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This Nonprofit Empowers Natural Disaster Survivors Through Makerspaces

International aid organization Communitere proposes an alternative model for disaster relief by linking communities with vital tools and technology.

Plus Pool Asks New Yorkers to Show Their Support

The designers behind Plus Pool are looking to win people over. This new short film may just help.

Akiva Blander

The designers behind Plus Pool are looking to win people over. This new short film may just help.

How MoMA Preserved the Models Frank Lloyd Wright Loved to Tinker With

For Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive, the curators have subtly preserved the models in order to reveal Wright’s thought process and the evolution of his ideas.

Dora Vanette

For Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive, the curators have subtly preserved the models in order to reveal Wright’s thought process and the evolution of his ideas.

Mike Wallace on His “Heart-Starting” 1957 Interview of Frank Lloyd Wright

Mike Wallace’s seminal September 1, 1957, interviews with Frank Lloyd Wright were two of the broadcast journalist’s all-time favorites.

Debra Pickrel

Mike Wallace’s seminal September 1, 1957, interviews with Frank Lloyd Wright were two of the broadcast journalist’s all-time favorites.

Student Designs Self-Navigating Fashion Line for the Blind

Parsons School of Design and AARP's "Disrupt Aging Design Challenge" asks students to design solutions for older clients. Camila Chiriboga's winning design helps blind wearers navigate the world, fashionably.

Hinali Shah

Parsons School of Design and AARP’s “Disrupt Aging Design Challenge” asks students to design solutions for older clients. Camila Chiriboga’s winning design helps blind wearers navigate the world, fashionably.

The Art of Engineering Bubbles: An Interview with Studio Swine

Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine discuss their tremendously popular Salone del Mobile installation and the future of their practice.

Paul Makovsky

Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine discuss their tremendously popular Salone del Mobile installation and the future of their practice.

Steel-Meshed House of Music Another High Note for OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

While small in scale, the Dar Al Muharraq cultural center in Bahrain makes a big impact.

David Huber

While small in scale, the Dar Al Muharraq, a new cultural center in Bahrain, makes a big impact.

3D Video Test Page

GTxcel Implementations

This is a Test Page for 3D video.

Delightfully Weird London Pop-Up Offers Lessons in Extreme Re-Use

Waste in both food and design was the theme of chef Dan Barber's pop-up restaurant WastED, designed by Brooklyn architecture office formlessfinder.

Samuel Medina

Waste in both food and design was the theme of chef Dan Barber’s pop-up restaurant WastED, designed by Brooklyn architecture office formlessfinder.

The Quito Papers: A New Manifesto for Urban Planning in the 21st Century

A group of leading academics and practitioners have come together to draft a new manifesto for urban planning in the 21st century.

Rebecca Greenwald

A group of leading academics and practitioners have come together to draft a new manifesto for urban planning in the 21st century.

“Citizen Jane” Puts Jacobs on a Pedestal (Throws Moses Under the Bus)

Despite its flaws, the documentary is an entertaining call to action, a reminder that motivated individuals can come together to reshape their small slice of the world.

Anna Zappia

Despite its flaws, the documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is an entertaining call to action, and a reminder that when motivated individuals come together, a small corner of their world can change.

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

Bastions of culture and keepers of knowledge can often be imperious, even aloof. But the regime change in the U.S. has galvanized them to pursue quick action.

Mimi Zeiger

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.

11 Architecture & Design Podcasts to Start Listening to Now

Metropolis’s Vanessa Quirk and ArchDaily’s James Taylor-Foster recommend eleven architecture and design podcasts you should subscribe to—today.

Vanessa Quirk

Metropolis’ Vanessa Quirk and ArchDaily’s James Taylor-Foster recommend eleven architecture and design podcasts you should subscribe to—today.

New Graphic Memoir, Exhibit Pay Tribute to Playground Design

Julia Jacquette’s recently opened exhibit features images from her “graphic memoir,” which recall some of New York City’s most forward-thinking playgrounds.

