Fugitive Libraries
Public libraries may be a democratic commons, but they have often excluded Black voices and perspectives. Communities have responded by creating their own independent, itinerant libraries — spaces for learning together and building futures together.
https://placesjournal.org/article/f…
California Architects Push the State for Emissions-Free Buildings
Pals Martin Pedersen and Bill Leddy chat about the future.
https://commonedge.org/california-a…
Megalo-MoMA
Martin Filler weighs in on the new MoMA.
https://nybooks.com/articles/2019/1…
An Alamo Midcentury Home Gets a New Lease on Life
Pal Chad DeWitt renovates a gorgeous Henry Hill house.
https://spacesmag.com/stories/remod…
Found Scenery
The work of Taro Akutagawa.
https://landscapearchitecturemagazi…
In the SF Bay Area, David Baker Architects Bucks the Trend of Dull Modular Housing
Individual units were shipped from Idaho to the Union Flats development, which features a central amenity-filled courtyard and plenty of greenery.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
On The Horizon
Architects Cecily Young and John Ruble spearhead a down-to-the-bone renovation of their home set into steep terrain in Berkeley, CA.
https://dwell.com/article/summit-ho…
Google Redwood City Nods to Its Surroundings With Delightful Details
Valerio Dewalt Train turned an existing office building into a playful but productive workspace for Google at Pacific Shores.
https://architecturaldigest.com/sto…
The Magic is Back in Birmingham—Part Two, The Turnaround Begins
Birmingham.
dbarchitect.com/MagicCityPart2
Famed lighthouse at Point Reyes shines again after $5.7 million makeover
Our pal Kitty Vieth led this project!
https://sfchronicle.com/environment…
A Barbara Stauffacher Solomon retrospective explores her lesser-known work
I review Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Breaking All the Rules running through January 20, 2020, at the Palm Springs Art Museum.
https://archpaper.com/2019/11/bobbi…
Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss clash over long-hours culture at Dezeen Day
Socialist stagnation?
https://dezeen.com/2019/11/05/patri…
Why Architecture Critics Must Ask about Embodied Energy
When designers try to spin their projects as sustainable, journalists should dig to expose the truth.
https://architectmagazine.com/news/…
Larkin Street Substation Addition Illuminates an Industrial Corner in San Francisco
TEF Design and Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
The Paradoxical Legacy of the Historic Gorgas Rail Complex
TEF renovates the Gorgas Rail Complex.
https://tefarch.com/dialog_detail/5…
CIA at Copia
Part restaurant, part teaching space, Architectural Resources Group has realized the vision for the Culinary Institute of America at Copia as a cultural site for the food and beverage scene in Napa, California.
https://hospitalitysnapshots.com/pr…
Ruin and Redemption in Architecture
John King weighs in on ruin and redemption.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
The Genius, Heart and Humility of Indian Architect B.V. Doshi
B.V. Doshi.
https://commonedge.org/the-genius-h…
Open Minded: Cooper Molera Adobe Pioneers a New Model for Historic Sites
Our pals at ARG are on the cover of the Fall 2019 issue of Preservation Magazine.
https://savingplaces.org/stories/op…
Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business David A. Tepper Quadrangle
Moore Ruble Yudell worked with Renaissance 3 Architects to complete the Tepper School of Business David A. Tepper Quadrangle as a gathering place for Carnegie Mellon University students.
https://educationsnapshots.com/proj…
Richard Saul Wurman
An interview with TED Founder and architect, Richard Saul Wurman.
https://archdaily.com/927079/an-int…
The Magic is Back in Birmingham—Part One: Return to the Past
DBA principal, Amanda Loper on Birmingham.
dbarchitect.com/MagicCityPart1
Three takes on how New York’s queer nightlife spaces have evolved
Architects Newspaper broadens its coverage.
https://archpaper.com/2019/10/new-y…
This Is an Indian House, According to One Architect
By turning his gaze backward, Bijoy Jain is creating a new architectural language that acknowledges his country’s past.
https://nytimes.com/2019/10/09/t-ma…
How Bauhaus Built India
Bauhaus came to India via two brilliant young architects, Achyut Kanvinde and Habib Rahman.
https://hindustantimes.com/india-ne…
Where Was Jim Crow? Living in Frank Lloyd Wright’s America
Living in America: Frank Lloyd Wright, Harlem, and Modern Housing, on view through December 17 at the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery in Columbia University’s Lenfest Center for the Arts.
https://commonedge.org/where-was-ji…
