Ikea is quietly changing its brand again—for a very good reason
In the company’s 2020 catalog, Ikea swapped its custom typeface for something much simpler: a Google-designed font called Noto.
https://fastcompany.com/90393259/ik…
Telling the Forgotten Histories of Bauhaus Women
The Bauhaus was founded on the promise of gender equality, but women Bauhauslers had to fight for recognition. A new book recounts the achievements and talents of 45 Bauhaus women.
https://metropolismag.com/design/ba…
Watch Alexander Girard’s designs come to life
The short film made to commemorate Girard’s AIGA medal dips deep into the Herman Miller archives.
https://curbed.com/2019/8/21/208267…
Design is complicit in the border crisis. Some architects are speaking out
Border security is big business, but a group of architects are urging their peers not to work on detention facilities and walls: “It is not the health of buildings that is at stake today, but the health of our society and democracy.”
https://fastcompany.com/90384402/de…
Korean American museum design calls for a lush rooftop garden and a sense of mystery
Pal Sam Lubell checks in on the Korean American Museum.
https://latimes.com/entertainment-a…
The Lodge at the Presidio
Architectural Resources Group in collaboration with Laura Cook Interiors.
https://hospitalitydesign.com/proje…
The Unexpectedly Tropical History of Brutalism
Long associated with European cities, the style has plenty of history in other parts of the world, too. In Brazil, it reached a surprising apotheosis.
https://nytimes.com/2019/08/15/t-ma…
Slack’s new Californian HQ honours the hiking trail that leads to its Vancouver office
Studio O+A explores micro-themes for each floor of Slack's new Californian HQ.
https://frameweb.com/news/studio-o-…
U.S. Embassy Offices – The Hague
Moore Ruble Yudell Architects were tasked with the office design for the U.S. Embassy located in The Hague, Netherlands.
https://officesnapshots.com/2019/08…
Much-needed Tenderloin housing makes architectural splash — after an 11-year wait
John King takes a look at the David Baker Architects designed 222 Taylor project, the fruits of a long-running effort to build affordable housing in San Francisco.
https://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/art…
Inside The New Offices of NetApp
Hybrid cloud data services and data management company NetApp recently reached out to interior design firm Studio O+A to design their new office in Sunnyvale, California.
https://officelovin.com/2019/08/05/…
This small Indiana town is a hotbed of utopianism
New Harmony has attracted eccentric spiritual groups, social reformers, intellectuals, and artists.
https://curbed.com/2019/8/5/2074896…
David Baker Architects on Growing a Team-Based, Family-Friendly Practice
David Baker discusses the struggles of striving out on one's own, how DBA's work culture has changed over the years to become more family-friendly, and what new research arenas mean for the practice.
https://archinect.com/features/arti…
Airports of the Future
Harvey Milk Terminal 1, San Francisco International Airport. A Gensler/Kuth Ranieri joint venture.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
Hovering house: Studio Vara’s family home appears to rise from its Palo Alto plot
This new home for a family of five in Palo Alto is the brainchild of San Francisco based Studio Vara.
https://wallpaper.com/architecture/…
Charles And Ray Eames Made Life Better By Design; Their Home Was No Exception
The Eames House on NPR.
https://npr.org/2019/08/02/73808307…
The Two Most Dangerous Words In Architecture: Style and Beauty
I think this essay is useful. But does it elevates architecture beyond the political economy?
https://commonedge.org/the-two-most…
Steve Nygren integrates European housing typologies in new Atlanta neighborhood
Residences that take cues from the canal houses in Belgium and the Netherlands, and minimal wood-clad homes in Scandinavia feature in this new development on the outskirts of Atlanta.
https://dezeen.com/2019/07/30/seren…
10 Design Cities You Should Know
From Jakarta to Tulsa, these locales each offer a standout example of architecture, urbanism, or design.
https://metropolismag.com/homepage/…
Alicia McCarthy
Interview with artist Alicia McCarthy.
http://paulsonfontainepress.com/wp-…
‘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.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
Cesar Pelli: The Architect as Gardener
Pal Michael Crosbie pens a personal tribute to Cesar Pelli.
https://commonedge.org/cesar-peli-t…
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 art and modernist clutter).
https://interiordesign.net/projects…
Cesar Pelli, Designer of Iconic Buildings Around the World, Dies at 92
Cesar Pelli RIP.
https://nytimes.com/2019/07/20/arts…
Beginning the Bauhaus
Julie Taylor on the Bauhaus (at the Getty).
http://archnewsnow.com/features/Fea…
Masters of Design: at home with Richard and Ruth Rogers (VIDEO)
Architect Richard Rogers and chef Ruth Rogers at their house in Chelsea (video).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Obf_Dhg…
