Q&A: The Blueprint for Hip-Hop Architecture
With the publication of his new book Hip-Hop Architecture, architect and Syracuse University professor Sekou Cooke cements the legitimacy of a proactive design concept.
Author: Dante A. Ciampaglia
From Bauhaus to Bunkers: The Aspirational Architecture of Hollywood Villainy
Why do bad guys in the movies always live in "good" houses? A new book digs into that question.
Baseball Urbanism: How Generations of Ballparks Have Shaped Cities, and Vice Versa
Paul Goldberger’s new book, Ballpark: Baseball in the American City, traces the arc of American urban history through the ballpark.
New Exhibition Tracks the Centuries-Old Urban Debate Over Bicycles
Cycling in the City: A 200-Year History at the Museum of the City of New York casts a fresh light on an urban design battle that still rages today.
GAME CHANGERS: The Hip Hop Designers Challenging the Architecture Establishment
Born in the ’90s from hip-hop culture, this critical architecture movement has been coalescing for decades though may be poised for a second wave.
New Documentary Provides a Portrait of Design Superstar Dieter Rams
In Rams, Gary Hustwit—of Helvetica and Objectified acclaim—looks into the enduring legacy of the 86-year-old German industrial designer.
Hip-Hop Architecture’s Philip Johnson Moment
A new show at AIA New York’s Center for Architecture makes the case for a growing global design movement that is forging its own canon.
It’s Robert Venturi’s World—We’re Just Living in It
Remembering the influential life and career of architect Robert Venturi, who died at the age of 93 Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Grimshaw's Innovative Frost Science Museum Has Become a Magnetic Draw in Miami
In development for more than a decade, the project boasts a showstopping aquarium and architecture that breathes in ocean breezes.
The Hamburger (and Chili Bowl and Donut) That Ate L.A.
California Crazy, recently reissued by Taschen, is an indelible record of the wild, wonderful tradition of roadside architecture.
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.
