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99% Invisible
Secret Mall Apartment The new documentary Secret Mall Apartment is about a group of artists who built, you guessed it – a...
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The new documentary Secret Mall Apartment is about a group of artists who built, you guessed it – a secret apartment, inside of the mall. We interviewed the group’s ringleader Michael Townsend a few years back, and after the story, we’ll have an update about what’s happened since...
Contemporist...
Copper Kitchen Cabinets Add To The Refined Rustic Feeling Inside This Renovated Historic Loft MU Architecture has shared photos of a renovated historic loft in Montreal's Old Port that...
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Common Edge
Lessons From Katrina for Citizen Planners in L.A., Asheville, and Florida Planning’s “me-centered” ethos needs to become a “we-centered” approach.
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CONTEMPORIST
A Modern Cabin Perched On The Edge Of Rocky Cliffs PIN Architects has shared photos of a small modern cabin they completed in Turkey, that’s located on...
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PIN Architects has shared photos of a small modern cabin they completed in Turkey, that’s located on the slopes of a deep valley surrounded by rocky cliffs and olive trees. The cabin, entirely made of steel, has facades that are fully glass, with solid wall applications in a few...
Construction Physics
Reading List 03/22/25 Google’s answer to Starlink, US food imports, an enormous BYD factory, DeepSeek adoption, and more
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Archinect - Features
“We’ve Matched 120 Community Members So Far” — AIA’s ‘Ask an Architect’ Initiative Reveals... Earlier this month, we covered the launch of the AIA Pasadena & Foothill Chapter’s 'Ask an...
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Earlier this month, we covered the launch of the AIA Pasadena & Foothill Chapter’s 'Ask an Architect' program aimed at helping homeowners impacted by the devastating Los Angeles Fires. The free program under the AIA in California umbrella, which will begin with Eaton Fire victims...
CONTEMPORIST
Over 100 Plant Species Emerge From The Brick Facade Of This Hotel Architecture firm ALH Taller has shared photos of Hotel El Zarzo, a brick hotel in Medellin,...
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Architecture firm ALH Taller has shared photos of Hotel El Zarzo, a brick hotel in Medellin, Colombia, that serves as an urban oasis that combines aesthetic, environmental and social value in every architectural detail. The hotel’s design maximizes the connection with the...
Construction Physics
Understanding Solar Energy The biggest energy story of the last fifteen years is the rise of solar photovoltaics, also known as...
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The biggest energy story of the last fifteen years is the rise of solar photovoltaics, also known as solar PV or simply solar panels.
Common Edge
Gentle Density: A Housing Approach to Thwart NIMBY Resistance In the wake of the L.A. fires, a different strategy is required.
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CONTEMPORIST
A Home With A Curved Roof Inspired By The Land Around It Architecture and interiors firm Studio Saxe, has shared photos of a villa they completed in...
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Architecture and interiors firm Studio Saxe, has shared photos of a villa they completed in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, that has an umbrella-like roof that echoes the land’s undulations. The design process commenced with the creation of a robust curved silhouette, with pavilion-like...
99% Invisible
Beautiful West Oakland, California When you cross the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland, one of the first things you notice is...
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When you cross the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland, one of the first things you notice is the massive industrial cranes that line its shores. Those cranes have become a symbol of Oakland – one way the city showcases its importance and connection to the global economy....
Common Edge
Our Buildings, Our Selves, Featuring Michael Kimmelman and Kate Wagner Episode 2 of the Common Edge podcast explores the question: The age of the starchitect is over,...
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CONTEMPORIST
The Illuminated Ceiling Makes The Roof On This Home Almost Appear To Be Floating Above It Richard Cole Architecture has shared photos of the Foreshore House, a modern waterfront home in...
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Richard Cole Architecture has shared photos of the Foreshore House, a modern waterfront home in Sydney, Australia, they renovated after it suffered significant storm damage. Keeping the footprint and envelope of the existing dwelling to preserve neighbouring views, the dwelling...
The Solarchitecture...
Mass timber architecture (CLT) II. - Large scale buildings Scalable, marketable, future-proof
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Construction Physics
Reading List 03/15/25 Chinese EUV machines, North Korea’s nuclear submarine, greenhouse gas and low-orbit satellites,...
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Chinese EUV machines, North Korea’s nuclear submarine, greenhouse gas and low-orbit satellites, far-UVC for pandemic prevention, and more.
