Can minimalist design save Target?
Target’s latest attempt to recapture its design credibility is more Muji than Michael Graves. Will consumers bite?
https://fastcodesign.com/90174275/c…
Want to make great art? Stop making art
The case for doing nothing.
https://fastcodesign.com/90174167/t…
To Fix Architecture, Fix the Design Crit
Empirical evidence and design decisions.
http://commonedge.org/to-fix-archit…
MRY restores Charles Moore’s PoMo gem at UC Santa Barbara
A PoMo gem!
https://archpaper.com/2018/06/mry-r…
Drawing and Design Are Intertwined
Anthony Grand on drawing as a way into design.
https://elsarch.com/idea/drawing-de…
The Office of the Future: Designing a space worthy of your company’s potential
Primo Orphilla and Joe Valerio (among others) talk about workspace design.
https://bizjournals.com/phoenix/new…
Microsoft Envisioning Center Innovation Lab – Redmond
A flexible and reimagined innovation lab designed by Studio O+A!
https://officesnapshots.com/2018/06…
5 Workplaces Welcome Lively Decorative Touches
Blend Labs by Studio O+A!
http://interiordesign.net/articles/…
Cisco Meraki
Studio O+A revisits its original design for the offices of a fast-growing tech company.
https://nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contra…
Remaking a Roller Coaster into a Home for Birds at Lion Mountain
Our pals Kuth/Ranieri on turning a roller coaster into an aviary.
http://kuthranieri.com/blog/remakin…
At the Met, a Riveting Testament to Those Once Neglected
Eager to see this.
https://nytimes.com/2018/05/24/arts…
Architects can still learn from Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe was an unrepentant hater of Modernist architecture.
https://archpaper.com/2018/05/archi…
What Do International Preservation Standards Say About New Architecture in Historic Places?
Historic structures and context.
http://commonedge.org/may-is-preser…
Why Architecture Isn’t Art (And Shouldn’t Be)
Lance Hosey argues that the concept of architecture as a form of art is not only misleading to the public, but also potentially damaging to society.
https://archdaily.com/783412/why-ar…
Adobe Town Hall
Valerio Dewalt Train reconfigures a former tool factory.
http://pages.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/h…
Architecture’s Pritzker Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi puts the focus on people
“What is architecture? It is not an object,” says Balkrishna Doshi. “It is like a living thing and it is an entity to contain life.”
https://theglobeandmail.com/arts/ar…
What do architecture critics think of the state of architecture criticism today?
Thoughts from Mark Lamster, Alexandra Lange, Witold Rybczynski, Frances Anderton, Barry Bergdoll, Oliver Wainwright, and Justin Davidson.
https://archpaper.com/2018/05/criti…
How architecture can rebuild itself post #MeToo
In order for the architectural field to progress, it needs to embrace an era of democratic practice.
https://curbed.com/2018/5/21/173610…
Piazza Hospitality and David Baker Architects
A mini hospitality empire in Sonoma County.
http://nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hd/2018…
Residential: David Baker Architects
Five88 San Francisco, CA.
https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublic…
Arne Jacobsen–Designed Hotel in Copenhagen Gets a Contemporary Refresh and Restoration
Local firm Space Copenhagen restored aspects of the building's original design while carefully adapting its spaces for the hotel's present-day needs.
http://metropolismag.com/architectu…
How Do Architects Get Work?
I answer some of the basic questions.
https://kennethcaldwell.com/ask-ken…
Dynamic, responsive and nurturing: Dive into today’s workplace
Our pal Primo Orpilla on workplace design.
https://frameweb.com/news/dynamic-r…
What Marchers Today Can Learn From the May 1968 Protests in Paris
Plus ça change plus c’est pareil.
http://commonedge.org/what-todays-m…
Design as civic duty
Elizabeth Timme, co-director of LA-Más, believes that architecture needs to rediscover its political imperative.
https://archleague.org/article/desi…
The Singular Magic of Maira Kalman
As I have said before, I love Maira Kalman. Thanks to Liz Ross for posting this wonderful profile.
https://thecut.com/2018/04/profile-…
