The "Research" in Architecture Research Office Is No Joke
Having reached architectural early middle-age, ARO now seems poised for greatness.
Author: Philip Nobel
What Catastrophe? The Real Dangers of Forgetting Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy hits Red Hook, Brooklyn, prompting our columnist to wonder if we’ll learn its hard lessons.
Architizer Killed the Architecture Star?
Architecture has undergone something of a cleansing in recent years. With a few notable exceptions.
The Eisenhower Memorial Incites a Gehry Resistance
The architect finds himself under attack by right-wing culture warriors.
Vishaansanity: The Rising Star of Vishaan Chakrabarti
SHoP’s new partner, Vishaan Chakrabarti, promises to turbo-charge a firm already operating at full speed.
Rem's New Book Is a Love Letter to Japan's Metabolists
Koolhaas pays tribute to the architects of the 1960s who forged a new path in postwar Japan.
Ennead Emerging: Polshek Partnership Re-Brands & Revitalizes
In the middle of a brilliant second act, Ennead Architects is showing exactly how to build on—and succeed—its legendary founder.
Memory Holes
Two ongoing wars and many controversies later, the search for meaning at Ground Zero still proves painfully elusive.
Blobism: The Digital Era Gives Into The Vice of Formalism
The new millennium ushered in an era of computer-enabled shapes increasingly divorced from the real concerns of architecture.
The Pros and Cons of the Red Hook Ikea
A big-box retailer arrives in hipster Brooklyn and (shockingly) fails to end the world as we know it.
The Concrete Splendor of Tadao Ando
The primal power of Tadao Ando derives from his sublime use of one material and one move.
In Praise of Polshek Partnership Architects, the "Style-less" Firm
A daring new building by one of our quietly great firms shouldn’t really come as a surprise.
Design Rolls Into the World of Skateboarding
A newfound rigor has taken skateboards out of the realm of pure fashion.
Delirious Beijing
A unique set of circumstances has combined to create the most insane building boom in the history of man.
Lovefest 2008
Due to a recent run of glowing columns, our resident curmudgeon changes the approach to his annual rite.
Good Box Work
SANAA’s New Museum makes compelling use of an elemental form.
Sublime Insanity
Herzog & de Meuron’s 40 Bond is Ian Schrager’s latest over-the-top attack on the cultural status quo.
After the Aftermath
Two years after Katrina, New Orleans faces huge challenges—amid glimmers of real hope.
Between Noise and Light
The Yale University Art Gallery triggers a reappraisal of Louis Kahn’s message.
Model SHoP
Our columnist’s favorite architects? His list of one begins here.