Paul Clemence

Julia Jacquette’s recently opened exhibit features images from her “graphic memoir,” which recall some of the New York City’s most forward-thinking playgrounds.

Amazin Apartments: How The Internet of Things Will Alter Our Homes

A speculative installation from U.K. design firm Future Facility uses the idea of consumption via smart systems to make home life easier for the elderly.

George Kafka

A speculative installation from U.K. design firm Future Facility uses the idea of consumption via smart systems to make home life easier for the elderly.

The Infrastructure of Assent: Architecture in the Age of Trump

The present historical conjuncture requires careful examination of our profession's complicity with Donald Trump's political regime.

Ananya Roy

The present historical conjuncture requires careful examination of our profession’s complicity with Donald Trump’s political regime.

Jenny Sabin Wins MoMA PS1 YAP 2017 With "Knitted Light" Proposal

Working at the intersections of design and material science, Sabin beat out an impressive group to win this year's Young Architects Program.

Vanessa Quirk

Working at the intersections of design and material science, Sabin beat out an impressive group to win this year’s Young Architects Program.

IMAX Film Shoots World’s Most Awe-Inspiring Feats of Engineering

Dream Big highlights the human ingenuity that resulted in some of our greatest structures, from the Great Wall of China to the world’s tallest skyscrapers.

Hinali Shah

Dream Big, in theaters tomorrow, highlights the human ingenuity that brought us some of the world’s greatest structures, including the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest skyscrapers.

Netflix Documentary Profiles 8 Visionary Designers

Abstract is about "designers who shape the world around us—from architecture to illustration, cars to typography.”

Hinali Shah

Abstract is about “designers who shape the world around us—from architecture to illustration, cars to typography.”

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.

Amelie Klein

Today’s robots come in unexpected forms, says curator Amelie Klein. Designers must prepare themselves for the ramifications.

International aid organization Communitere proposes an alternative model for disaster relief by linking communities with vital tools and technology.

The designers behind Plus Pool are looking to win people over. This new short film may just help.

For Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive, the curators have subtly preserved the models in order to reveal Wright’s thought process and the evolution of his ideas.

Mike Wallace’s seminal September 1, 1957, interviews with Frank Lloyd Wright were two of the broadcast journalist’s all-time favorites.

Parsons School of Design and AARP's "Disrupt Aging Design Challenge" asks students to design solutions for older clients. Camila Chiriboga's winning design helps blind wearers navigate the world, fashionably.

Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine discuss their tremendously popular Salone del Mobile installation and the future of their practice.

While small in scale, the Dar Al Muharraq cultural center in Bahrain makes a big impact.

Waste in both food and design was the theme of chef Dan Barber's pop-up restaurant WastED, designed by Brooklyn architecture office formlessfinder.

A group of leading academics and practitioners have come together to draft a new manifesto for urban planning in the 21st century.

Despite its flaws, the documentary is an entertaining call to action, a reminder that motivated individuals can come together to reshape their small slice of the world.

Bastions of culture and keepers of knowledge can often be imperious, even aloof. But the regime change in the U.S. has galvanized them to pursue quick action.

Metropolis’s Vanessa Quirk and ArchDaily’s James Taylor-Foster recommend eleven architecture and design podcasts you should subscribe to—today.

Julia Jacquette’s recently opened exhibit features images from her “graphic memoir,” which recall some of New York City’s most forward-thinking playgrounds.

A speculative installation from U.K. design firm Future Facility uses the idea of consumption via smart systems to make home life easier for the elderly.

The present historical conjuncture requires careful examination of our profession's complicity with Donald Trump's political regime.

Working at the intersections of design and material science, Sabin beat out an impressive group to win this year's Young Architects Program.

Dream Big highlights the human ingenuity that resulted in some of our greatest structures, from the Great Wall of China to the world’s tallest skyscrapers.

Abstract is about "designers who shape the world around us—from architecture to illustration, cars to typography.”

Today’s robots come in unexpected forms, says curator Amelie Klein. Designers must prepare themselves for the ramifications.

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