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Architecture
Lime Continues to Find Applications in Architecture
From the Roman Pantheon to contemporary homes and low-carbon concrete, lime offers brightness and durability.
An Exhibition Surveying the Work of Anupama Kundoo Takes Time as Its Subject
Opening in October at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Taking Time highlights the architect’s building techniques, inspirations, and social aspirations.
Wheeler Kearns Architects Designs a Home for This Chicago Nonprofit
The Night Ministry, a Chicago housing and outreach nonprofit, needed space that could accommodate guests and clients, in addition to its 50 staff and volunteers.
How Atelier Office Is Upending the Architectural Paradigm
Amina Blacksher and V. Mitch McEwen’s new venture points to a fresh model of design practice.
An Online Exhibition Connects the Dots Between Performance and Architecture
Six months after the release of the namesake book during the latest installment of the biennial, PERFORMA has launched Bodybuilding, which features thirty-five architecture studios who engage with performativity.
Rogers Partners Builds a Boys & Girls Club for the Modern Age
Pinkerton Clubhouse was designed as a "vertical playscape" and has become a bright anchor for the North Harlem neighborhood.
Can Generative Design Save Brick-and-Mortar Retail?
Using new technology from Autodesk, Dutch firm Stamhuis designs retail stores that maximize each shelf, hoping to stave off e-commerce competition.
Architect Richard Parr Adapts a 19th Century Farm as a Sprawling Home Office
His UK-based firm has converted a cluster of agricultural outbuildings in the English countryside into a series of imaginative workspaces.
Mabel O. Wilson is Updating the Narrative of American Architecture to Include Black Architects
A new book, an upcoming MoMA exhibition, and a recently completed memorial are informed by the Columbia University professor's unflinching critique of traditional architectural pedagogy.
A Progressive Addition Distinguishes a Toronto Synagogue Built in the '30s
Diamond Schmitt Architects designed a contemporary update for the storied Holy Blossom Temple.
OMA’s High-Drama Galleria Adds an Anchor to Gwanggyo
Looking like a meteor that has fallen to earth, the 18-floor structure features a craggy, nearly geological facade.
Sustainability is a Nonnegotiable at Sharon Davis’s Bayalpata Regional Hospital
The health-care center, a partnership between the government of Nepal and nonprofit Possible Health, serves an estimated 100,000 visitors a year.
A Restaurant by Olson Kundig Recedes into the Background
Cladding of black brick, glass brick, and steel conceal rather than broadcast the Austin eatery's program.
Elkus Manfredi Architects' Glass Insertions Restore and Update Emerson College’s Little Building
The Boston firm uses glazing between the iconic finger-like towers to add contemporary style as well as critical space for students.
José Esparza Chong Cuy on the Hearst Castle
The executive director of Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City waxes poetic on the rumored inspiration for Xanadu.
The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Strives For Openness
Designed by John Wardle Architects, the new home of Australia's oldest music school breaks way from the monastic model of the conservatory.
The Synergistic Relationship Between Shake Shack and Designer Michael Hsu
Having designed several of the beloved fast-casual chain’s outposts, plus its Manhattan HQ, the Austin-based designer nurtures a new “hospitality quotient.”
In Tepeji del Río, a Home That Embraces Its Context
The stone and concrete abode designed by CCA engages with local vernacular and maximizes indoor-outdoor living.
CO Architects Design an Energy-Efficient (and Eye-Popping) Student Center for a California University
The building at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, overcomes the hubris of its iconic predecessor by embracing context and climate.
