‘It didn’t matter if someone liked it’: six architects and designers revisit their first commission
From a beach cafe to a social housing ziggurat: this is where it all began for Norman Foster, Asif Khan and others.
A Sense of Calm Reigns at a California Country Retreat by Pfau Long Architecture
Our friends at Pfau Long do such clear work. Art Gray captures it beautifully. If I were a zillionaire I would want a house like this (with a little more
Masters of Design: at home with Richard and Ruth Rogers (VIDEO)
Architect Richard Rogers and chef Ruth Rogers at their house in Chelsea (video).
19 New Architecture and Design Books For This Summer
The editors at Metropolis gather architecture and design books both past and present.
CMG to bring back 1912 feel for San Francisco Civic Center overhaul
Backed by a supergroup design team that includes Kennerly Architecture + Planning, Gehl Studio, HR&A, and others, CMG’s proposal seeks to retool the multi-block plaza and pedestrian mall to better
Witold Rybczynski on Charleston, Small Scale Development, and the Need for “Locatecture”
Charleston.
An Urban Oasis
How progressive design built Village Green, an affordable “garden city” in the heart of Los Angeles. I loved living here.
Green Design Moves at Cal Poly’s New yakɁitʸutʸu Residential Community
Sustainable strategies for student housing.
I’ve been designing offices for decades. Here’s what I got wrong
Our pal Verda writes for Fast Company!
Modern design pioneer Ruth Adler Schnee reflects on life, career
Works by Ruth Adler Schnee, Alexander Girard, Ray Eames and others is featured in the Denver Art Museum exhibit “Serious Play: Design in Midcentury America.” It’s up through Aug. 25.
On a Sixth of an Acre, Studio VARA Ekes Out an Elaborate Palo Alto Home
Smart space planning helped the San Francisco–based firm create a generously sized family residence on a small lot.
In Charleston, South Carolina, David Baker Architects Used Wood Porches to Add Warmth to Senior Housing
Willliams Terrace, a 41-apartment complex for residents age 62 and older.
An Art-Filled House With an Eccentric Floorplan Sits on San Francisco Bay
A house with a pinwheel-shaped plan becomes a wide-open home for two art and design collectors.
The Ethics of Architecture and Other Contradictions
It’s good to have this conversation. I disagree with what Tom says about modernism and glass boxes. Under capitalism it may have devolved to that condition, but its origins were
An Underappreciated Modern Master
Aaron Betsky recounts the ways that Stanley Tigerman was a truly great architect.
Postcard from Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards is gray, really gray, even on a sunny day. The buildings are gray. The souvenir baseball caps are gray. Matte gray, glossy gray, in-between gray, all gray. Some