / La Playosa, Argentina
Saint Bernard´s Chapel (the local patron saint) rises in a small grove, originally occupied by a rural house and its yards, both dismantled in order to reuse their materials, especially
Cracks in Cuba’s revolution revealed through a languishing art school campus
From John Loomis, author of “Revolution of Forms”
A Tale of Two Lobbies
Comparing the waiting-room mentality of SFMOMA’s new lobby with its museum brethren.
Getting Under the Hood: Is the TWBTA Renovation Really As Bad As Critics Claim?
The Tod Williams Billie Tsien renovation of the Hood Museum has spurred considerable controversy. But does the proposal truly deserve the criticism it’s inspired?
“Is architecture really as guileless as Aravena’s Biennale suggests?”
Mimi Zeiger reviews the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016.
Eight Alternative Careers for Architects
Transitioning to a new vocation isn’t as difficult as you might think
It’s Just So Wrong – Part 4
A week for being pissed off. Cowboy Boot Sandals These are so wrong I think somebody should ban them, or at least launch a social media shaming campaign. View