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A mosque in turkey
Meandering the Anatolian Fault

Turkey’s turn to Islam and attachment to neoliberal economics are registered in its architecture

flooded homes on the new jersey coast
Underwater

Daily digest: HUD has been selling flood-prone homes without disclosing, new Expo 2020 Dubai photos, and more

a massive war god statue in china
A Deity, Dismantled

China brings down colossal bronze warrior god statue in $24 million relocation

an overgrown lot in Chicago
Open and Available

What to see and do at the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial

two floors of office space in the world trade center
A Flight to Quality

Shared amenities and public space may help usher the World Trade Center office complex into a brighter future

a confederate statue covered in graffiti, the robert e. lee statue in richmond
Dismounted

Richmond’s Robert E. Lee statue has been taken down

Looking at the twin towers from across Brooklyn
Rethinking Rethinking New York

In the wake of 9/11, a critical anthology of essays and designs advocated big changes; it’s just as timely as ever

A slinking spiraling installation for milan design week
Rise and Fall

Daily digest: Ida deaths highlight the need for basement apartment reform, OPPO teams with Kengo Kuma for Milan Design Week, and more

the top of a damaged apartment tower wrapped in protective material, grenfell tower
Coming Down?

Grenfell Tower will be demolished over local safety concerns

A los angeles bus driver with a high vis vest
Safe Passage

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation invests in a gender-equity study and its implementation

Front facade of Center for Architecture building in New York City
Finding Common Ground

The Center For Architecture announces exhibition of proposals for new ways of living collaboratively

an abandoned brick building in new orleans, destroyed by hurricane Ida
Ida’s Wrath

Historic structures destroyed, over a million without power as Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana

sculptural facade decorations on historic skyscraper
A Lifeline, Severed

Daily digest: SCOTUS tosses Biden’s eviction moratorium, Detroit’s iconic Fisher Building hits the market, and more

urban plaza with pavilion at center
A Twist On A Classic

MVRDV designs pavilion in honor of 500th anniversary of world’s oldest social housing foundation

aerial view of downtown Indianapolis
Local Hire

Indianapolis hires new deputy planning director with a focus on equity

facade of a museum in chinatown, manhattan
Money For MoCA

Public investment in Manhattan’s Museum of Chinese in America sparks anti-gentrification protests

rendering of a man standing on a landscaped terrace
Won't You Be My Nabr?

Daily digest: Bjarke Ingels co-launches “design living” venture, finalists announced in Thompson Center design competition, and more

rendering of a giant ferris wheel in times square
Up for a Spin?

A giant pop-up Ferris wheel is up and will soon be rotating in Times Square

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