9 Best Articles in 2022
The Verge
How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world
The Verge
~14 min read · From 2017 · Igor Schwarzmann is the German co-founder of Third Wave, a strategy consultancy based in Berlin that works with small-scale industrial manufacturers. The company’s clients range across Europe, the...
Fast Company
‘Zoom towns’ are exploding in the West
Fast Company
2 min read · 2020-10-17 · And many cities aren’t ready for the onslaught.
WIRED
What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall? The Stunning Elbphilharmonie
WIRED
4 min read · From 2017 · Herzog and De Meuron's new philharmonic in Hamburg, Germany is an impressive feat of technology.
The New Yorker
How the Coronavirus Will Reshape Architecture
The New Yorker
4 min read · 2020-06-17 · What kinds of space are we willing to live and work in now?
Fast Company
This ingenious wall could harness enough wind power to cover your electric bill
Fast Company
2 min read · 2021-10-19 · It could be used near buildings, in cities, or on the side of a highway.
VICE
The People the Suburbs Were Built for Are Gone
VICE
~14 min read · 2021-01-21 · How the suburbs are “retrofitting” obsolete malls, box stores, office parks, parking lots, motels, and more.
ArchDaily
When Machines Design: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Aesthetics
ArchDaily
5 min read · 2020-04-08 · Discover how artificial intelligence and machine learning are shaping cultural production and design.
Texas Monthly
The Steel House Saga: One Man’s Masterpiece Is Another’s Airbnb
Texas Monthly
10 min read · Jan 5th · The late sculptor Robert Bruno's unfinished home—a Lubbock-area landmark—is becoming a vacation rental. His friends are distressed.
Fast Company
These architects popularized the open office. Now they say ‘the open office is dead’
Fast Company
4 min read · 2021-04-19 · Clive Wilkinson Architects championed open offices for big companies such as Google and Microsoft. Now, as the pandemic has led to a massive overhaul of work life, they envision something completely…
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Texas Monthly
The Steel House Saga: One Man’s Masterpiece Is Another’s Airbnb
Texas Monthly
10 min read · Jan 5th · The late sculptor Robert Bruno's unfinished home—a Lubbock-area landmark—is becoming a vacation rental. His friends are distressed.
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How to design a house to last for 1000 years (part III)
constructionphysics.substack.com
~13 min read · Jan 5th · At last, we’re finally ready to put together the design for our house. A fully specified design, with every detail and system described, is well beyond the scope of this newsletter (not to mention the…
The Guardian
Ricardo Bofill: the outsider architect who gave 60s Spain a sci-fi makeover
The Guardian
4 min read · Jan 14th · The misfit Catalan, who has died aged 82, dedicated his life to wild postmodern buildings which formed the backdrop to The Hunger Games, and inspired the aesthetic of Monument Valley and Squid Game
kottke.org
Fashion for Hostile Architecture
kottke.org
Jan 11th · Artist Sarah Ross's project Archisuits draws attention to architecture in LA that is specifically designed to prohibit peopl
The Guardian
Tented love: how Senegal created a spectacular new African architecture
The Guardian
6 min read · Jan 13th · After independence in 1960, the country cast off western influences and forged a new African style full of triangular forms, rocket-shaped obelisks and rammed earth. Is this spirit now being…
Urban Omnibus
Care, Where? - Urban Omnibus
Urban Omnibus
~16 min read · Jan 13th · Public space may be essential to urban life, but its benefits are far from universally enjoyed. Could a municipal Department of Care bring context-sensitive design and services to every corner of the city?
mcmansionhell.com
Suburban Chicago McMansions Follow a Dark Logic Even I Do Not Understand
mcmansionhell.com
5 min read · Jan 5th · For reasons architecturally unbeknownst to me, the McMansions of Chicago's suburbs are actually insane. Perhaps it makes sense that Chicago, America's mecca of great and distinguished architecture...
