Anthony Flint tackles the lives and legacies of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses.

Could a bioluminescent coating be used to light concrete surfaces and structures at night?

The magazine publishes its annual list of the world's most livable cities--and only one U.S. metropolis makes the cut.

Jeremy Till argues that architects should consider the unpredictable forces that will change their buildings over time.

MOS's weird and wonderful courtyard pavilion goes on view in Long Island City.

This is the last week of construction for many of this year's student-builders.

Dozens of photos of products and parties from this year’s NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, in Chicago

AIA/CES registered for 1LU/HSW/SD (Expires February 2011)

The company’s new permanent space wins an award for best small showroom.

George Nelson—architect, industrial designer, writer, editor, gadfly, and master impresario. Now the talented team behind one of design’s great figures reveals the method to the madness—and how his greatest genius may have been his skill in bringing them together.

Kazuyo Sejima’s latest project, an apartment building in Yokohama, Japan, is an intricate composition of curves and voids that delicately balances privacy and community.

The new owners of an East Village roof garden hire Pulltab Design to pick up where it left off.

­A welcome new desk corrals pesky accessories for a clutter-free work space.

­Neil Denari delivers a refined space for a Los Angeles restaurant
that takes its inspiration from street culture.

A hopeful sign of change appears from Japan, via Finland, as 21st-century furniture designers wait in the wings.

­Our columnist takes a walk on the High Line, one of the most eagerly anticipated new parks in many years.

Three young French designers hatch an ingenious plan to use existing infrastructure to create clean energy.

Furniture manufacturers pick the products that should succeed despite the downturn.

Monica Förster designs a svelte task chair custom-made for women’s unique sitting habits.

To develop an affordable chair for children, a Swedish design firm turns to a new material with vast potential.

After a lifetime of two-way conversation, the pleasure of an uninterrupted dramatic monologue is obvious.