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The Case for a Feeling Architecture

Jacob DiCrescenzo

March 8, 2021

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Future architect and critic Jacob DiCrescenzo, 15 years old and a high school freshman in Evanston, Illinois, makes the case that architecture should spark an emotional experience. This piece first appeared in Common Edge.

A new iteration of the classic filling station (2009), in Los Angeles, by Kanner Architect.

Pump or Plug: Electric Cars and the Future of Gas Stations

Sarah Amelar

March 5, 2021

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Architects look at transforming the ubiquitous roadside facilities, some of which have already been converted to coffee shops, fast-food restaurants, or even hair salons.

New Documentary 'Saving Notre Dame' Offers Unique Glimpse Inside Fire-Ravaged Landmark

Dante A. Ciampaglia

November 25, 2020

One Comment

The film, which premiered November 25 on PBS, follows architects, scientists, and engineers as they assess the damage, investigate solutions, and plot how to resurrect the world’s most famous church.

Review of 'Modern Architecture and Climate: Design Before Air Conditioning'

By Daniel A. Barber

Russell Fortmeyer

October 8, 2020

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Architecture’s past could be a key to a more climate-friendly future, which is the case the architectural historian Daniel A. Barber makes in his new book.

Review of 'Hans Scharoun and the Development of Small Apartment Floor Plans: The Residential High-Rises Romeo and Julia 1954–1959'

By Markus Peter and Ulrike Tillmann

Josephine Minutillo

October 7, 2020

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Every now and then, an architecture book comes along that reminds you of all the things you love about architecture.

Commentary: Decarceration and Designing to Divest

Garrett Jacobs

Deanna Van Buren

October 5, 2020

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How do architects, designers, and planners help divest from systems of oppression and instead invest in the communities and people most negatively affected, ask Deanna Van Buren and Garrett Jacobs of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces.

Studio Gang’s twisting new 39-story Mira residential tower.

The Future of San Francisco's Transbay District

John King

October 2, 2020

One Comment

Tech offices are dark and storefronts are empty. But, as residential towers by Studio Gang and OMA show, the future of San Francisco’s new mixed-use district is planned for diversity and affordability.

Reinventing Solutions to Urban Living

Diana Lind

October 2, 2020

3 Comments

Ongoing crises with coronavirus and social inequity indicate this is the time to reimagine life in cities. Various experts speak out.

Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 Hosts Compelling Exhibition of Indian Master Doshi

Zach Mortice

September 16, 2020

One Comment

The exhibition "Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People," on view through December, plays up Doshi’s fusion of Indian vernacular traditions and Modernism.

Review of 'Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–1975'

By Susan Benjamin and Michelangelo Sabatino

Paul Makovsky

September 8, 2020

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Preservationist Susan Benjamin and architect and historian Michelangelo Sabatino survey the classic 20^th-century single family homes that defined American Midwestern Modernism.

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ARTICLES

The Case for a Feeling Architecture

Pump or Plug: Electric Cars and the Future of Gas Stations

New Documentary 'Saving Notre Dame' Offers Unique Glimpse Inside Fire-Ravaged Landmark

Review of 'Modern Architecture and Climate: Design Before Air Conditioning'

Review of 'Hans Scharoun and the Development of Small Apartment Floor Plans: The Residential High-Rises Romeo and Julia 1954–1959'

Commentary: Decarceration and Designing to Divest

The Future of San Francisco's Transbay District

Reinventing Solutions to Urban Living

Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 Hosts Compelling Exhibition of Indian Master Doshi

Review of 'Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–1975'

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