Technology Special: The Future of the Workplace
Metropolis invited O+A to guest edit the April issue of the magazine and assemble a special section on the impact of technology on interiors. The four stories that were selected
Why Technology Can Be the Enemy of the Creative Workplace
This article is part of the “tech x interiors” special section that was guest-edited by Studio O+A in Metropolis’s April 2018 issue.
Here’s How You Design for Living and Working in Outer Space
This article is part of the “tech x interiors” special section that was guest-edited by Studio O+A in Metropolis’s April 2018 issue.
Studio O+A Is Putting a Mobile Design Studio in a Repurposed Food Truck
This article is part of the “tech x interiors” special section that was guest-edited by Studio O+A in Metropolis’s April 2018 issue.
In 50 Years, The Workplace As We Know It Will Be Extinct
This article is part of the “tech x interiors” special section that was guest-edited by Studio O+A in Metropolis’s April 2018 issue.
Big Data Is A Sham
Big companies are hoarding big data and doing nothing with it–except invading our privacy. It’s time to think small, writes Paddle Consulting’s Brian Millar.
A New Look at the New Deal’s Legacy of Public Housing
Ben Austen’s new book: High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing.
Forensics Helps Widen Architecture’s Mission
A survey of Forensic Architecture’s work is now on view at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, through May 6.
Growing Up in a Glass House: An Architect’s Daughter Explores Modernism’s Shadow
A daughter tells the story of growing up in a glass house, designed by her father, Woodie Garber, once called “Cincinnati’s most extreme, experimental, and creative Modernist architect.”
The Strange Beauty Of Brutalist Architecture, Mid-Demolition
A new exhibition collects stark photos of important architecture as it’s being razed–a phenomenon that’s as wasteful as it is heartbreaking. Heavy at every turn.
A Radical Proposal to Save Union Carbide
Karrie Jacobs on how we should fight the impending demolition of this Natalie Griffin de Blois-designed skyscraper.
Why Factories Aren’t Tourist Attractions Anymore
For a long time, American factories were symbols of technology and modernity. They symbolize something very different now.
Milton Glaser: “Art and design are not the same thing”
A book of over 400 of his posters from the last six decades.
A Historic Hotel Helps The Homeless
Lisa Yergovich and David Wessel discuss renovating the historic Jessie Hotel into ATC’s new home.
Continuing Education: Wildfire-Adapted Design
Our pals at Kuth Ranieri are trying to figure out solutions for the fire zone.
Natalie de Blois: a pioneer of postwar corporate modernism
An appreciation of the trailblazing architect behind some of Park Avenue’s most iconic buildings.
