Artist David Hartt Takes Over a Frank Lloyd Wright–Designed Synagogue
On view through December 19, David Hartt: The Histories (Le Mancenillier) explores themes of diaspora and belonging.
Arts + Culture
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.
Deconstructing Degrowth at the Oslo Architecture Triennale
The 2019 edition of the triennale imagines a world free from the pursuit of GDP—but is it enough?
RIBA Exhibition Tells the Oft-Neglected Story of the "British Bauhaus"
Before moving on to America, Walter Gropius, László Moholy-Nagy, and other Bauhaus protagonists spent a productive spell in the U.K.
Inclusivity and Economic Development Emerge as Top Themes at Detroit Month of Design
In looking beyond the city’s central business district, the annual design festival staked out new ground for architecture and design.
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.
Colorful Japanese Posters Take Over Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum
The exhibition, spanning over 80 years of Japanese graphic design, is a tribute to designer Shigeru Watano's long-standing relationship with the museum.
Metropolis’s 8 Highlights from London Design Festival 2019
From public space installations to carnival costume displays, this year’s events ran the usual, unconstrained gamut.
Jorge Otero-Pailos on the John Ruskin Painting That Inspires Him
The artist and GSAPP professor describes how a classic painting has impacted his own practice.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Spatial Research and Urban Conflict
With an unabashed embrace of the empirical, contributors assert something about how space is experienced.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Rights to Resources
At this year's event, exhibitors look critically at the dynamics of resource distribution and ecological stewardship.
True Colors Highlights Natural Pigments and Expert Dyers Around the World
As with other forms of making that were impoverished by the Industrial Revolution, the task ahead is to conserve where necessary while continuing to innovate.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Questioning Real Estate Values
In dramatically reconsidering what property ownership looks like, two nonprofits seek to empower neighbors and residents to claim city spaces for themselves.
5 Textile Artists You Should Know
With works ranging from glitchy jacquard to architectural-scale quilts, these artists are pioneering wild and innovative aesthetics.
Getting Into the Weeds of Topiary Design
An exhibition at the Center for Architecture in Manhattan reveals topiary as a dynamic and overlooked spatial practice.
Finding Women Architects in Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Fictional depictions like Bernadette form a vital accompaniment to initiatives that seek to help women architects flourish.
Joan Blumenfeld on Alice Neel's Portrait of Andy Warhol
"The image stopped me in my tracks," says the global interior design director for Perkins+Will.
Design Cities 2019: Buenos Aires, Argentina
A local collective wants to tap into the megacity’s underutilized and overlooked spaces.
Design Cities 2019: Dakar, Senegal
The Dakar Next initiative hopes to change how design and artisanship are valued in Senegal.
Design Cities 2019: Valencia, Spain
A Valencia studio’s products draw upon the region’s cross-disciplinary creative networks.
