5 Highlights from New York City’s Architecture & Design Film Festival
At this year's edition, a run of films shine a light on issues of housing, from the perils of gentrification to the intractable challenge of urban homelessness.
Author: Vicky Su
At Casa Perfect, Retail Gets a Big Dose of the Hospitality Factor
Casa Perfect, an experimental retailer with outlets in New York, San Francisco, and L.A., emphasizes high design and domestic comforts over transaction.
What Not to Miss at Archtober 2019
October 1 marks the start of New York City’s month-long celebration of architecture and design. Here are our recommendations.
At the Thai-Burma Border, a Garbage Dump Transforms Into a Bustling Community Center
Estudio Cavernas trains Burmese migrants to sustainably construct their own community center at the heart of a municipal waste site.
Step Inside the Habitat 67–Inspired Dorms at the Dyson Institute
Designed by WilkinsonEyre, the new lodgings feature massive windows and sustainable materials like CLT.
In Cycle-Crazed Utrecht, the World’s Largest Bike Parking Facility Opens
The Netherlands, a country with more bikes than inhabitants, invested over €30 million in the multistory structure.
RBA Director Anne-Marie Lubenau on the Power of Design to Transform Communities
The biennial Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA), which recently named its Silver and Gold winners, showcases exceptional urban projects in cities large and small.
On a Remote Venezuelan Mountainside, a Community Unites to Build a Church
Designed by Enlace Arquitectura, the structure in La Media Legua combines readily available materials with a dramatic sweeping form.
