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It Takes a City

Foley Square’s Black Lives Matter mural is a designer-led transformation of public space

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The Golden Ratio

Long out of print, A-frame returns to satiate America’s lust for triangular homes

People walking through a darkened sculpture garden with confederate monuments
Suppressing Oppression

Oklahoma State University students harness design to respond to, reframe Confederate monuments

Columbia university with a sign explaining it's closed because of coronavirus, as have many architecture schools
School’s Out…Forever?

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing architecture schools to rethink remote learning

3D printing a visor component for a DIY face shield
A Call to Arms

Operation PPE creates 3D-printed equipment for the COVID-19 front lines

Silhouette of Secret Sky, a barn with a sliver cut out of it
No Man's (Secret) Sky

In rural Michigan, an ordinary barn becomes a secret gift to the sky

A map of the United States with black and white pins stuck into it
A House Divided

Where do the Democratic frontrunners stand on housing?

Exterior frontage of a museum with a MoMA PS1 sign out front
Spirit of MoMA Past, Present, and Future

MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program curators and alumni talk about its future

People skiing on an indoor ski slope
Snow Joking Matter

Snowmaking signals climate control mastery and avarice in a warming world

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After Stonewall

Three takes on how New York’s queer nightlife spaces have evolved

Several hive-shaped structures on the Martian surface, an example of space design
Designing Space for Space in Space

Living in space is the answer, but what was the question?

Aerial view of flood zone in Puerto Rico
A Post-Maria Mission

Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz on why Puerto Rico needs the help of more architects

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Design + Practice Exchange

New York and New Orleans women will tackle design leadership in a new conference

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Forced Labor, Forced Out

A new group of experts wants to eradicate modern slavery in the built environment

A color photograph of César Pelli's The Commons in Columbus, Indiana.
Not Your Average Mall

Remembering César Pelli’s lost mark on the Midwest

Photo of the interior of the Expensify Portland Office designed by ZGF Architects
Werk State

ZGF Architects designs choose-your-own-adventure office space in Portland

Photo of the Olympic Torch Tower of the Los Angeles Coliseum
L.A. Transforms Itself

Before the 2028 Olympics, L.A. embarks on its most transformative urban vision in a generation

Photo of a dining room with plywood cabinetry walls and a concrete ceiling
Plyed and True

SABO project turned to plywood for this Paris duplex