Hip-Hop Architecture’s Philip Johnson Moment
A new show at AIA New York’s Center for Architecture makes the case for a growing global design movement that is forging its own canon.
Music
The High Line Will Host 1,000 Vocalists for a "Mile-Long" Opera
Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) and Pulitzer Prize–winning composer David Lang are collaborating on the project, which runs October 3–7.
Frank Gehry Reveals Design for New L.A.-Area Youth Orchestra
"It's not about making money," the architect says of his pro bono design for the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center, an extension of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Brad Ascalon on How Philip Glass Influences His Work as a Designer and Musician
The Manhattan-based designer recalls a serendipitous moment in which his musical hero was immortalized by Chuck Close and the New York City subway.
Bob Dylan’s Archives, No Longer a Rolling Stone, to Be Housed in Olson Kundig-Designed Center
The famed singer-songwriter's vast archives will be housed in a brand new building within Tulsa's industrial arts district.
Legendary Musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto Reflect On Using Philip Johnson’s Glass House As An Instrument
The Oscar-winning composer and famed German electronic music producer released an album of the performance earlier this year.
Ole Scheeren on the Music That Inspires Him
Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich helped focus Scheeren during his early architectural career, he tells Metropolis,
LMN Architects Creates Striking, Acoustically-Refined Spaces for the Voxman Music Building
Nearly a decade after severe flooding inundated the University of Iowa’s campus, its music department is reunited in a new building by LMN Architects that is both a technological and civic asset.
DS+R Beats Foster, Gehry, Piano, and Others, For New London Centre for Music
The City of London has tapped Diller Scofidio + Renfro for a new concert hall near the Barbican.
How to Make "Music Cities" in an Age of Rapid-Fire Gentrification
The takeaway from this year's Music Cities Convention was clear: if we want vibrant cities, we must start championing music to developers and policy makers.
Teenage Engineering's New Synthesizer Is in a Class of One
When it comes to synthesizers, the OP-1 is in a class of one.
