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Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman’s Spatializing Justice Reinterprets Architecture as a Social Medium
In their latest book, Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman propose a new kind of architecture that confronts social and economic inequality and uneven urban growth.
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Hitler’s Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway
In her new book, Despina Stratigakos tells the story of how Nazi architects and planners began to build a Nordic empire in Norway during World War II.
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Jeanne Gang on “Actionable Idealism” and Architecture that Connects
In this excerpt from Studio Gang's upcoming Phaidon monograph, the celebrated architect finds "aesthetic and formal affiliations" across 25 projects from the last two decades.
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Uncovering The Gender Biases Inherent Within Iconic Architectural Homes
Kathryn H. Anthony, author of Defined by Design,explores the gender biases hidden in Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth house.
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How Renzo Piano’s $800 Million Cultural Center Survived the Crisis and a Decade of Delays
Despite the odds, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, became a beacon of hope amid Greece’s economic crisis and political upheaval.
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Wright in New York: Looking Back on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Final Years
As he was overseeing the construction of the Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright became a New Yorker—a condition the architect was somewhat ambivalent about.
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Artificial Intelligence Won’t Save Us From Being Stupid
The curator of the exhibition "Humans Need Not Apply" warns that the biggest danger in big data and artificial intelligence might be the data we don't have.
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The Robots Have Eyes, Vitra Design Museum Exhibit Warns
Today’s robots come in unexpected forms, says curator Amelie Klein. Designers must prepare themselves for the ramifications.
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The Well-Tempered City: Jonathan F. P. Rose on Prosperity and Equity in Cities
Renowned developer and urban thinker Jonathan F. P. Rose argues for new criteria for urban planning and development.
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Q&A: Beverly Willis on Finding Design in Everything
The architect-designer discusses her long career and mulls over her influence in fields from art to software design.
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A Tale of Two Cities: The Year Jane Jacobs and Le Corbusier Discovered New York City
In 1935 both Le Corbusier and a young Jane Jacobs discovered New York City for the first time.
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The Dizzying Heights of Hong Kong’s Hyperdense Cityscape
An excerpt from the photographic book, "Vertical Horizon," pays tribute to the city's unique and often claustrophobic skyline.
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A Case Study in Urban Design: Harlem Children’s Zone
The three phases of urban design in practice
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What Exactly Makes a Building Memorable?
Architecture, if it’s any good, speaks to all of us
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After Hurricane Sandy: New York City’s Vulnerable Relationship to Water
New book points to New York City’s enormous water resources and lack of political will to tap it
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The Inside Story of What It Takes to Keep New York City Clean
New book traverses the streets of New York City with sanitation workers
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Horace Gifford’s “Architecture of Seduction” Is a Portal to a Lost Generation
New book discovers a more carefree moment in a Long Island beach community when sustainable modernism took root
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We Should Forge a Nation of Hyperdensity
New book imagines, predicts, and proposes a rewarding urban life.
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Niels Diffrient: “Design Is Not Art Because Art Is Useless”
Niels Diffrient is a tinkerer, a fixer, and an ever-restless experimenter