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Measuring the True Value of Trees

Offsetted, an exhibition at Columbia University’s Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, explores how our society commodifies trees and the unintended consequences thereof.

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These Architects Sought to Solve the Ultimate Human Design Flaw—Death

The art and architecture of Arakawa and Madeline Gins, now on view at Columbia's GSAPP, forces us to rethink how we define art and architecture.

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New Exhibit Explores Race, Gender, Class, and More, in Frank Lloyd Wright’s and Harlem’s Housing

"Living in America: Frank Lloyd Wright, Harlem & Modern Housing" explores the parallel evolution of Wright's and Harlem's built and unbuilt housing designs.

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Fearful of Being Seen as Neutral in Turbulent Times, Cultural Institutions Are Striking an Activist Stance

The internal responsibility for an institution to respond is equally met by the very real external pressures generated by what is going on in society.

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Kenneth Frampton on the Art & Artifice of Architectural Models

For decades, students at Columbia University's GSAPP have, under the watchful eye of Kenneth Frampton, made models of some of the most significant buildings of the 20th century. This Thursday, they'll be on display.

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Diversity Champions: 8 Schools That Aren’t Just Paying Lip Service To Diversity

Many colleges are working to be more inclusive, but these architecture and design schools are going above and beyond.