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Byoung Cho
Agricultural buildings aren't really designed, someone just made them. I try to design like that—so it looks like it's not designed at all, it's just there."
photos by: Julian Broad02.26.09 -
The Suburbs Strike Back
Swedish prefab specialists Smedshammar + Holmberg are on a mission to rescue their compatriots from boring suburbs—and their deep-seated suspicion of architects.
written by: Jane Szita01.23.09 -
The Placemakers
"We want to position our work outside of architecture, as a clear piece of sociology and ecology."
written by: Jane Szita03.01.09 -
Et tu, Bertus?
People often introduce Bertus Mulder by talking about his extraordinary pedigree.
written by: Jane Szita01.23.09 -
Sample's Example
“I’ve had my share of so-called glamorous architecture and I found it more boring than this. You can only do so much to an office building. Here, no matter how tedious the job is from a...
written by: Chelsea Holden Baker04.01.09 -
Future Building
Resembling in form and function ancestors such as Jean Prouvé’s prefab Tropical House, Architect Fred Friedmeyer’s prefab structures harmonize, as much as possible, with Ethiopia...
written by: Donovan Finn02.26.09 -
Camp Counsel
Architecture professor Laura Terry and her students spent a summer designing and creating new facilities for young campers with physical and developmental disabilities.
written by: William Lamb02.25.09 -
Teach Your Parents Well
In May 2005, Susan Bodnar and David Schatsky asked architects Normal Projects to green their prewar apartment and their contemporary lives.
written by: Shonquis Morenophotos by: Martien Mulder02.25.09 -
Brooklyn Renaissance
Thanks to a group of young Brooklyn architects, an immigrant neighborhood untouched by gentrification gets low-income housing with high ideals.
written by: Michael Cannell02.26.09 -
Koji Tsutsui
In September 2008, architect Koji Tsutsui accepted the Ceramic Tiles of Italy award for designing a modern, white-tiled residence in Tokyo. One day later, he traded the spotlights of European...
08.30.09 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Eight Questions for Brad Cloepfil
Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture of Portland, Oregon, has become the go-to man for museum design these days. He’s built an addition to the Seattle Art Museum, the Contemporary Art...
written by: Aaron Britt06.09.09
