Learning From Denise Scott Brown, in an Instagramable Age
A small but poignant show on Denise Scott Brown’s early photographs—before Learning From Las Vegas made it big— is now on view at New York's Carriage Trade gallery through December 22.
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Jenny Sabin Creates an Otherworldly Wonderland for Peroni Pop Up
The installation, drawing from technology used in the designer’s winning pavilion for MoMA PS1 last year, makes its first stop in New York this weekend.
How Architecture Can Represent Dance: Jorge Otero-Pailos Explores Choreography in New Exhibition
In many ways, architecture and dance couldn't be more different. One is traditionally solid and still, the other dynamic and kinetic. One relies on drawings and images, the other on personal instruction and…
Architecture & Design Film Festival Opens in New York City
The documentary Enough White Teacups, which will be screened at the Architecture & Design Film Festival, explores designs that address challenges in sustainability, such as the Mine Kafon ball, a mine-clearing device by Afghan brothers Massoud…
Géométries Sud Exhibit Is an Exuberant Celebration of Latin American Art and Architecture
On view at the Fondation Cartier, Géométries Sud, du Mexique à la Terre de Feu features the work of numerous Latin Americans, including Bolivian-Aymara architect Freddy Mamani.
The Illuminating Illustrations of Civil Rights Activist W.E.B. Du Bois
Du Bois’s 1900 Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America illustrated the progress of newly-freed African Americans and is being published for Du Bois’s 150th birthday.
Just In: Storefront for Art and Architecture Names New Executive Director
José Esparza Chong Cuy, currently an associate curator at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, will take over the iconic New York City institution beginning November 1.
Heath Ceramics Collaborates with Artist Stan Bitters to Craft a Unique Tile Collection
Bitters helped define an expressive, even carnal side of modern Californian clayware; this Heath collection echoes his raw and dramatic sculpted works.
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’s Walt Disney Concert Hall to Be Projected With Digital “Machine Hallucinations”
The landmark building will be covered with swirling, abstracted images from the L.A. Philharmonic's 100-year-old archive, designed by artist Refik Anadol.
The New Istanbul Design Biennial Wants to Change How We Learn to Design
The sprawling biennial’s installations highlight how designers can find new sources of knowledge and collaboration.
A New Fashion Exhibition in San Francisco Shows That Modest Can Mean Radical
With curving vignettes designed by Hariri & Hariri, Contemporary Muslim Fashion at the de Young Museum aims to upend stereotypes that come with modest dress.
The Furniture Designer Reviving the Lost Legacy of Uruguayan Modernist Architect Julio Vilamajó
Inspired by Vilamajó's unrealized furniture schematics, Uruguayan designer Matteo Fogale and his collaborators crafted a limited edition furniture collection on view at the London Design Festival.
Artist Robert Irwin's Architectural Drawings and Models Go on View at Pratt
Robert Irwin: Site Determined, open at the Pratt Institute through November 28th, showcases the artist's rarely-seen drawings and models.
Step Inside Three of New York City's Hidden Interior Landmark Jewels
Three excerpted chapters from Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York, whose new edition is available for pre-order, reveal stunning Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture.
9 Top Events, Exhibitions, and Tours from This Year's Archtober
New York City's month-long celebration of architecture—which includes films, tours, lectures, discussions, and more—kicks off October 1st.
Psychoanalyzing the 8 Best Pavilions of the London Design Biennale
To evaluate this year’s international design festival, themed “Emotional States,” we used the lens of psychologist Robert Plutchik’s classic “wheel of emotions.”
New Book Explores the Mexican Artist-Designer Whose Medium Was Public Space
Mathias Goeritz: Modernist Art and Architecture in Cold War Mexico contextualizes Goeritz’s art within the cultural and political transformations of Latin America.
Taking a Second Look at This Year's Nebulous Venice Architecture Biennale
Freespace, now in its third month, is an exercise in subjective taste-making rather than research-driven programming.
7 Can't-Miss Events and Exhibits from Detroit’s Month of Design
This September, the Motor City is celebrating its arts, culture, and design—past, present, and future—with a diverse array of happenings.
