Inside Outside: Designing Textiles As Extensions of Architectural Thinking
Inside Outside shapes its stunning textiles through a constant dialogue with its collaborators.
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The Campana Brothers' Improvisational Design
An exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum celebrates the career of the Campana brothers
Q&A: Jeff Kovel on His Firm’s Experience in Building Nike's Camp Victory
Jeff Kovel discusses his firm’s experience in building Camp Victory for Nike
Philly Works' Latest Exhibit Shows What Philadelphia May Become
"The Lure + The Perch" Jason Austin, Jack Fanning, Sneha Patel, and Sally Reynolds/Philly Works 2012 “Philly Works is collaborative of artists, designers, and makers all working towards the goal of bettering Philadelphia. It's a tool for empowering creative individuals…
Zaha Hadid's Pleated Shell Structures
In an installation, Zaha Hadid investigates new forms and explores new conversations outside of architecture school classrooms.
The Walker Art Center: Embracing Design on Every Level
Andrew Blauvelt, photo courtesy of Walker Art Center Since taking the position of design director at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 1998, Andrew Blauvelt’s title and responsibilities have expanded steadily. In 2005 he added curator to his title,…
Noguchi Museum Digitizes Isamu Noguchi's Body of Work
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) Photo: Anzai “Sculpture to be Seen From Mars” Model (left)1947 (destroyed) Photo: Soichi Sunami Isamu Noguchi's prodigious and expansive artworks spanned the world of sculpture in stone, metal, paper, wood, and ceramics. His striking vision conquered territory…
Tracing Palladio in Peter Eisenman's Works
Close your eyes and imagine a villa. You know, one with carefully proportioned walls, perhaps balanced along a systematic floorplan. Maybe the elevation can fold onto the floor - or superimpose the walls and roof plans to the exterior facade…
I Have Seen the Future
A new book on Norman Bel Geddes takes a fresh look at the utopian dreamer.
The Center for Architecture's Director on Redesigning New York's Scaffolding
This fall season’s shows and programs promise to bring important educational opportunities for anyone interested in the built environment. The most intense learning opportunities in New York City are coming to the Center for Architecture, home to the local chapter…
Two NYC Exhibits Tackle the Supertall—One Stumbles, One Soars
The number of supertall buildings has already trebled in this century. With so many more of them on the drawing boards, the visual culture of 21st century urbanity is very much a work in progress. To speculate about the significance of…
Long Exposure Photography Captures NYC's Fleeting Moments
Photo by Roger Edwards Ever since its invention in the 19th century, photography has taken on the city as a favorite subject. Now as the digital age speeds up our world, one photographer invites us to slow down and look…
MoMA's Exhibition on Housing Misses by 99%
The newly opened show at the Museum of Modern Art, Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream, fails to accomplish the goal alluded to in its title. That is, to consequentially address one of the most critical issues facing the public today—foreclosures.…
New Exhibit Garners Excitement for New York City's Bike Share
I’m excited! I want Bike Share! 72% of New Yorkers agree with me according to Quinnipiac University. This week at the Center for Architecture, an exhibit opened showcasing the new Bike Share system coming to New York City in July,…
Chris Burden Recreates a Stunning Miniature City for Metropolis II
After mounting a 65-foot Erector Set skyscraper at Rockefeller Center in 2008, and then placing a diverse collection of vintage streetlights like lit columns at a main entry to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), artist Chris Burden astounds us…
Mirko Zardini: Curation Holding Architecture to a Higher Standard
By provoking and critiquing the profession, he sets a new standard for architectural exhibitions.
9/11 Memorial Exhibit Uses New Media to Impart Terrorism's True Impact
The 9/11 Memorial exhibition honors each of the nearly 3,000 lives lost.
Sheila Hicks and the Art of the Yarn
An exhibition spanning the textile artist’s 50-year career celebrates a woman with a deep connection to making and materials.
Kaiser Permanente Opens Interactive Center for Total Health
The Center for Total Health in Washington D.C. provokes discussion on national health and allows patients to interact with new medical innovations.
Exhibit Conveys Climate With Architecture for the Five Senses
The exhibition Climate and Architecture aims to relate architecture and sustainability to the larger context of climate.
