Everything Old is New: Revisiting the Iconic Grid of Italy’s Superstudio
Once a hallmark of radical architectural concepts in the 1960s, the simple black and white grid is m aking a comeback in contemporary architecture.
Inspiration: Stories
In-depth case studies on amazing architecture and the building-products that helped make it a reality.
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Why Every Architect Should Read Walter Benjamin
The 20th century philosopher saw cities as living collages that place the present in conversation wi th the past.
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A Brief History of Metabolism in Architecture
As the architectural world mourns the loss of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, we're looking back on the b rief but spirited movement bound to its creation.
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Round Up: Contextualizing the Rising Trend in Ring-Shaped Housing
Discover why donut-shaped floor plans, which have appeared throughout history, are experiencing a re surgence in multi-unit housing today.
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Obituary: Saying Goodbye to Kisho Kurokawa’s Metabolist Icon
RIP Nakagin Capsule Tower
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Digital Twins: Will Architects Embrace the Metaverse?
Once we move past its aesthetic resolution and entertainment value, architecture designed for the Me taverse could mutually benefit both the physical and the digital worlds.
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Beyond Borders: The World Unites Around the Destruction of Ukrainian Heritage
Italy's pledge to rebuild the Theater of Mariupol highlights the global nature of Ukraine's cultural losses, which are deeply felt around the world.
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Take a Deep Breath: Neutra, Schindler and the Architecture of Health in Los Angeles
A look back at two seminal mid-century architects in Los Angeles who explored architecture's power t o improve the health of its inhabitants.
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Berthold Lubetkin: The Georgian Émigré Who Changed the Architectural Landscape of Britain
The modernist's elegant explorations of materiality, health and social equality through architecture continue to burn brightly today.
