Small Institutions: On rediscovering the emotional conditions of architecture
The city, according to Louis Kahn, arose through the establishment of institutions. By extension, he…
Landscapes of the Void: Speculative design for tunnels, mines, cemeteries and other underground spaces
At once welcoming and foreboding, the underground realm has long captured our attention. When considered…
Shading Sunset: Charles Waldheim on reimagining the streets of Los Angeles for a warmer future
In 1965, Ed Ruscha stood on the bed of a moving pickup truck and photographed…
Bodies in Motion: Jennifer Newsom on foregrounding the kinetic body in architectural representation
Can you depict a sweating body in an architectural drawing? Are lines capable of expressing…
This Land Is Your Land: Students interrogate why “urban” and “Indigenous” are cast as opposing identities
Until the last decade, Native American, First Nations, and other Indigenous architecture has been a…
Making Next to Forest: Toshiko Mori’s studio demonstrates how design decisions relate to natural-resource use and protection
The argument that forests should remain untouched by human beings poses counterintuitive but considerable risks.
The Ugliest Building in Washington: Students navigate federal pressures and local values in rethinking FBI site
In late July 2020, Congress could not reach a compromise on a new coronavirus relief…
A radical transformation in building and designing for health is underway—but not everyone will benefit equally
Hospitals have not always been sites for curing. In a 1974 lecture entitled “The Incorporation…
Fantasy, Memory, & Longing: Robin Winogrond leads designers on a search for the poetic in banal landscapes
The strange and unexpected are disappearing from our towns and cities. In Europe and America…
Further Reading: John May’s Signal. Image. Architecture
In his new book-length essay, Signal. Image. Architecture. (Columbia Books on Architecture and the City,…
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