Obituary: Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021)
The Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha died on Sunday at 92.
Interview with Germane Barnes
For 35-year old Germane Barnes, winning Harvard Graduate School of Design’s prestigious Wheelwright Prize is just one of many achievements to celebrate in 2021.
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Built in the 1950s to speed suburban commuters to and from downtown, Rochester’s Inner Loop destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, replacing them with a broad, concrete
Our Unwitting Autobiography
A geographer puts on her social-scientist bifocals to photograph the signs of public yearning macro and micro, near and far, in a summer of protest in Washington, D.C.
Interview with Elizabeth Vereker
A great interview by Laura Guido-Clark with my pal Elizabeth Vereker.
A New $260 Million Park Floats on the Hudson. It’s a Charmer.
Little Island, developed by Barry Diller, with an amphitheater and dramatic views, opens on Hudson River Park. Opponents battled it for years.
Help Wanted: Architecture Critics
When one asks guitarists who is best qualified to make an archtop jazz guitar in 2021 the answer is clear: Robert Benedetto.
Architecture and the Stain of Modern Day Slavery
Exploring the question of slavery in Architecture, the building materials and the construction industry, Michael J. Crosbie interviews Sharon Prince, the women behind Design for Freedom, discussing the initiative’s report
The Principles of Art Gensler
Pal John Parman reviews some of Art Gensler’s key thoughts on practice.
Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval talks urban planning and architecture criticism
It was his 2013 book Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace that pushed Saval toward architecture and design writing.
From Sculpture to Intaglio Prints
A Conversation with Woody De Othello Last year during the pandemic, I interviewed artist Woody De Othello about his adventure at Paulson Fontaine Press making prints. There was a lot
Obituary: Art Gensler, 1935–2021
Art Gensler, who founded the world’s largest architecture firm, died on Monday at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 85.
The Lyon-Martin House Preserves the Story of Lesbian Advocates Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin
The story of the Lyon-Martin House in San Francisco, California, is about a window. In 1955, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin bought a home together, and like many other couples,
Lonnie Holley’s Life of Perseverance, and Art of Transformation
Lonnie Holley’s Life of Perseverance, and Art of Transformation
Repairing Generations of Trauma, One Lotus Flower at a Time
The lotus flower, blooming out of muddy waters, has long been a symbol of rising above suffering. In the wake of Anti-Asian attacks, spiritual leaders hope it can help heal
Architecture and design activism strives for a better future
Climate action, inclusion and diversity, and workers’ rights are some of the critical fields covered by these dynamic architecture and design activism initiatives, networks, campaigns, and advocacy and support groups,
The Biden Approach to Infrastructure: Creating a Culture of Maintenance
With the long-awaited arrival of the Infrastructure Plan—at $2 trillion dollars, no small sum—it might be worth asking how we got $2 trillion dollars behind on our infrastructure housekeeping in
Slip of the Pen
A new book about architecture and capitalism reveals the problem with today’s mode of criticism.
Urban Land features Tahanan Supportive Housing
This August, if things go as planned, 145 new apartments for formerly homeless adults will open in San Francisco, one of the country’s most expensive housing markets.
