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“How far apart should those ceiling shackles be? What dimensions did you want for that waterboard? A nd of course, I think it all looks best in black.” The relationship between architecture and ethics has always been a turbulent one, and debates over the moral responsibilities of our profession have reached fever pitch in recent times.…

Speaking of Airbnb, the startup is also a prime example of the so-called “sharing” econo my’s nebulous legal status when it comes to taxes, regulations, and building codes. But even as the company faces controversy (most recently in Paris), cities like Portland, Ore., have welcomed Airbnb’s business model, going so far as to change their laws…

In the image-obsessed world of online profiles, the photograph is the make-or-break factor separatin g you from your perfect match. No no no, we’re not talking about your OkCupid profile. We mean your Airbnb listing. The startup that forever changed the world of vacation rentals is “developing a system to look at the photos of homes…

Check out Parts 1, 2 and 3 if you haven’t already! As autumn turned to winter, things got frosty in a media conference in Spain… Gehry’s retort. Via The Guardian OCTOBER Frank Gehry cranked up the controversy — and his middle finger — when asked for his response to accusations that he produces “showy architecture.”…

Reinterpretations is a new series of investigative articles that identifies a single construction co mponent and trace it across the body of work from an architecture practice. Each article identifies the component and elaborates on its development, noting a consistency or modes of reinterpretation in the reuse of normative construction components. While each of the articles…

If one didn’t know better, they might think that IKEA’s sole contribution to the world of architectu re is a liberal sprinkling of royal blue and lemon yellow boxes across the globe. They’ve brought a lot more to the flat-pack table than that though, and their latest playful addition is a 3D floor plan — or…