Point of View - Point of View March 2013
Q&A: Laurie Beckelman
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Public Interest Design
The mantra of Public Interest Design Week was that everyone deserves good design
The mantra of Public Interest Design Week was that everyone deserves good design
Q&A: Bill Walsh on HPD
Executive director of Healthy Building Network on the Health Products
Executive director of Healthy Building Network on the Health Products
Post-Sandy, The Battered Rockaways Start Coming Back
PS1’s VW Dome 2, a temporary structure, gives the Rockaway community a place to gather in and be inspired.
PS1’s VW Dome 2 gives the Rockaway community a place to gather in and be inspired by
Architect and Politician Harvey Gantt Honored With AIA Award
The national organization has named Gantt, a pioneer in civil rights for integrating Clemson University, the recipient of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award.
A look at the legacy of Harvey Gantt, architect, politician, and pioneer in civil rights
InstaWHAT?
A webinar teaches the design community about the power of Instagram
A webinar teaches the design community about the power of Instagram
Crowdsourced Design
What happens when our design choices become public domain
What happens when our design choices become public domain
Building Resilience: The Role of the Architect in an Age of Climate Change
While aesthetics and beauty matter, our work as urban designers and landscape architects is to enhance the social capital that makes our cities resilient.
How to create resilient cities and societies
Why Does Design Aspire to Art?
Revisiting the age-old question: where do the two diverge?
Revisiting the age-old question: where do the two diverge?
The Vanishing Buildings of the USPS
Many of the storied structures that have housed the Postal Service for decades are at risk.
Many of the storied structures that have housed the Postal Service for decades are at risk
In Defense of Make it Right in New Orleans’ 9th Ward
Some argue the housing project, however well meaning, has diverted resources that could be better spent in other parts of the city. That's not quite true.
If you rebuild it, will they come?
Climate Change Is Real
New infographic shows just how extensive climate changes are
New infographic shows just how extensive climate changes are
NY Community Planner Recognized
Ron Shiffman received the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership
Ron Shiffman received the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership
Librii: A New Kind of Library for the Developing World
Librii, a potential network of low-cost, digitally powered libraries in Africa, could feed communities with knowledge, creativity conduits, and revenue.
A network of libraries in Africa feed communities with knowledge, creativity conduits, and revenue
Places that Work: Some Small Homes
If certain criteria are met, living in a small space can be a great experience
If certain criteria are met, living in a small space can be a great experience
What Does “Resilience” Have to Do With Architecture?
We know that we can’t design for every unpredictable event, but we can make sure our buildings and cities are better able to weather these disruptions.
Resilient systems may help architecture
Steven Holl: “If Everybody Else Quits Drawing, It’s Fine With Me”
The celebrated architect talks about his growing collection of watercolor drawings, which he claims number over 10,000.
Steven Hall talks about his watercolor drawings
Top 11 Reasons You Should Ignore Top 10 (or Top 100) Lists
Liz Gerber, leader of Design For America, talks about the limitations of creating lists.
Liz Gerber talks about the limitations of creating lists
OMA’s New York Branch Excels at Improvisational Thinking
Under Shohei Shigematsu, the firm takes free-form trial and error to almost dizzying heights before locking onto a final direction.
The firm takes free-form trial and error to almost dizzying heights before locking onto a final direction.
Why Are We So Obsessed With the Chair?
When people talk about industrial design, the chair is almost always one of the main cultural objects discussed. What lies behind this endless fascination?
What lies behind our endless fascination with chairs
