Opinion: We Can’t Go on Teaching the Same History of Architecture as Before
Opinion: The writer and historian Mario Carpo makes a plea for architectural history, albeit one more sensitive to our times.
Robert Ivy
Can't Be Bothered: The Chic Indifference of Post-Digital Drawing
The "post-digital" valorizes the ordinary and renders it to look like the past.
The Post-Digital Will Be Even More Digital, Says Mario Carpo
The cycle of digital innovation in architecture is far from over.
Opinion: When It Comes to Being Good Neighbors, Look East
Metropolis's director of design innovation discusses her experiences at a carpet exhibition in Xinging, which demonstrated China’s efforts to connect with the livelihoods of a polyglot regional economy.
Three Design Influencers Weigh in on the Future of Work
What will the office look like in the near future? Three venerable names in design offer their speculations.
Leading Designers Weigh in on the Future of Work
What will the office look like in the near future? Four designers offer their speculations.
Leading Architects Weigh in on the Future of Work
What will the office look like in the near future? Five architects offer their speculations.
Opinion: It’s Time to Reconsider the Architecture Prize
The #MeToo movement and allegations against Richard Meier should push us to rethink how we evaluate architectural merit.
Opinion: Why Women Designers Need a Seat at the Table in Corporate Boardrooms and Beyond
Metropolis's director of design innovation discusses the influential women she has invited for a panel discussion this Thursday titled "Women of Influence in the Business of Design."
Opinion: When Designing for Livable Cities, Resiliency and Inclusivity Go Hand-In-Hand
Susan S. Szenasy, director of design innovation at Metropolis, weighs in on mega-developments, affordability, resiliency, and diversity in cities.
Post-Digital "Quitters": Why the Shift Toward Collage Is Worrying
Collage used to be a crucial image-making technology of the mechanical age. But its time has passed, says historian Mario Carpo.
Frank Lloyd Wright Redesigned the Suburbs—Today's Architects Should Do the Same
Architects may not like it, but sprawl isn’t going away. Frank Lloyd Wright not only understood that, he dared to reimagine it.
Aaron Betsky: The Design Solution to Gun Violence? Outlaw Guns
Betsky, the President of the School of Architecture at Taliesin, weighs in on the role of design in the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre.
"Enough Preaching to the Choir," Say Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman in New Manifesto
The architect and political theorist presented a call to action at the New Museum’s IdeasCity Conference, demanding a "New Public Imagination."
Migration Is a Complex and Urgent Spatial Challenge
From the perspective of architecture and design, the migration crisis must go beyond the simple humanitarian impulse, argues Urban-Think Tank.
Is Architecture What They're Really Teaching Us?
I decided to study architecture to help improve the conditions of my city and country. However, after arriving at university, I quickly realized that humanity was far from the focus of my studies.
From Overt to Covert: How Segregation Persists in America
Housing discrimination has not been eradicated. Its methods are simply more subtle, and sophisticated, than ever before.
Frank Lloyd Wright's "Negro" School: A Bundle of Contradictions?
An analysis of Frank Lloyd Wright's little-known design for the Rosenwald School elucidates his views on both education and race.
Portugal's MAAT Museum a Monument to Corporate Ego
The Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon, by Amanda Levete, may be a jewel, but it shows a complete and utter disregard for its context.
So You Want to Build A Wall?
So you say the U.S.–Mexico border wall is not the same thing as the Iron Curtain. But both are symbols of a massive failure to negotiate humane resolutions to complex problems.
