Now SF Means Salesforce
What does Salesforce actually make? A quick search says “Customer Relationship Management” and “Cloud Computing.” Their logo is a cloud. That’s how we sell large numbers of widgets now—through a
Renzo Piano: The Art of Making Buildings review – high-flying high priest of hi-tech
Exhibition showcases the austere architectural pioneer’s greatest hits.
Relive the Radical Design Movement with Film Storyboards by Alessandro Poli
An exhibit dedicated to the Italian architect and artist’s work is on display at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal until Jan. 20, 2019.
Learning from Robert Venturi
Aaron Betsky writes that the architect’s call for an inclusive and open architecture still rings true today.
Why Google is the most important design company of 2018
In an exclusive interview, CEO Sundar Pichai explains how Google got design.
Ethics
For this week’s Design Stream we are sharing the entire issue of Architecture Boston’s magazine.
Cloudy Visions: SPUR Tries to Imagine the Bay Area’s Future
Aaron Betsky writes that the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association’s four scenarios are believable and interesting, but they don’t go far enough. What we need is
Was that the Whittington estate in Bodyguard? A spotter’s guide to brutalism
It’s an acquired taste.
The Sordid Saga of Eileen Gray’s Iconic E-1027 House
Designed by the Irish architect and designer, the 1929 French Riviera villa was an obsession of Le Corbusier. Previously a ruin, a new crowdfunding campaign aims to continue its restoration.
Will Detroit Ever Fully Recover From John Portman’s Renaissance Center?
The sprawling complex of seven-interconnected skyscrapers poses some difficult questions for urban planners today.
How Michigan Became the Epicenter of the Modernist Experiment
A perfect storm of manufacturing money, ample space and robust industry created one of Modernism’s most fertile and important outposts in and around Detroit.
Mark English Architects Updates a 1917 San Francisco Residence by Elizabeth Austin
“We felt honored to be tasked with protecting her vision, while at the same time adapting it to a new century of life.”
The single greatest work of 21st century American architecture will break your heart
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
Adobe San Francisco Town Hall by Valerio Dewalt Train
The historic Baker & Hamilton building now houses Adobe.
Five Bay Area Women at the Forefront of Architecture
As the juggernaut of the women’s movement illuminates gender inequality across industries—from entertainment to politics to food culture—the field of architecture is also rousing to change.
9 Historic Civil Rights Sites: Commemorating the March On Washington
Remembering the struggle for civil rights.
Naturally better: San Francisco’s Randall Museum gets a worthy upgrade
A collaboration, Pfau Long Architecture and Kuth Ranieri Architects.
A Cliffhanger in Pacific Palisades
Architects Jeanne Chen and Bob Dolbinski’s house on a steep lot in the Rustic Canyon neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.
A Critical Reassessment of John Portman? No, His Buildings Were Resolutely Anti-Urban
Roberta Brandes Gratz argues that Portman’s buildings were huge, alien islands, drawing the city’s lifeblood in.
The Modern Urbanism of Cook’s Camden
The council housing designed 50 years ago for a progressive London borough remains a potent symbol of the achievements of postwar social democracy.
