Balfron Tower
We're all to blame for the gentrification of Erno Goldfinger's brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects.
https://dezeen.com/2019/05/03/balfr…
Martin Puryear, Citizen-Sculptor
One of my favorite American artists, Martin Puryear, goes to Venice.
https://nytimes.com/2019/05/03/arts…
Watergate is a place, too
Once at the forefront of D.C. development, can the (in)famous complex adapt for a new generation?
https://curbed.com/2018/4/25/172724…
The Lost Legacy of Harry Weese
Why the Marcus Center and Kiley grove are not historic.
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/04/…
This Tiny Museum Fits Inside an Elevator Shaft
Those Kalmans are brilliant!
https://nytimes.com/2019/04/21/nyre…
Re: Design Book Review (1983–2002)
Early writing days.
https://medium.com/@johnjparman/re-…
How the Bauhaus Came to Aspen
The Chicago industrialist Walter Paepcke and Bauhaus-trained artist Herbert Bayer helped transform Aspen into a cultural and skiing mecca. More than a half century later, here's what remains.
https://architectmagazine.com/desig…
The Move: Diller Scofidio + Renfro Produce a Movable Spectacle at a Gigantic Scale
Aaron Betsky visits the Shed.
https://architectmagazine.com/desig…
Exclusive: Pete Buttigieg debuts a radical new approach to campaign branding
Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially announced his candidacy for president with a sporty new logo and design tool kit.
https://fastcompany.com/90334160/pe…
Grieving the Future I Imagined for My Daughter
This article is not about design. But it is a powerful piece by fellow design writer and pal Julie Kim.
https://theatlantic.com/family/arch…
10 contemporary designers and artists on why the Bauhaus matters
More Bauhaus.
https://sleek-mag.com/article/bauha…
McGrath Road review – back-to-back to the future
Worth checking out.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
The Hidden Horror of Hudson Yards Is How It Was Financed
Follow the money... Manhattan’s new luxury mega-project was partially bankrolled by an investor visa program called EB-5, which was meant to help poverty-stricken areas.
https://citylab.com/equity/2019/04/…
Painting the Beyond
A great review of Hilma af Klint.
https://nybooks.com/articles/2019/0…
Fuck The Vessel
More on the vessel.
https://thebaffler.com/latest/fuck-…
Bauhaus At 100
Bauhaus’s biggest legacy is in architecture. Here’s where that legacy stands in Argentina, Nigeria, Israel, Australia, Iraq, the United States and India.
https://nytimes.com/interactive/201…
With Its Deep Wraparound Porches and Resilient Design, This South Carolina Senior Housing Project Aims for Comfort and Safety
The Charleston project—designed by David Baker Architects—is clad with aluminum and ipe screens and lime-washed brick. The latter is a favorite throughout historic parts of the city.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
Horror on the Hudson: New York’s $25bn architectural fiasco
It is a billionaires’ playground where haircuts cost $800 and high-rise duplexes go for $32m. So why do the angular towers of Hudson Yards look so cheap?
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
The Rise of the Radical Suburbs
Not all postwar housing developments were monotonous. The inside story of two pioneering and progressive neighborhoods near Boston, and what they tell us about suburbia. My kind of story....
https://architectmagazine.com/desig…
Why the Art and Design Details of Rashid Johnson’s Native Son Matter
This article relates to art and design and how it is used in film. It also happens to be about my good pal Johnny's nephew, Akin!
https://hyperallergic.com/493706/na…
Social Housing: 45 Examples in Plan and Section
Social Housing is a principal element for a more democratic city. These housing structures provide decent dwellings for all citizens in urban areas and connect them to the rest of the city and its services.
https://archdaily.com/913999/social…
Architecture’s Odd Couple, Elizabeth Diller and David Rockwell, Conquer Hudson Yards
Pal Sam Lubell interviews two industry giants.
https://architecturaldigest.com/sto…
At Play in the Fields of the Bored
America’s newest city parks are chock-full of things to do—but what happened to the delights of idle time in a natural setting?
https://theamericanscholar.org/at-p…
Brice Marden, Still True to His Vision
At 80, perseverance drives America’s grand old master painter. More prolific than ever, he says that facing cancer "hasn't made me work any differently. It's just an extra thing to think about."
https://nytimes.com/2019/03/19/arts…
McDonald’s HQ Workplace
Studio O+A + IA Interior Architects.
https://archdaily.com/913452/mcdona…
