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Copenhagen, Denmark
According to Solveig Nielsen of the Danish Architecture Center, there's nothing rotten in perennially fresh Copenhagen.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Thomas Ibsen02.26.09 -
Eye on Buenos Aires
In this new feature, we present an architectural insider’s guide to a great design destination. This issue: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
written by: Allison Arieff07.21.09 -
Portland, Maine
Portland has long been a cultural outpost in New England, a hotspot for artists and longshoreman alike who crave the sophistication of the big city (65,000 people) while still retaining a...
written by: Aaron Britt09.02.09 -
Learnings from Nantucket
I am looking at my favorite photograph of my summer house in Nantucket. It is not a particularly pretty picture. It was taken on a cloudy and gray day. You cannot see the beach, or the moors, or...
written by: Anne Trubekphotos by: Anne Trubek03.31.10 -
Tiles of Casablanca
Wandering the streets of downtown Casablanca, one sees a whole other use of tile on building facades. Instead of the reddish concrete with colorful accents you see in Marrakech (which I documented...
written by: Aaron Britt03.19.12 -
The Good Earth
As the war-torn city of Kabul, Afghanistan, is transformed into a maze of blast walls, military checkpoints, and foreign bases, how might security architecture be changed to foster psychological...
written by: Charles Montgomery03.11.10 -
Sleeping In: The World’s Slowest Hotel
Hulking on the edge of the trendy Eastern Docklands in Amsterdam, the Lloyd Hotel is a storied mammoth. It was first an emigrant hotel for moneyed travelers before they set sail for the Americas ...
written by: K. Emily Bond06.25.12 -
Marrakech Biennale: Higher Atlas
The Marrakech Biennale is in its fourth go here in Morocco's cultural capitol, and though much of the citywide exhibition deals with photography, sculpture and the like, the main show Higher Atlas...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Aaron Britt03.06.12 -
London Design Festival: Day 1
Fighting a bit of jetlag and a few high-design, low-usefulness maps, I headed to the Brompton Design District for my first day of the London Design Festival. I started at festival headquarters,...
written by: Aaron Britt09.20.11 -
Friday Finds 09.28.12
Our favorite finds from the week include a Droog-designed hotel, a new use for pay phone booths, a spoof on Instagram photographers, and more.
written by: Diana Budds09.28.12 -
Melbourne, Australia: Day Four
After zipping around the countryside on my third day in Melbourne, Australia, Day Four was to be a decidedly urban affair--a self-guided tour of some of the city's architectural marvels with stops...
written by: Aaron Britt10.14.09 -
Friday Finds 10.30.2009
Dancing skeletons, embroidered jewelery, tree house hotels....what more can you ask for on a Friday afternoon?
written by: Amanda Dameron10.30.09 -
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong’s architectural development can be traced through time by viewing it panoramically from the city’s stratospheric escalators. We survey the layers with local architect Rocco Yim.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Andrew Rowat01.21.09 -
Suddenly Shanghai
The developer of Three on the Bund gallery gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of the creative side of Shanghai.
written by: Ron Gluckmanphotos by: Andrew Rowat01.22.09 -
The Ace Hotel & Swim Club
I recently had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Palm Springs during what may be the perfect time of year there—as comfortable at noon as at midnight. One of the highlights was a stay at...
written by: Sarah Rich04.21.09 -
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 -
Space Living: Astro Home
You’ve known you were destined to dwell in outer space ever since you first saw The Jetsons. So, how do you do that? Your new home will be the International Space Station (ISS), the only...
written by: Bruce Sterling11.24.09 -
Free City Shop, Los Angeles
Nina Garduno recently opened her shop Free City—a mix between an actual store and a design commune–on Highland Avenue in Hollywood. She started the company in 2002, inspired by her ...
written by: Jaime Gillin11.01.10 -
Mexico City: Day 1
On Thursday I headed down to Mexico City for four days of sheer design tourism. Things got underway that night with a molecular gastronomy feast the Polanco restaurant Oca. Parsley foam, man....
written by: Aaron Britt11.24.10 -
We're Not in Kansas Anymore
On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was wiped off the map. An EF5 tornado ravaged the small town of 1,400 residents, destroying or severely damaging 95 percent of the city. Less than a week later,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Alec Soth04.06.11
