WalletPop has just published a list of the trendiest, up-and-coming, neighborhoods in NYC, LA, DC, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Philly, Houston and Atlanta. WalletPop has just published a list of the trendiest, up-and-coming, neighborhoods in NYC, LA, DC, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco... View full entry
You've already got a road, but now you need to add some public transportation. A train doesn't fit, so what do you do? Turn the train into a tunnel, of course. You've already got a road, but now you need to add some public transportation. A train doesn't fit, so what do you do? Turn the train into... View full entry
You should always know what to wear as an architect. The weekly column from Glen Small. "For the youth working in offices, my advice is to look at what the boss wears and dress as well if not better." You should always know what to wear as an architect. The weekly column from Glen Small. "For the... View full entry
Google is considering a deal with Verizon to allow corporations to control which websites load quickly and easily and dump everyone else onto an Internet slow-lane. Tell Google to kill this deal.Google is considering a deal with Verizon to allow corporations to control which websites load quickly... View full entry
Matteo Pericoli (who was trained as an architect) found fame with his 22ft fold-out drawing of Manhattan's skyline. Sean O'Hagan reviews his new book, which shows the city through the windows of New York's artists and writers, for the GuardianMatteo Pericoli (who was trained as an architect) found... View full entry
I apologize in advance for this off-topic post, but for those of you out there that have lived, worked, or spent any time in the Silver Lake area of LA, this is relevant. And sad. I apologize in advance for this off-topic post, but for those of you out there that have lived, worked, or spent any... View full entry
We're launching a website today that is seeking entries from street-writers, artists, and designers to help simulate the activity within an abandoned building in NYC. We're launching a website today that is seeking entries from street-writers, artists, and designers to help simulate the activity... View full entry
A 4-foot wall of fat had to be broken down in a sewer beneath London.A 4-foot wall of fat had to be broken down in a sewer beneath London.Workers clad in overalls with masks and gloves shoveled out enough gunk to fill nine of London's iconic double-decker buses, utility Thames Water said in a... View full entry
A list of places that are likely to tempt you into spending money on things you may not necessarily need, but could definitely be persuaded to want. NYT columnist's choice of the world’s best contemporary design stores. A list of places that are likely to tempt you into spending money on... View full entry
Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Writer Elif Şafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcome identity politics. Via TED Talks. Listening to stories widens the... View full entry
German newspaper die Welt asked superstar global design machine and Fun Factory sextoy shop designer Karim Rashid to comment on dildos. For the one called Dinky Digger he said, "this is a small animal, huh?" Welt Online View full entry
Wow. Geoff at BLDGBLOG shares a very interesting find while scouring the CCA archives - a board game from 1970 - Offshore Oil Strike, "Designed and Manufactured by Printbox (Scotland) Limited in collaboration with BP." Wow. Geoff at BLDGBLOG shares a very interesting find while scouring the CCA... View full entry
Philosophy has become cultural criticism, more essayistic, more volatile, more anecdotal and more literary -- in the vein of the French philosophers Deleuze, Foucault and Roland Barthes, and of people like Peter Sloterdijk. His brand of theory also has to be consistently sexy. It has to entertain... View full entry
In his "Abroad" column, Michael Kimmelman writes about Rome's excitement for contemporary architecture, and its corresponding neglect of ancient sites. In his "Abroad" column, Michael Kimmelman writes about Rome's excitement for contemporary architecture, and its corresponding neglect of ancient... View full entry
Some could say they are the Apollonian Gasket, the Kleinian Groups, Indra's Pearls. They take me to places of exciting spatial philosophies before dropping off at a fractal sidewalk! Fred Scharmen's (aka 765) 'Circles' drawings are artfully inspirational. Some could say they are the Apollonian... View full entry