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Explore - Travel
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Adam Wells on the Future of Travel
“There’s so much potential to improve airline travel in so many ways, and we’ve only just begun. We have the opportunity to make travel entertaining and pleasurable instead of...
05.12.09 -
Richard Spencer on the Future of Travel
“Sustainability and energy efficiency are extremely important. We’re already seeing a trend of pushing cars farther away from the terminals and improving access to public transit with...
05.12.09 -
Jim Starry on the Future of Travel
“We have to reconsider the basic structure of airports. If we land planes on an incline to assist in deceleration and have runways end on top of the terminals to eliminate the need for...
05.11.09 -
Architectural Trespassing
I alluded to it in an earlier post on my trip to Switzerland, but one of the highlights of the whole affair was an impromptu stop at Villa Le Lac, a small house Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre...
written by: Aaron Britt05.10.09 -
Houston, Texas
Texas is known for propagating a "bigger is better" attitude. But even in Houston—the state’s oil and energy epicenter— residents are starting to understand the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.06.09 -
Touring Switzerland: Day 4
The morning weather in Madiswil at the Hotel Baeren was gloomy at best. Rain fell sideways as our driver Herr Muster helped us load up the van. We’d been told that sunnier skies awaited us in...
written by: Aaron Britt04.30.09 -
Touring Switzerland: Day 3
Things commenced this morning under the gray skies again, though this time, instead of nattering about Zurich, we were off to the rural byways of Langenthal, a quaint little town reputed for its...
written by: Aaron Britt04.29.09 -
Touring Switzerland: Day 2
The sunny weather we enjoyed yesterday has evaporated, and once-sunny Zurich is rainy and gray. After checking out of Hotel Greulich we started our busy program by heading over to Pro Helvetia, a...
written by: Aaron Britt04.28.09 -
Dwell in Milan—and on Twitter!
This week in Milan, designers from around the world are showcasing their latest work at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, where buyers and designophiles flock each April to hold their place at...
written by: Sarah Rich04.21.09 -
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 -
Palm Springs, California
In Palm Springs, California, “mid-century modern” connotes more than just Eames chairs and glass walls; it also hints at Hollywood Regency. From the 1920s through the 1970s, silver...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.24.09 -
Bordeaux, France
Classical yet current, Bordeaux is a city that celebrates the details that comprise the whole. Architect Oliver Brochet guides our tour around the accessible tram system, the historic women,...
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Peter Augustin03.23.09 -
Santiago, Chile
Santiago may be a tamer city than its South American brethren, but as architect Sebastián Irarrázaval tells us, there's change afoot where colonial legacy meets modern urban design.
written by: Jeanine Baronephotos by: Cristóbal Palma02.26.09 -
Honolulu, Hawaii
Today, if you tallied the world’s design capitals, you’d be forgiven for overlooking Honolulu. But when it came to modern architecture in the 1950s and ’60s, all eyes were on...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Dave Lauridsen02.26.09 -
Madrid, Spain
Architect and designer Andrés Jaque takes us on a tour of pre-modern Madrid, highlighting the spaces where progressive design is breaking the mold.
written by: Andrew Barschphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel02.26.09 -
Reykjavík, Iceland
Gundrún Lilja Gunnlaugsdóttir of Studio Bility takes us on a guided tour of the city by the smoky bay: Reykjavík, Iceland. She tells us about the local fascination with...
written by: Sean LeBrunphotos by: Jesse Chehak02.26.09 -
Lima, Peru
In Lima,Peru–a visually striking but geologically shaky locale–designer Jodi Puig points out ways in which the city's culturally rich past provides a solid foundation for its design...
written by: Cristyane Marusiakphotos by: João Canziani02.26.09 -
Montreal Exposed
Dispassionate about his city's de rigueur "City of Design" designation, architect Gilles Saucier shows us there's more to Montreal than Expo 67.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Matthew Monteith02.26.09 -
Inside Istanbul
It’s been called Byzantium, Constantinople, Stamboul, and Tsarigrad, but as designer Efe Buluc shows us, there’s only one Istanbul.
written by: Reyhan Harmanciphotos by: Cristóbal Palma02.26.09 -
Phoenix Envy
Skip Sedona and forget the Grand Canyon? Architect Will Bruder leads us on a journey through slow food and rapid development in Phoenix, Arizona.
written by: Christopher Brightphotos by: João Canziani02.26.09