CONTEMPORIST
Steel Fins Create A Sculptural Facade For This Home Photography by KIE Arch Realrich Architecture Workshop has shared photos of a modern home they...
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Photography by KIE Arch Realrich Architecture Workshop has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Jakarta, Indonesia, that features operable steel fins on the western and southern facades. Photography by KIE Arch To fins were included in the design of the house to...
Common Edge
Wine and Architecture, Legibility and the Art of Making Why should design and construction be more like the process of bottling wine?
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99% Invisible
What We’re Reading After we finished up The Power Broker, a bunch of people were asking us what other books we’d been...
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After we finished up The Power Broker, a bunch of people were asking us what other books we’d been reading. A group of us got together and presented some of our recent favorites, and the choices were so good and surprising and charming, we’re now sharing it widely. To hear new...
CONTEMPORIST
A One Bedroom House That Feels Like Home Sweet Home Condon Scott Architects has shared photos of a small one-bedroom home they designed that measures in...
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Condon Scott Architects has shared photos of a small one-bedroom home they designed that measures in at just 323 square feet (30sqm). Located on a quiet suburban street in Wanaka, New Zealand, the compact home is defined by a simple gable form and a sturdy black rain screen. The...
Common Edge
Richard Florida Wants to Talk About the “Creator Economy” The urbanist and educator thinks cities still don’t understand the importance of what the digital...
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Construction Physics
Reading List 03/08/2025 China’s industrial diplomacy, streetlights and crime, deorbiting Starlink satellites, a proposed...
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China’s industrial diplomacy, streetlights and crime, deorbiting Starlink satellites, a proposed canal across Thailand, a looming gas turbine shortage, and more.
Archinect - Features
How to Get a Job at Studio Ma Founded in 2003, Phoenix-based architecture and environmental design firm Studio Ma has established...
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Founded in 2003, Phoenix-based architecture and environmental design firm Studio Ma has established itself as an award-winning creative powerhouse within its native Arizona, as well as beyond state borders. Under the guidance of Principals Christiana Moss, Christopher Alt, and...
McMansion Hell
About my last few months. the hairshirt doldrums About my last few months.
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CONTEMPORIST
Before + After – An New Addition And Updated Garden For This Brick Home Locus Design has shared photos of a renovation project they completed for a brick home in Greater...
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Locus Design has shared photos of a renovation project they completed for a brick home in Greater London, England, that added space at the rear of the house for an updated living room, dining room, and kitchen, as well as a landscaped yard. At the rear of the home, a new brick...
Construction Physics
Will Boom Successfully Build a Supersonic Airliner? Boom Supersonic is an aerospace startup trying to build a supersonic airliner.
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Common Edge
Violent Trouble in Television Paradise The dystopian streaming shows that reflect our times—and that we can’t get enough of.
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99% Invisible
A Beetle By Any Other Name In a limestone cave deep in Central Slovenia, an unremarkable insect lives in complete darkness....
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In a limestone cave deep in Central Slovenia, an unremarkable insect lives in complete darkness. This tiny beetle, barely visible to the naked eye, has no eyes and a brownish-yellow coloration—adaptations to a life spent entirely underground. The beetle has survived for...
Common Edge
Style Is Not Beauty, Just As Religion Is Not Faith Why the executive Order on federal buildings is doomed to failure.
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CONTEMPORIST
A Yellow Interior Sets The Tone For This Cafe SIKORA INTERIORS has shared photos of a new dessert cafe with a bright yellow interior they...
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SIKORA INTERIORS has shared photos of a new dessert cafe with a bright yellow interior they completed in the historic downtown of Hanseatic city in Poland. The goal was to create a bold, experimental space that would establish a strong new brand. The designers’ inspiration came...
Common Edge
Pableaux Johnson: Be Where Your Feet Are A New Orleanian pays a Mardi Gras tribute to the Cajun Dalai Lama.
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The Solarchitecture...
Mass Timber Architecture (CLT) I. Structural, aesthetic, natural.
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Construction Physics
Reading List 03/01/25 Nissan courting Tesla, Europe’s Starlink competitor, Chinese semiconductor progress, ways to use...
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Nissan courting Tesla, Europe’s Starlink competitor, Chinese semiconductor progress, ways to use existing interconnection capacity, and more.
The Solarchitecture...
Regenerative Architecture Shifting our time horizon.
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Archinect - Features
Arguing with Brick Walls and Burning Buildings "I fear that I have integrated my people into a burning house" — MLK National Organization of...
