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National #06 - 9.07.2022Latest Stories

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Theory of the Generous Void

Pier Paolo Tamburelli’s new book explores why Bramante’s work matters today

an AI-generated house built from recycled trash
My Mid Journey Trash Pile

Leah Wulfman shares their explorations to make buildings from digital garbage

aerial view of a community center in watts, los angeles
Architecture of Good Intentions

Gehry Partners designs a new campus for Children’s Institute in Watts

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Smart Prefab

Can Liv-Connected crack the modular housing code?

a modernist home with a pool
Gregory Ain, American Pioneer

Gregory Ain’s interest in affordable housing, prefabrication, and racial and gender equality make him an important figure to learn from today

Drones spelling out GRAPHISOFT in the night sky
A Bash in Budapest

Archicad developer Graphisoft turns 40 and expands product offerings, support

aerial view of suburban sprawl
RIP American Dream

Why you can’t afford a home, and why you shouldn’t want one

illustration of a sustainable high-rise
Upward, with Form and Policy

IIT and CTBUH launch new tall-buildings degree programs

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Black and Tan

Future Firm designs a stylish eatery for Chicago’s South Side Bronzeville neighborhood

a modern flanked by a stand of tall pine trees
Our New Flames

New projects demonstrate how designers in California respond to increased fire risks

a modern house on a california hillside
Constraints as Context

Jensen Architects embraces the complexity of San Francisco as design inspiration

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“The Cathedrals of Our Times”

At the Met, the first posthumous show of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s photography showcases their influential oeuvre

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Gimme Shelter

In L.A., new tiny home villages offer a temporary solution in the city’s struggle with homelessness

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Lipstick on a Tank

Stuart Wrede shares an encounter with Claes Oldenburg, the famed Pop sculptor who died in July at 93

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A Canyon Runs Through It

MAD Architects’ One River North cracks open to provide a terraced landscape

archival photo of aline saarinen
What Would Aline Do?

The lives of subject and author unfold in parallel in Eva Hagberg’s intimate biography of Aline Louchheim Saarinen

Three Women Deans

Recent academic departures offer lessons about how architectural education should change

rendering of a police training facility
Cop Academy

An expanded scope for a training facility in Chicago raises questions about how—and if—architects should engage with carceral projects

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