Elmgreen & Dragset on Using Their Spectacular Art to Set Off a Quiet, Quizzical Revolution
Where art and architecture meet.
http://artspace.com/magazine/interv…
10 of Tel Aviv’s best examples of Bauhaus residential architecture
Tel Aviv is home to one of the best-preserved collections of Bauhaus.
http://dezeen.com/2016/08/24/10-tel…
The Well-Worn Modernism of Montevideo
Betsky in Uruguay.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Studio O+A Creates Colorful Nooks for Kimball Office’s Chicago Showroom
Part III of the Kimball Office Chicago location.
http://interiordesign.net/articles/…
Architecture can feel like a paltry gesture in times like ours
Mimi Zeiger captures how I'm feeling.
http://dezeen.com/2016/08/18/opinio…
The Counselor: Roberto Burle Marx and the Ecological Modern
A long piece on Roberto Burle Marx.
http://averyreview.com/issues/17/th…
Across the Decades with Architectural Record
A trio of editors discuss the changing world as reflected in the magazine’s pages.
http://architecturalrecord.com/arti…
Pushing Prefabrication
Our pal Russell Fortmeyer writes about prefab and includes another pal, David Baker.
http://architecturalrecord.com/arti…
Making A Home For Black History
A museum that seeks to understand American history through the lens of the African American experience. Opening September 24, 2016.
http://newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…
Forum Cuernavaca: Industrial Modernism & the Poetry of Ruins
Steve Lovell and Yann Taylor of Field Paoli Architects discuss transforming a shuttered garment factory in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico into Forum Cuernavaca, a 646,000-square-foot open-air retail center.
http://fieldpaoli.com/ideas/forum-c…
Australia’s iconic modern architect, Harry Seidler, rediscovered in new film
Harry Seidler documentary!
http://curbed.com/2016/8/25/1264946…
‘Sir Lady Jane’ Thompson Dies
The designer, editor, and planner was an outspoken advocate of women in architecture and design.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
A ‘radical alternative’: how one man changed the perception of Los Angeles
The bible of Built LA revisited.
https://theguardian.com/cities/2016…
Alexandra Lange, the veteran architecture and design critic takes a deep dive on her aesthetic influences and wonders, can “taste” be unique?
I didn't grow up with "good taste" exactly. I found it across the Bay in a store called D/R. When I got there I felt like I was home. Alexandra Lange and Jane Thompson's book brought it all back. I love her recollection here.
http://curbed.com/2016/3/1/11132532…
Bertoia Beyond Knoll: The Lesser-Known Works of a Mid-Century Master
Atmosphere for Enjoyment, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York.
http://metropolismag.com/Point-of-V…
A Moment To Outlast Humanity
In the Nevada desert, the pioneering artist Michael Heizer completes his colossal life’s work.
http://newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…
Unspoken Communications: A How-To for Young Architects
Business and friendships.
http://commonedge.org/unspoken-comm…
Weighing a Second Downtown for Philadelphia
Aaron Betsky finds more questions than answers in a new master plan for Philadelphia's 30th Street Station.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
In Focus: The Architecture of Francis Kéré
At the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), an exhibit features Francis Kéré, arguably the most influential African architect of his generation.
http://metropolismag.com/In-Focus-T…
10 Icons of Brutalist Architecture, from the Breuer to the Barbican
Béton brut.
https://artsy.net/article/artsy-edi…
Black Lives Matter Policy Agenda Looks a Lot Like a Playbook for Inclusive Cities
Addressing the well-documented disparities faced by black communities in health, employment, education, criminal justice and housing.
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/bl…
A $35 Million Design Empire Built On The Humble Place Mat
Sandy Chilewich started out dyeing fabric in a washing machine in the '70s. Today, her company makes 40,000 place mats a week.
http://fastcodesign.com/3062522/mak…
On the Bauhaus Trail in Germany
The Bauhaus Building in Dessau, Germany.
http://nytimes.com/2016/08/14/trave…
New Federal Rules Will Redefine Overtime Pay for Architects
This story could reveal our industry's dirty little secret. We run on slavery.
http://architecturalrecord.com/arti…
Rincon Hill: Inside SF’s first vertical neighborhood
10 towers make up the Rincon Hill neighborhood skyline.
http://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…
Marlon Blackwell On Working in Arkansas and Why We Should “Recreate Strangeness” in Architecture
Marlon Blackwell advocates for a kind of regionalism.
http://archdaily.com/792348/marlon-…
