Formafantasma Seeks to Redefine What Ecology Means in Today’s Complex Design World
Through exhibitions and an upcoming master’s program, the Amsterdam-based duo is trailblazing a more dynamic approach to sustainability.
Exhibition
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet Unwinds Timeless Treasures
ATELIER BRÜCKNER has crafted an exacting and celestial exhibition space for the legacy watch brand.
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.
Step Inside Water Works, WORKac’s Aqueous Exhibition at Poortersloge
After shuttering in March, the studio’s water-driven retrospective is available virtually.
This 125-year-old Swedish Town Has Relocated, Buildings and All
Kiruna Forever, an exhibition at ArkDes, traces the town's relocation due to geological instability.
35 Years of the Campana Brothers’ Legacy Unfolds at MAM Rio
Championing the Brazilian designers’ three-decade-plus career, Campana Brothers – 35 Revolutions is the largest exhibition ever dedicated to the twosome.
What Do We Mean by “North American Design”?
In producing our March issue, we discovered enormous diversity in how architects and designers express the idea of America.
From the Printing Press to Pinterest, Surveying Mass Media's Influence on Architecture
Freestyle, organized by London design studio Space Popular, is an immersive tour of U.K. architectural history.
The Cooper Union Showcases Costantino Nivola's Impact on New York City
New York is the home to the Italian sculptor's largest grouping of public artworks, with 21 pieces located across all five boroughs.
An Upcoming Show in New York Shines a Light on Eileen Gray
Eileen Gray at the Bard Graduate Center reveals there’s much still left to be said about the mother of Modernism.
A New Show at Friedman Benda Challenges Viewers to Redefine the Meaning of Comfort
Organized by Omar Sosa, the exhibition leans on the idea that comfort is relative, socially constructed—and often, exclusive.
Humans Must Be Displaced From the Center of Design
In probing the relationship between humans and nature, two major exhibitions question the very foundations of design practice.
Politics Has Failed Mothers. Can Design Help?
Designers, curators, and entrepreneurs are scrambling to make sense of motherhood in a culture that’s often hostile to it.
An Artist Re-thinks Museum Architecture’s Impact
Lauren Henkin installs sculpture at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati in order to question the sites reserved—and not reserved—for art.
Appalachian Makers Tell Their Own Story in a New Exhibit
Appalachia Now! at the Asheville Art Museum inaugurates the cultural center’s new addition.
This Exhibition Aims to Capture the Diversity of Human Health
Being Human, the permanent display at London's Wellcome Collection is a meditation on humanity in the 21st century.
Exhibitions on Both Sides of the Atlantic Ponder Future Life—on Earth, and Beyond
In London and Philadelphia, curators prod at the ethics, anxieties, and material culture of humanity as we gear towards a future interplanetary society.
With Its Exhibition Add to the Cake, Foreign Legion Calls for Inclusion
The curators take on the subject of gender inequity in design history and contemporary practice, in a show staged at Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden.
New Exhibition Explores Thomas Jefferson's Democratic Architecture—and the Slaves Who Built It
In "Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and the Conflict of Ideals," the uplifting content of early American civic buildings is offset by the reality of enslaved labor.
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.
