Measuring the True Value of Trees
Offsetted, an exhibition at Columbia University’s Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, explores how our society commodifies trees and the unintended consequences thereof.
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These Architects Sought to Solve the Ultimate Human Design Flaw—Death
The art and architecture of Arakawa and Madeline Gins, now on view at Columbia's GSAPP, forces us to rethink how we define art and architecture.
Kenneth Frampton Isn't Done Changing Architecture
The renowned writer, historian, and teacher has expanded the architectural discipline’s critical and geographic outlook.
New Exhibit Explores Race, Gender, Class, and More, in Frank Lloyd Wright's and Harlem's Housing
"Living in America: Frank Lloyd Wright, Harlem & Modern Housing" explores the parallel evolution of Wright's and Harlem's built and unbuilt housing designs.
Fearful of Being Seen as Neutral in Turbulent Times, Cultural Institutions Are Striking an Activist Stance
The internal responsibility for an institution to respond is equally met by the very real external pressures generated by what is going on in society.
Kenneth Frampton on the Art & Artifice of Architectural Models
For decades, students at Columbia University's GSAPP have, under the watchful eye of Kenneth Frampton, made models of some of the most significant buildings of the 20th century. This Thursday, they'll be on display.
Diversity Champions: 8 Schools That Aren't Just Paying Lip Service To Diversity
Many colleges are working to be more inclusive, but these architecture and design schools are going above and beyond.
For WORKac, Building, Research, and Teaching Go Hand in Hand
With ties to building and academia, the New York firm is forging a new kind of architectural practice.
Why Johannesburg Needs Mixed-Use Taxi Ranks
Taxi rank designed to connect people, businesses, entertainment-- the city itself
A New Building Typology for Johannesburg
Building as repair yard and guild house
Studying Stress and Wellness in Johannesburg
Columbia GSAPP redefines the relationship between site and studio by studying public health in three cities
A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America
Making a case for the benefits of investing in dense cities
X Marks the Spots
Columbia’s Studio-X, a think tank with labs all over the world, may be a new model for design education.
Laura Kurgan & Sarah Williams: Using GIS to Expose Cities' Injustices
Using sophisticated mapping technology, these information designers uncover hidden data to expose social injustice.
