Books
Architectural Histories of New Yorks that Never Were
From a Dodger Stadium by Buckminster Fuller to an Ellis Island by Frank Lloyd Wright, a new book gathers hundreds of alternate realities proposed for New York City.
Architecture
Art
Lina Bo Bardi’s Glass House and the Multiple Worlds It Contains
While the Italian-born architect Lina Bo Bardi carried her European heritage with her, her passion for, and even affinity with Brazilian culture was profound.
In Brief
American Institute of Architects Memo in Support of Trump Sparks Backlash from Members
The American Institute of Architects' post-election memo promising to work with President-elect Trump has been met with messages of protest from its 89,000-strong membership.
Art
A Prototype for a New System of Composting Human Remains
The Urban Death Project is building a structure at Washington State University where human remains will be transformed into soil.
In Brief
Mexican Architects Imagine Trump’s Border Wall as a Pink Homage to Luis Barragán
A group of interns at architecture firm Estudio 3.14 created 3D renderings to visualize Trump’s proposed Southern border wall as a tribute to Mexican architectural heritage.
Art
An Attempt to 3D Model Jorge Luis Borges's Library of Babel
Programmer Jamie Zawinski has created a digital rendering of the infinite, hexagonal library that is the subject and setting of Jorge Luis Borges's short story "The Library of Babel."
News
World's Oldest Continuously Operating Library Begins a New Chapter
Established in 859 CE, Morocco's al-Qarawiyyin Library will soon reopen to the public with architectural details for the 21st century.
Art
A Guide to Urban Havens in NYC, from a Quaker Meeting House to a Bird-Watching Refuge
The National Park Service and the Cultural Landscape Foundation launch a guide to New York City's cultural landscapes as part of a series on urban design.
Art
A Village in Panama Built Out of Plastic Bottles
In 2012, Canadian entrepreneur Robert Bezeau began a recycling program in his now-home of Bocas del Toro, Panama, after realizing that locals were mostly filling their garbage bags to the brim with plastic.
Books
The Chairs that Architects Have Designed
Before he designed the soaring 1962 TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, Eero Saarinen experimented with gravity-defying design through his one-legged white and red Tulip chair.
News
A Victorian Theater Frozen in Time Crowdfunds Its Reopening
A 19th-century theater that's been disused for over 80 years is preparing to reopen in London.
Books
Our Architectural Future Isn't What It Used to Be
Post–World War II, architects were confident that a better life could be built, that design could improve society through efficiency and community.