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Is Architecture Actually a Form of Weaving?
David Adjaye, architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, approaches building design as creating “fabric”
2 World Trade Center and the Promise of Green Skyscrapers
New renderings of the tower show impressive sky gardens—a trendy feature that’s difficult to pull off
The World’s Largest Picture Frame?
The government of Dubai is taking this abstract structure to the next level
The Brief History of the Ferris Wheel
Originally the American answer to the Eiffel Tower, the summertime amusement became a hallmark of summer fun
Designing Buildings For Hot Climates, Cold Ones and Everything in Between
A decade’s worth of sustainable projects by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and his firm, BIG, are now on display at the National Building Museum
The Architecture of the Hunger Games’ Horns of Plenty
What inspired the architectural object at the center of the Hunger Games arena?
Designing for Seniors and Soldiers, Toward a “Silver” Architecture
Going green is good, but could architects be doing more for two segments of our population?
Architects and Designers Make Money for Norway
Literally, that is. Two firms have been selected to design Norway’s new currency.
The Failed Attempt to Design a Memorial for Franklin Roosevelt
The debacle of the Eisenhower memorial is only the most recent entry in a grand D.C. tradition of fraught monuments
With a New Name and New Look, the Cooper Hewitt is Primed for a Grand Reopening
Journalists got a sneak preview of what’s coming up when the new museum opens its doors this coming December
Remembering the “Eclectic Gusto” of Architect Hans Hollein
A look into what still excites us about the Viennese designer, who died last week at 80
Architects Give the Classic Chess Set a Radical Makeover
The designer behind the traditional kings and queens would resign if he saw these avant-garde game boards
Free From the Rules of Physics and Practicality, 20 Architects Radically Reimagine the Skyscraper
These high-rise designs are sci-fi visions of the future
Take a Tour of Pritzker Winner Shigeru Ban’s Paper Tube Structures
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been awarded the Pritzker prize, one of architecture’s top prizes
The Los Angeles That Was Never Built
Had these 13 grand architectural plans been executed, the city would look entirely different today
A 20-Acre Industrial Park in China Is Being Transformed Into an Arts District
Near the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a 20-acre factory complex, abandoned for 10 years, is slowly being reclaimed
Customized Pasta Shapes as Designed by You or Even an Architect
Coming soon to a table near you: print-on-demand pasta
In Damascus, Restoring Beit Farhi and the City’s Jewish Past
An architect works to restore the grand palace of Raphael Farhi, one of the most powerful men in the Ottoman world
The Triumph of Frank Lloyd Wright
The Guggenheim Museum, turning 50 this year, showcases the trailblazer’s mission to elevate American society through architecture
A Green Addition to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Meeting House
Architects of the First Unitarian Society’s new eco-friendly addition find inspiration in the ideas of original architect Frank Lloyd Wright
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