Architecture
Imagining a Drone-Proof City in the Age of Surveillance
As drones become common as tools of the military and intelligence agencies, how are architects and designers responding?
February 08, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Architecture to Watch in 2013
Whether they're breaking ground or topping off, these are the biggest building projects we'll be watching in 2013
December 26, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Motopia: A Pedestrian Paradise
Visit the futuristic town where drivers and non-drivers live in perfect harmony
December 06, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
A New Life for Old Breweries
In response to a changing economy and demographic shift toward urban areas, the deserted homes of Schlitz, PBR and other beers are being repurposed
November 28, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Welcome to Seoul, the City of the Future
The once poor South Korean city has bloomed into a cultural capital with high-profile architecture, top museums and an influential arts scene
November 2012 |
By Tom Downey
Recapping ‘The Jetsons’: Episode 06 – The Good Little Scouts
A camping trip to the moon might seem fanciful, but 1960s advertisers were already promoting space tourism
October 29, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
50 Years of the Jetsons: Why The Show Still Matters
Although it was on the air for only one season, The Jetsons remains our most popular point of reference when discussing the future.
September 19, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Franchising Neighborhoods: Can IKEA Sell Urban Design?
As part of a long-term investment plan, the Swedish furniture retailer is planning to construct entire neighborhoods in England and Germany
September 12, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
The Anti-Skyscraper Law That Shaped Sydney, Australia
What happens when public safety clashes with modern architecture?
September 10, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Why is Rem Koolhaas the World's Most Controversial Architect?
Age has not tempered the Dutch architect, who at 67 continues to shake up the cultural landscape with his provocative designs
September 2012 |
By Nicolai Ouroussoff
The Unbuilt High-rise Designs of Rem Koolhaas and OMA
The radical, unbuilt high-rises designed by Rem Koolhaas are witty, subversive, and surprisingly simple
August 23, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Yesterday’s Tomorrows: How a Smithsonian Exhibit I Never Saw Changed My Life
Meet the historians who pioneered scholarship of retro-futurism
August 15, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
The Scene of Deduction: Drawing 221B Baker Street
From pen-and-ink sketches to digital renderings, generations of Sherlock Holmes fans have undertaken to draft a version of the detective's famous London flat
August 14, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
The Architecture of Memory
Memorization may seem like a brain-based skill, but it has as much to do with our bodies and our buildings
August 06, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
The Mystery of 221B Baker Street
Our series on Design and Sherlock Holmes begins with an investigation into the location of the famous detective's London flat
July 18, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
An Architect-Turned-Barista Draws a Fine Line Between Brewing and Design
As the finale to our coffee series, we talk with Yeekai Lim, an entrepreneur from Los Angeles, about coffee, design, and the common ground(s) they share
July 13, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
How Maker Culture is Reshaping Retail Design
A San Francisco coffee shop pulls back the curtain to expose the process behind each cup served in their expansive warehouse space
July 05, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
The 1958 Plan to Turn Ellis Island Into a Vacation Resort
Give me your huddled masses yearning to go shopping and swimming
June 18, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Googie: Architecture of the Space Age
The futurist design movement that divided critics and and swept the nation with space age coffee shops.
June 15, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Coffee Retailers Reinterpret the Container Store
Starbucks's new prototype retail store in Tukwilla, Washington, known as The Reclamation Drive-Thru, is a 450-sq-ft drive-thru and walk-up store built from four refurbished shipping containers
June 15, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
