Architecture

James Biber|Essays

Vestige(s) of Empire

Comparing the repurposing of two monuments to lost Empire: London's Commonwealth Institute and Berlin's Palast der Republik.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Girard the Magnificent

Is it enough to be gorgeous? If so, Todd Oldham and Keira Coffee's 15-pound Alexander Girard wins Book of the Year.

Alexandra Lange|Lunch with the Critics

Lunch With The Critics: Second-Annual Year-End Awards

From Twitter to Apollo, Barbie to Occupy Everywhere: The best and worst moments in design for 2011.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Decorating Brutalism: The Interiors of Kevin Roche

How do you decorate a brutalist building? For architect Kevin Roche, the answer was brown, mirrors, and trees.

John Cary|Opinions

Architecture's Internship Requirement Needs a Redesign

An argument for rethinking architecture's internship requirement

Alexandra Lange|Interviews

Architecture Research Office

Interview with Stephen Cassell and Adam Yarinsky on the occasion of their National Design Award

Alexandra Lange|Essays

TWA: Still Kicking

Not a disappointment: a first thrilling visit to Eero Saarinen's legendary flight center.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Thinking in Tumblr

Don't write a book, make a Tumblr.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Up From Zero, the Novel

A post-9/11 fiction scooped by reality.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Reading in Public

A new book club with an unusual topic: architecture and design.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Welcome Back, Overbite

Albert C. Ledner's mid-century scallops and portholes have staying power.

Nancy Levinson|Essays

A Dream House for Architect Barbie

Just in time for the midsummer heat, Architect Barbie's got a competition-winning new dream house in Malibu.