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-…
Collecting Architecture: Jean Prouvé’s Prefabricated Homes Around the World
Gallery owner Patrick Seguin has dedicated his life and collection talents to preserving, exhibiting and finding new purposes for Jean Prouvé's work.
http://architizer.com/blog/jean-pro…
Designing The Black Panthers
We talk to Emory Douglas, the minister of culture for the Black Panther party, about how he came to join the Black Panther Party, the Internet, and what the images and icons of today's racial justice movements are missing.
http://fastcodesign.com/3062510/des…
