Solid Objectives: Order, Edge, Aura
Rather than a catalog of works, Solid Objectives: Order, Edge, Aura is a visual and textual manifesto introducing an attitude towards the design and realization of architecture in an interconnected and global environment. Taking the form of a radical monograph, the book curates SO-IL’s content based on conceptual themes, allowing… Continue reading
Africa Modern: Creating the Contemporary Art of a Continent
Africa Modern: Creating the Contemporary Art of a Continent surveys the continent’s art landscape and marks the opening of Zeitz MOCAA, the first major contemporary art museum in Africa. Edited by writer and cultural commentator Ekow Eshun and designed by Wallpaper*, the book is produced in association with Thomas Heatherwick,… Continue reading
Out now: Portman’s America: & Other Speculations, edited by Mohsen Mostafavi
Portman’s America & Other Speculations Edited by Mohsen Mostafavi Legendary architect, artist, and developer John Portman, Jr., is recognized for radically reshaping the relationship of architecture to city and citizen. He pioneered the role of architect as developer, and redefined the design and function of the American hotel with… Continue reading
LAB – Building a Home for Scientists
Laboratories are both monasteries and space stations, redolent of the great ideas of generations past and of technologies to propel the future. Yet standard lab design has changed only little over recent years. Here Mark Fishman describes how to build labs as homes for scientists, to accommodate not just their… Continue reading
Bengal Stream – The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has one of the most important buildings of the 20th cen-tury: its parliamentary building by Louis I. Kahn constructed between 1961 and 1982. Little is known, however, about the local architecture scene that has emerged since then. Yet contemporary architecture in Bangladesh exhibits a strong… Continue reading
