Zaha Hadid’s successor: scrap art schools, privatise cities and bin social housing
Patrik Schumacher, who has taken over at the global firm, are causing outrage. His vision? Let the market rule – and don’t put equality before profit.
The Life and Work of Iraq’s Most Influential Modernist Architect, In Photographs
A show on view at the Graham Foundation examines the architectural legacy of Rifat Chadirji through his own personal photographs.
BIG and Heatherwick Studio Named Architects for Google’s New London Headquarters
Heard Bjarke Ingels in conversation with Paul Goldberger last week. He is charming, funny, and can out maneuver most interviewers. My big take away was his emphasis on “the design
UPDATES: AIA pledges to work with Donald Trump, membership recoils
Robert Ivy’s statement on behalf of the national AIA apparatus and membership.
The AIA’s Tone-Deaf Response to the Election of Donald Trump
Duo Dickinson on Robert Ivy’s post-election AIA press release.
Lawrence Halprin: Designer of “one of the most important urban spaces since the Renaissance”
The Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin on view through April 16, 2017.
Strikingly Imaginative Structures For Housing LA’s Homeless
USC’s School of Architecture, located just a few miles from Skid Row, recently launched the Homeless Studio.
Pierre Chareau and the Question of Authorship
A Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York examines the legacy of the French designer.
Dissolving in a Circle: Noise, Techno, and the Critical Reevaluation of John Portman
A long read on Portman.
A forgotten psychology study of famous midcentury architects gets its due in new book
An interview with my friend and colleague Pierluigi Serraino.
Look at the Hat
Look at the hat. “Make America Great Again.” It’s no mistake that the letters are white. The real message is “Make America White Again.” Let me revise that. “Make America
National Museum of African American History and Culture
A museum dedicated to the African-American story fills the last spot on the National Mall.