Exploring the architecture of the atomic age, starting with the Chicago birthplace of the world's first nuclear reactor

2017-08-24T09:30:00-04:00

The 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial blog is edited in partnership with Consortia, a creative office developing new frameworks for communication. This article also features embedded content from Are.na, an online platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge.

Ornament and Extinction in the Nuclear Era

2016-10-26T13:01:00-04:00

The Anthropocene is a contested name for "the era of geological time during which human activity is considered to be the dominant influence on the environment, climate, and ecology of the earth." As the fourth installment of the recurring Architecture of the Anthropocene series, this piece looks at a design problem that is larger, and perhaps more important, than any other imaginable.

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Exploring the architecture of the atomic age, starting with the Chicago birthplace of the world's first nuclear reactor

Ornament and Extinction in the Nuclear Era