Designer Nicolas-Patience Basabose on Contemporary African Architecture and Urbanism
06.11.2020
A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.

A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.
06.11.2020
A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.
A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.
06.09.2020
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
06.04.2020
The only way to have meaning in a radically changing world is to help meet essential human needs.
The only way to have meaning in a radically changing world is to help meet essential human needs.
06.03.2020
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning critic and urbanist.
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning critic and urbanist.
06.01.2020
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
05.29.2020
An interactive architectural fiction.
An interactive architectural fiction.
05.28.2020
The eerie beauty of an empty New York City.
The eerie beauty of an empty New York City.
05.27.2020
Climate change will demand that we act.
Climate change will demand that we act.
05.26.2020
The human desire to mingle will not disappear, but we will adapt.
The human desire to mingle will not disappear, but we will adapt.
05.20.2020
He talks about his city’s approach to reopening and recovery.
He talks about his city’s approach to reopening and recovery.
05.19.2020
How rising seas and new FEMA regulations have impacted the American house.
How rising seas and new FEMA regulations have impacted the American house.
05.12.2020
“We need to hold on to this moment of clarity.”
“We need to hold on to this moment of clarity.”
05.11.2020
The performance artist and self-described “urban monk” on what this time of solitude and reflection can provide us.
The performance artist and self-described “urban monk” on what this time of solitude and reflection can provide us.
05.07.2020
Researcher Ashraf Salama on possible outcomes in a post-coronavirus world.
Researcher Ashraf Salama on possible outcomes in a post-coronavirus world.
05.06.2020
She talks about the city-making lessons learned from the annual gathering in the desert.
She talks about the city-making lessons learned from the annual gathering in the desert.
05.04.2020
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
04.30.2020
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
04.28.2020
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
04.25.2020
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
04.23.2020
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
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