Mexico City–based Taller Capital (TC), led by architects José Pablo Ambrosi and Loreta Castro Reguera, is inconspicuously rehabilitating the Mexican urban fabric with public space projects in marginalized areas.
INTERVIEW: Maria Cristina Didero and Jorge Penadés on Curating Curators
First launched in 2019, Extraperlo is an annual exhibition that takes place in the Madrid home and studio of designer Jorge…
Two designers showcase West African aesthetics with Freedom to Move mask collection
Whether Greek, Japanese, or West African, masks have been known for their use in theatrical and ceremonial performances. Right now,…
EXHIBITION REVIEW: “Shofuso and Modernism” revisits a major mid-century East-West cultural exchange
In June 1954, an article published in House & Home magazine read, “The Japanese had some of our best ideas—300…
From the ground up: the battle to transform Ukraine’s unloved buildings with cutting-edge design
Hundreds of buildings stand unoccupied in modern Kyiv, but most architects and developers still prefer to build from the ground…
INTERVIEW: Oswaldo Viteri
Set atop a hill in what used to be the northern outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, a haven of devotional Spanish…
BOOK REVIEW: The Tatiana Bilbao Effect
The processes via which Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao has produced her remarkable oeuvre are examined in a new monograph, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, co-published…
Five protagonists shaping Detroit’s urban revitalization and design community
Detroit has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past several years, its post-industrial blight becoming an urban laboratory for cultural…
Four Days in Quito: Identity, Development, and the Future of the Ecuadorian Capital
There’s a new wave of practitioners determined to make Ecuador’s capital, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, a top architectural destination. Leading…
INTERVIEW: Artist Livia Corona Benjamin explores architectural traces of rural policy in Mexico
Livia Corona Benjamin’s visual artwork explores the architectural histories of Mexican government policies relating to agriculture, land ownership, and migration.…
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