The Affection and Dread in Kerry James Marshall’s Depiction of Housing Projects
A traveling exhibition of the painter’s work opens on March 12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
It’s Time for Design Education to Put Social Equity at the Core of Its Mission
It all starts in school.
The Enduring History of Louis Kahn
A biography (by Wendy Lesser), an exhibition (coming to the Kimbell), and a rising generation of architects are conspiring to reassess Kahn’s legacy.
Collective Living: New Forms of Affordable Housing for Relocalized Farmers in China
The project tackles a current social issue within the extensive urbanization process in China: the cities keep exploiting the labor and resources of the countryside resulting in the increasing urban-rural
The Architecture Is the Message
An Oakland office design takes up arms against racial and social injustice.
Meet the Architects Behind Detroit’s Next Act
Maurice Cox and R. Steven Lewis are designing a new way forward for the Motor City.
Don’t Forget About Ed Logue
Lurking in the background of today’s Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses stories is a man who had a little bit of both in his soul.
SFO Terminal One gets going with Gensler and Kuth Ranieri.
SFO Terminal One gets going with Gensler and Kuth Ranieri.
Please Do Not Aestheticize The Wall
Designing a mixed-use development into the border wall would be a $25 billion architectural bandaid.
Voices from Women in Architecture on ‘A Day Without A Woman’
Architects and designers explain why and how they are participating in the demonstration, which aims to highlight the economic and social inequities women face worldwide.
Interview With IDEO’s Senior Design Lead Janko Potezica On The ‘Future of Automobility’
A few weeks ago, IDEO revealed a new concept vehicle that considers the enormous potential for ride-sharing in our not-too-distant future.
Micro-Scale Modeling: How to Construct Tiny, Intricate Worlds From Ordinary Materials
I love miniatures!
Fighting the Neoliberal: What Today’s Architects Can Learn From the Brutalists
In this second installment of his revamped “Beyond London” column for ArchDaily, Simon Henley discusses a potential influence that might help UK architects combat the economic hegemony currently afflicting the
The Gift of Merijane Block (May 10, 1953 – February 28, 2017)
I knew Merijane Block through the Laguna Writers Workshops organized by Chris Delorenzo. Merijane often wrote about living with cancer, and I wasn’t always comfortable with that. Occasionally, she wrote
Fighting bias with intent: Rosa Sheng on empathy, mentors for achieving equity in architecture
An interview with Rosa Sheng.
Brutalism’s Rise And Fall, As Told Through The Architecture Of Paris
A new map of Paris’s iconic Brutalist buildings charts the city’s uneasy relationship with the style.
Fougeron Architecture transforms a 1920s building into a home for organizations fighting for tech industry diversity
In the heart of Oakland, California.
Nixon, NASA, And How The Federal Government Got Design
In the 1970s, good design became federal policy.
California country home by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop features an outdoor living room
A solar-powered retreat in Northern California’s Sonoma wine region designed by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects.
Documenting the Undocumented
The number of migrants crossing illegally from Mexico to the U.S. has declined dramatically. Yet the rugged borderlands of southern Arizona have become a death zone.