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Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond
Of all American cities, you'd think Chicago would be at the forefront of celebrating and preserving its architecture. And while in many ways it does—the Chicago Architecture Foundation hosts...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.07.09 -
Investing in the Market
With its community market initiative, PPS reinvents the public square on the international scale.
written by: Amara Holstein03.14.09 -
Restoration of Hope
Uganda is a country ravaged by the effects of civil war, and a place where HIV/AIDS and contaminated drinking water result in a high incidence of death, especially among children.
03.15.09 -
Kyle Schuneman on Masculine Design
I recently talked over the phone with Kyle Schuneman, interior and set designer of Live Well Designs in Los Angeles. In the course of our conversation he again and again argued for men taking a...
written by: Aaron Britt03.16.09 -
Eight Questions for Graham Pullin
Graham Pullin is an interaction designer who teaches at the University of Dundee in Scotland. His new book is Design Meets Disability, out next month from MIT Press. I had a chance to ask Pullin a...
written by: Aaron Britt08.30.09 -
Werner Sobek
Werner Sobek has seen the future, and it’s high-tech, green, and efficient. The architect, engineer, and teacher’s wandering intellect and belief in the power of design have left their...
written by: Sally McGrane04.14.09 -
Terunobu Fujimori
A modern eccentric with an architectural sensibility drawn from ancient Japanese traditions, Terunobu Fujimori designs projects that are exercises in playful experimentation and sophisticated craft.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Adam Friedberg04.14.09 -
Michael Gainer
When Michael Gainer moved from Boston to the Rust Belt city of Buffalo, New York, he had no idea he’d end up in “deconstruction”—not the collected works of Jacques Derrida...
written by: Dwell Staff04.07.09 -
Q&A With Faythe Levine
After a sold-out, standing-room only viewing of the new Handmade Nation movie in San Francisco, I got in touch with director Faythe Levine (author of a book by the same name) to discuss the...
written by: Jordan Kushins04.14.09 -
Notes from the Underground
“I used to care about how buildings looked on the outside,” says Malcolm Wells, a charming, self-deprecating man with a bushy beard ...
written by: Hillary Geronemus04.20.09 -
Paul Donald
When we peruse the carefully curated products in a great design shop, one of the most intriguing discoveries—more than any one particular object or accessory—is the entrepreneur behind...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.27.09 -
From Stockholm, With Love
The problem with loving all things Scandinavian is that for those of us in the United States, the objects of our affection are at least 4,000 miles away. While some larger companies make...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.29.09 -
The Color of Palo Alto
Sam Yates will paint the town Palo Alto, once he figures out what color that is.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Jamie Kripke04.27.09 -
The Exhibitionists
In Los Angeles, Materials & Applications puts design theory into open-to-the-public practice.http://dwell-stage.pingv.net/node/17158/edit?destination=admin/content%3Ffield_legacycontentid_value...
written by: Chris Rubin04.27.09 -
Piet Hein Eek
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek is best known for his intricately composed scrap wood furniture—each piece a one-of-a-kind creation that merges artisan handcraft with skilled design processes....
written by: Sam Grawe04.30.09 -
Castles Made of Sand
Iranian architect Nader Kahlili fashions affordable, easily assembled housing out of sandbags and concrete for a surprsingly striking result.
written by: Marc Kristal04.30.09 -
Design for the Public
Public Architecture forges ahead into uncharted territory, and creates a model for fitting pro bono work into the daily practice of every firm.
written by: Ann Wilsonphotos by: Emily Nathan05.04.09 -
Fjord Focus
As Jarmund/Vigsnæs’s growing crop of small, smart houses have garnered increasing attention, their equally prolific civic works have them poised to be Norway’s next big export.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Pia Ulin05.13.09 -
Education by Design
Magnet schools are nothing new to the arts and sciences, but Miami's DASH looks to give high schoolers a head start in design.
written by: Robyn Dutraphotos by: Daniel De Souza05.28.09 -
Buffalo Basics at 153 Eaton Street
It may be hard to believe, but Buffalo, New York, was once a pinnacle of high-tech innovation, even dubbed the City of Light for being one of the first electrified towns in America. But today, with...
written by: Dwell Staff06.17.09
