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This must do something to the city—like the Pan Am Building in New York—but somehow today the courage is lost. It must mean something to the city that there is a shape that is hard to understand crossing the road. The owner’s representative in charge of our project recently said to me, “Peter, I’ve now started to understand what this building is doing on all sides.” — The Brooklyn Rail
LACMA recently pushed back the opening of Zumthor's David Geffen Galleries to 2026 as Christopher Knight quoted an unnamed museum source in the LA Times as saying the project's budget (which had been an initial hurdle to clear) is now in excess of $835 million. "In about a year, one end will... View full entry
Q: Is there a design ethic?
A: I just hate wasting material, time, and energy. When I started developing structures with humble, recycled, reusable material in the middle of the ’80s, no one—including myself—was considering any ecological and environmental problems. I just do not waste anything.
— Eames Institute, Kazam! Magazine
The Eames Institute's Kazam! Magazine in conversation with Shigeru Ban. View full entry
Following last week’s visit to New York City-based Field Operations, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week, where we meet Office Of. Founded in 2021, the non-profit works nationally with a focus on supporting the Los Angeles... View full entry
The second season of The Architectural League of New York’s new interview series I Would Prefer Not To is gaining popularity thanks to its ability to shed light on an overlooked area of architectural practice. A cross-collaboration between the League and MIT's Critical Broadcasting Lab... View full entry
Following last week's visit to New York-based Snarkitecture, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week where we meet Kadre Architects. Founded by Nerin Kadribegovic, the firm describes itself as "emerging as a nucleus for interdisciplinary collaborations focused on... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to New York-based Float Studio, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Orange, California this week, where we meet McClean Design. Founded by Paul McClean in 2000, the firm has since grown to 15 architects, designers, and administration staff... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Santa Barbara-based AB design studio, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week where we meet Workshop/APD. From its studio in the Garment District, Midtown Manhattan has grown into a 100-person-strong firm since its founding in... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to New York City-based Marvel, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Boston this week, where we meet Peter Rose + Partners. From their studio in Boston’s South End, where they have been based since 1991, the firm operates along a philosophy... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to New York City-based Marvel, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week, where we meet Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney (EYRC) Architects. Since its founding in 1979, the firm has grown from its LA residential roots... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Los Angeles-based RIOS, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week, where we meet multi-disciplinary studio Marvel. From their studios in New York City, Richmond, Virginia, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, the firm has produced several... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Atlanta-based Houser Walker, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week to meet the international design collective RIOS. Founded by Mark Rios in 1985, the collective has evolved from its architectural and landscape architecture... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Portland-based Skylab Architecture, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Atlanta, GA this week to meet multidisciplinary boutique studio House Walker. Led by Hank Houser and Gregory Walker, the firm has expanded from its 2004 founding to encompass a... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Los Angeles-based LAUN, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Portland, OR this week to meet self-described “band of makers” Skylab Architecture. Since its founding two decades ago, the firm has grown into a 30-strong team of architects and... View full entry
“We keep amassing this incredible pool of knowledge. It would be crazy to do all of that research and development and not scale it.” — Urban Land Institute
New Land Enterprises (the developers behind Korb + Associates' record-setting Ascent tower design) managing director Tim Gokhman sat down recently to discuss the bellwether project with the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He told Milwaukee native Alby Gallun that the selection of the... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Fearon Hay, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in Los Angeles this week to meet architecture, interiors, and furniture designers LAUN. Founded in 2018 by friends Rachel Bullock and Molly Purnell, the studio has grown from its bespoke furniture roots... View full entry
