Archinect - Features

Cross-Talk 3: Daniela Leon on 'Biennales, Triennials and Exhibitions'

2017-12-29T09:00:00-05:00

Cross-Talk 3: Viola Ago & Hans Tursack on 'Biennales, Triennials and Exhibitions'

2017-12-28T09:00:00-05:00

Cross-Talk #3: Biennales, Triennials and Exhibitions

2017-12-26T09:00:00-05:00

"architecture, architectural & Architecture" - 100 Young Architects Present Their Post-Digital Microcosms at the A+D Museum

2017-08-16T12:52:00-04:00

I may be stepping over some kind of line by reviewing an exhibition that I have something in, but I promise to assume the responsibility of the critic—that is, to be critical, even self-critical. And to have a point. The eminent art critic Claire Bishop recently lamented that there haven’t been many projects that thematize our digital condition. [1] I'd like to elaborate on how this exhibition and the works in it did just that. The take away will be an encapsulation of some of the things to absorb from "the digital" and some themes being pursued in post-digital architecture.

Contingencies, Complicities and Contradictions: Andrés Jaque Exposes the Processes Behind Architecture

2017-02-15T12:20:00-05:00

Andrés Jacque and the Office for Political Innovation have been tasked with renovating CA2M, a museum in central Spain. But, rather than close the building for a few years, they’re keeping the museum open during the remodel. In the process, they’re making the act of architecture itself—in all its messiness—an object on display.

The Exhibitionary Complex

2017-01-12T12:19:00-05:00

One morning I woke up to a surprising text: my friend was on TMZ. For reasons never communicated to me, she had been hanging out with a celebrity of some renown when, as they walked to a club, they were surrounded by paparazzi. To distract them, my friend impulsively decided to lift up her shirt. “FRIEND FLASHES BOOBIE DECOY … Photogs Forced to Choose,” the headline read.

Architecture's place in the museum

2016-08-17T09:36:00-04:00

The role that architecture plays in our individual and communal lives is often overlooked, yet in an age when environmental crises are imminent and individuals increasingly turn inward to their electronic devices, an investment in quality spaces that promote social and ecological well-being seems more urgent than ever. This conundrum begs the question: how can a deeper appreciation for architecture be instilled in twenty-first century society?