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Metareview

AN’s 2022 in review(s): Books, metaverses, exhibitions, and more

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Memory Vessels

A new book by Lars Lerup tells his story through the objects he designed

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The Metaverse IRL

Why another look at Las Vegas helps us understand how most virtual environments fall short

Delirious Greenpoint

With Eagle + West, OMA New York adds a bold pair of textured, stepped towers to the Brooklyn waterfront

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Clash Detection

Model Behavior, an exhibition at the Cooper Union, stages a range of engaging objects with frustratingly evasive results

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The Sour Broker

Ralph Fiennes plays an angry Robert Moses in Straight Line Crazy

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Playing LEGO

MVRDV’s first U.S. project makes a splash in Washington Heights, but is that a good thing?

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If It Fits, It Ships

Fulfilled examines the invisible systems that deliver desire to our doorsteps

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Chyron Song

Barbara Kruger fills MoMA’s atrium with supergraphics that communicate powerful but ambiguous messages about politics

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Changing and Expanding

For advancement in today’s world, women architects need more than books

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Room for Pleasure

The delightfully kitschy interiors of How to Build a Sex Room demand judgment but repel ridicule

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Shopping is a Feeling

Meet Me by the Fountain, Alexandra Lange’s new book, expertly chronicles the past, present, and future of American malls

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Regressive Fantasy

Patrik Schumacher’s Liberland Metaverse is pure cringe

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Inaugural Edition

RISD exhibition The Black Biennial provides platform for Black experiences

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SPORTS Has Answers

How can we rethink architecture media to advocate for design?

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Picking a Fight

A new book argues that architecture desperately needs fixing. But what if it needs breaking instead?

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A New Clarity

PEARL acoustics lab allows researchers to build totally immersive sonic environments

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A Million Pavilions

Suspended in a spectacle: Public diplomacy at Expo 2020 Dubai

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