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…
Modernism on the coast: Le Corbusier and Eileen Gray shine at Cap Moderne
A peninsula near Monaco is home to an array of modernist architecture, including houses by two stars of the scene, and a revamped visitor centre is helping to show it all in the best light.
https://theguardian.com/travel/2016…
A New Book on Architect William Krisel and his Work in Palm Springs
Midcentury Modern desert architecture.
http://newyorkspaces.com/article/A-…
Witold Rybczynski’s New Cultural History of the Chair
Chairs!
http://commonedge.org/witold-rybczy…
New York is rapidly evolving beyond a Manhattan-centric identity
Alan Brake on Governors Island.
http://dezeen.com/2016/07/20/opinio…
A colorful installation memorializes one of Chicago’s lost YMCAs
Media Objectives, an environments and branding studio within Chicago-based Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDTA), has produced an installation in homage to a former YMCA.
http://archpaper.com/2016/07/newcit…
2016 Recipient | AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards
Lakeside Senior Housing by David Baker Architects!
http://aia.org/practicing/awards/20…
How Brandcentric Architecture is Destroying Our Sense of Place
Authentic vs. inauthentic.
http://commonedge.org/how-brandcent…
How Urban Design Perpetuates Racial Inequality—And What We Can Do About It
Our cities weren't created equal. But they don't have to stay that way.
http://fastcodesign.com/3061873/sli…
These Habits Create Moments Of Inspiration For Designers
Milton Glaser, designer of the iconic "I Love New York" logo, shares his creative process.
http://fastcompany.com/3061869/thes…
A Darker Shade Of Green
The sustainable design movement often is tainted by overwrought egos.
http://huffingtonpost.com/lance-hos…
Restoring a Charles Rennie Mackintosh Architectural Gem From the Ashes
After two years of planning, preservation and debris removal, restoration on the Mackintosh is set to begin.
http://nytimes.com/2016/07/12/arts/…
Marfa is a State of Mind. Art Mecca Step 3: Immerse
Marfa on Molly's mind. Part 3
https://wrnsstudio.com/stewardship/…
AD Classics: The Barbican Estate / Chamberlin, Powell and Bon Architects
Brutalism.
http://archdaily.com/790453/ad-clas…
Shoring up the city’s edge
History, the future and politics collide as bay waters, aged seawall threaten SF's Embarcadero.
http://projects.sfchronicle.com/201…
