Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses
A new biography explores how Philip Johnson’s career transformed architecture into the celebrity-obsessed and market-driven field it’s become.
Jan 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown
For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress.
Jan 9, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS? What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?
We’ve seen a flood of retrospective projects about AIDS—from books to dance to architecture and art. But who is being remembered? And why?
Nov 30, 2017 / Alisa Solomon
A Shimmery Cube A Shimmery Cube
What is the science behind how we experience architecture?
Oct 11, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Paul Goldberger
Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue
Not that unpopular… Subject, verb… violence… DNC MIA… Applause for Merkley… Perriello: promise and peril… Thoughtful space… Top keavy…
Jun 29, 2017 / Our Readers
The Mysticism of Louis Kahn The Mysticism of Louis Kahn
After walking through the buildings he designed, it is impossible to imagine a world without them.
May 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Paul Goldberger
Jane Jacobs’s Radical Vision of Humanity Jane Jacobs’s Radical Vision of Humanity
For the great urbanist and social critic, the planning of cities was always an ad hoc affair.
Feb 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
The Donald Trump Blueprint The Donald Trump Blueprint
Trump inhabits interiors in lieu of an interior life and shows them off with hyperbolic self-celebration. Gilt by association!
Jul 26, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities
She argued in favor of local wisdom and community visions over the grandiose designs of distant planners.
Jun 8, 2016 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
The Cathedral at Ground Zero The Cathedral at Ground Zero
Understanding the prosody of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub’s construction also requires an accounting of its extravagance.
Apr 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin