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Design Destination: Columbus, Indiana
Dwell readers and fans of NPR, unite. Public radio stations have been airing a summer travel series from NPR's Arts Desk called "Destination Art" that explores "off the beaten track...
written by: Kelsey Keith08.20.12 -
Porches Inn, North Adams, Massachusetts
In 1985, the Sprague Electric Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts, closed down. Like many similar western Massachusetts towns supporting heavy industry, North Adams relied on its factories to...
written by: Laura Feinstein07.17.12 -
An Architecture Guide to Pyongyang
German architect and writer Philipp Meuser realizes that Pyongyang, North Korea, doesn't top many travel destination wish lists, but after looking at his Architectural and Cultural Guide: Pyongyang...
written by: Aaron Britt02.09.12 -
Borrego Springs' Mod Houses
I posted some of the mid-century buildings in my last Borrego Springs update, but over the course of my three days in the desert I visited a half dozen really beautiful homes. Lucky for...
written by: Aaron Britt04.18.11 -
Réveille Coffee Company Truck
I confess it, friends, despite growing up in a small hill town in Northern California, my four plus years of living in San Francisco have taken their toll. And now, like every other member of this...
written by: Aaron Britt01.07.11 -
Living in Laos
In August 2008 I moved with my family to Laos for a year. We wanted to give our children—and ourselves—a break from American, or Western culture, and experience something new and...
written by: Marc Henrichphotos by: Marc Henrich10.26.10 -
Michigan or Bust
I'm quite happy to report that I'm off for Michigan for the first time in all my days on Wednesday. Online editor Amanda Dameron and I are off to film the third and final installment of our color...
written by: Aaron Britt08.09.10 -
Scotland: Day 2
Here's the latest from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I'm having a grand time seeing the design sights. It's my last full day in town before I head out to Glasgow tomorrow morning, but I saw plenty...
written by: Aaron Britt05.11.10 -
Tallinn, Estonia
Since the fall of the USSR, Tallinn has managed to look unblinkingly to the future while still retaining vital elements of its past. A hotbed of northern art and design encircling a UNESCO World...
written by: Jeanine Baronephotos by: Jens Passoth11.09.09 -
Architecture + Food = Stable Cafe
San Francisco's Mission District is known for its vibrant and often contrasting cultures—Mexican paleta wagons share the sidewalk with Twittering hipsters slinging crème brulée,...
written by: Sarah Rich09.11.09 -
Big Design in Little China
In downtown Los Angeles, nonprofit worker turned design-savvy entrepreneur Willard Ford turned the historic Kim Sing Theatre into a haven for modern furniture and design, now known as Ford&...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.02.09 -
The New Old Commodore Hotel
The Commodore Hotel in Astoria, Oregon (population 10,000) is not exactly conveniently located, tucked away near the ocean's edge at the mouth of the Columbia River. But the mysterious tale of the...
written by: Charlotte West08.17.09 -
Philadelphia, PA
One of the oldest cities in the United States and home to the country’s first International Style skyscraper, Philadelphia is, unfortunately, now associated more with cheesesteaks and...
written by: Geoff Manaugh06.17.09 -
The Bilbao Effect
In the last 15 years, many a postindustrial city has redefined itself as a design center. Glasgow after its year as European City ...
written by: Jane Szita05.26.09 -
Yellow Treehouse Restaurant
In my endless trawling for new projects that meld food and design, I came across the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant—an architect-designed eatery near Auckland, New Zealand, perched over 30 feet...
written by: Sarah Rich05.19.09 -
Canteen
Great Britain has never had a reputation for great food—it is, after all, the nation where a dish called mushy peas is purportedly a good thing. But designer-cum-restaurant- entrepreneur...
written by: Sarah Rich05.13.09 -
101 Airports
Modern air travel is about far more than merely making it from point A to point B. The journey is the destination, and we take a look at airport design and how terminals are evolving: which...
written by: Tom Downs05.13.09 -
An Introduction to Airport Design
As anyone who has been to Peru, or Bali, or Timbuktu can tell you, travel is not merely the experience of going somewhere. Travel design must convey a complex message: of place, of pleasure, of...
written by: Tom Downs05.13.09 -
Gates of Heaven
Effective airport designs are often underappreciated, as it is easy to take them for granted when things go smoothly. You are comfortable, you find what you need, and you are not bored out of your...
written by: Tom Downs05.13.09 -
Terminal Illness
The challenge for airport designers is to consider the complex function of an airport and then cap it off with some truly striking architecture. Most airports get at least some of it right. Some...
written by: Tom Downs05.13.09
