How Design for One Turns Into Design for All
Design with a difference: Details from the exhibition “Access+Ability” at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Tax Overhaul Leaves Architects Largely Unscathed
In San Francisco, $7 million in federal tax credits helped Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects to transform Fort Mason, a former Army warehouse, into new facilities for the San Francisco Art
Architecture is facing its own award-season controversy
Chris Hawthorne finds a few buildings for the 25-year Award.
Obama center plans won’t destroy Olmsted’s park — they should be improved, not rejected
Meanwhile back in Chicago.
Michael Ford the “hip-hop architect”
Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Solange Knowles promote diversity in architecture.
Dogpatch’s jumble of styles suits once-industrial neighborhood just fine
John King checks in from Dogwatch.
The women designers who made Herman Miller furniture shine
Sizzling graphics, bright colors, and bold juxtapositions
John King on San Francisco, Oakland, and the Challenge of Affordable Housing
A couple of design pals talking about our corner of the world.
Tax Overhaul Is a Blow to Affordable Housing Efforts
According to an analysis, the new tax law will reduce the growth of subsidized affordable housing by 235,000 units over the next decade, compounding an existing shortage.
Affordable Bill Sorro Community Opens in San Francisco
The development, designed by Kennerly Architecture & Planning, will serve low-income families and adults with developmental disabilities.
Understanding The “New” Historic Tax Credit
Matthew Davis and Jessica Engeman weigh in on the historic tax credit.
The Two-Week Race To Design The Biggest Protest In U.S. History
After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, a few women set out to stage a protest that blossomed into a movement. Here’s how they built an identity from scratch.
Phineas Harper: Architects are experts on cultural appropriation
A movement is growing against cultural appropriation, but could it spell the end for historical references in architecture?
Balancing the Traditional and the Contemporary on a Berkeley Hillside
Kuth Ranieri does a tricky remodel on a difficult site.
Confusing the Barrises: Early Queer Sensibilities from 1960 and 1970s TV
Last year, I noticed that game show producer and host Chuck Barris died. Hardly anybody knows who he was. Of course, I didn’t know him personally, and I don’t think
Carlo Scarpa: The Olivetti Showroom
I want to look at everything Leslie Williamson photographs. And when it’s Scarpa…
Matt Kahn Residence, Stanford, CA
My longtime friend and frequent collaborator David Wakely has launched a blog. Some of the delicious visual morsels include the Matt Kahn House (by A Quincy Jones) and the Barragan
Best of 2017
At a global level this is one of the worst years on record. The amount of human suffering intensified during Donald Trump’s presidency. It might be the end of the