Donceles has languished in the shadow of exclusive beach resorts, and the designers think new residents could bring life back … More
Category: Architecture
Soft-Firm and the Art of Activist Space-Making
Soft-Firm is a self-described “interdisciplinary practice and flexible platform” that seeks understated design and architecture solutions through collective effort. There is … More
A Dark Serpentine Structure Works as a Surprisingly Airy Family Home
Though the building, located outside of Mexico City, might seem brutal at first, its emphasis on and integration with nature … More
Meet Slava Balbek: defender, designer, optimist behind the RE:UKRAINE project
The 38-year-old Kyivan sheds these titles while fighting against demolition of historic buildings, preparing rescue kits and creating an emergency … More
Songs from the cellar: Ukrainian creators bare their hearts ahead of Triennale Milano
“Sorry, there are no designers here in Ukraine. There are soldiers/volunteers/civilians.” Approximately one week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv-based architect … More
Uzbek pavilion curators Christ & Gantenbein on Mahallas and the future of urban living
2021 marked the first time the Republic of Uzbekistan participated in the Venice Architecture Biennale. Titled Mahalla: Urban Rural Living, the … More
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio applies an urban sensibility to projects from private homes to research centers
Architect Tatiana Bilbao grew up in the center of Mexico City, in the Colonia Cuauhtémoc, not far from her current office. The city’s vast … More
Four Standout National Pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale
For the 17th Venice Architecture Biennial, curator Hashim Sarkis posed the question “How will we live together?” During the year … More
At Casa Gilardi, Robert Janitz’s Latest Exhibition
The buildings and gardens that the Mexican architect Luis Barragán realized in the second half of his career, from the … More
Beatrice Galilee’s Anthology of Radical Architecture
Curator and self-described “organizer of things” Beatrice Galilee’s new book Radical Architecture of the Future (Phaidon, 2021) is a condensed encyclopedia of Galilee’s … More