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"I fear that I have integrated my people into a burning house" — MLK National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), I was asked to weigh in on an issue that has consumed much of my professional life and intellectual energy. Some of my thoughts on this are more...
Common Edge
The Importance of Cultivating Empathy in Design Education Grounding studio assignments in historical and current cultural issues is the best way to foster...
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99% Invisible
The Brutalists From Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men to Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, from Charles Bronson in Death...
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From Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men to Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, from Charles Bronson in Death Wish to Luke Wilson in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, there have been countless architect characters onscreen. It’s not that watching someone design a building is particularly cinematic....
CONTEMPORIST
A Modern Swedish Forest Home Clad In Larch Panels Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has shared photos of a new summer home they completed in Yngsjö, Sweden,...
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Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has shared photos of a new summer home they completed in Yngsjö, Sweden, that’s nestled among pine-covered hills and by the shores of the Baltic Sea. The home is clad in larch panels rhythmically interrupted by vertical pilasters, while the facade exudes...
Common Edge
People, Places, Cities: Making the Case for Placemaking Why it’s the solution to livable cities.
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CONTEMPORIST
A Basketball Court Was Built Inside This New Home Architecture firm Studio Lau has shared photos of a split-level home they completed in Canada, that...
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Architecture firm Studio Lau has shared photos of a split-level home they completed in Canada, that includes an indoor basketball court. Mars House is a project that was sparked by the shifting demands brought on by the pandemic. It was meticulously designed to cater to a small...
Construction Physics
Reading list 02/22/25 Waymo’s factory, a map of US land values, ships in the Arctic Circle, battery industry trends, and...
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Waymo’s factory, a map of US land values, ships in the Arctic Circle, battery industry trends, and more.
CONTEMPORIST
A Wedge-Shaped House Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos + Felipe Toro have shared photos of a small wedge-shaped home they...
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Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos + Felipe Toro have shared photos of a small wedge-shaped home they completed that’s located on the windy beach of Matanzas, Chile. Surrounded by forests, ravines, and trees, the home is positioned on the only flat space of the land. The construction is...
Common Edge
New York City Is Losing Affordable Housing at an Alarming Rate The problem is that City of Yes was an open call to build with no requirements that lost affordable...
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Archinect - Features
2025 Summer Architecture Programs for Adults and High School Graduates Archinect’s 2025 roundup of summer architecture programs continues with Part 2, focusing on...
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Archinect’s 2025 roundup of summer architecture programs continues with Part 2, focusing on opportunities for high school graduates, college students, and adults of all experience levels. Whether you're exploring architecture for the first time or seeking to deepen your knowledge...
99% Invisible
The Nazi Block In the heart of Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district, an unusual concrete cylinder sits as an...
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In the heart of Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district, an unusual concrete cylinder sits as an abandoned eyesore. At first sight, it might be mistaken for a deteriorating grain silo or a remnant of Cold War infrastructure. But this peculiar structure, known officially as the...
Common Edge
“AI Is Just a Tool”—and Other Fictions AI usurps the freedom to experience the pain, growth, and satisfaction of true artistic and design...
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CONTEMPORIST
A New Home That Includes A ‘Dutch Barn’ In Partial Shell Form YARD Architects has shared photos of a contemporary barn-inspired home in England, that’s located in...
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YARD Architects has shared photos of a contemporary barn-inspired home in England, that’s located in the Suffolk countryside. The home owners had purchased a new build ‘Dutch Barn’ in partial shell form, which required a full internal fit out to create a family home for them and...
Common Edge
Our Buildings, Our Selves: Humanity in Architecture, a New Monthly Podcast Episode 1: Witold Rybcynzki and Kurt Andersen explore the age-old question, “What is ugly?”
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CONTEMPORIST
From Render To Reality – A New Home Office And Laundry Room Alexander Butler | Design Services has shared renderings and photos of a small renovation project...
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Alexander Butler | Design Services has shared renderings and photos of a small renovation project they completed in New York. The project included the creation of a home office and laundry room. We don’t often get to see the design stage of a project; usually, it’s just the...
99% Invisible
The Power Broker Breakdown Wrap-Up Join Roman and Elliott one last time as they reflect on their journey with you all through The Power...
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Join Roman and Elliott one last time as they reflect on their journey with you all through The Power Broker, exploring their favorite moments and answering listener questions in this bonus episode. If you finished The Power Broker with us (or know someone who did), get the 99PI...
The Modern House
Poet LionHeart pens a love letter to the Barbican exclusively for The Modern House
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