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Why “The Studio” Created a Faux Frank Lloyd Wright and Filmed at Multiple Lautners
The long list of cameos on the new Apple TV+ series includes a handful of L.A.’s midcentury landmarks—and an invented one as well.
The Grassroots Race to Save Altadena’s Historic Batchelder Tiles—Before the Bulldozers Move In
In the Eaton Fire burn zone, fireplaces adorned with Arts and Crafts tiles are among the sole surviving relics of the town’s...
Do “Color of the Year” Announcements Actually Influence Trends?
Or are hues like Pantone’s 2025 divisive Mocha Mousse just increasingly out of touch marketing ploys?
The Year the Internet Started to Care About Architectural Preservation
News of everything from celebrities to climate crises threatening classic structures sparked outcry beyond the expected design...
Inside the World of Competitive Gingerbread House Building
For the serious enthusiasts who spend months constructing their edible architecture, tool kits include some things you’d expect...
How “Star Trek” Helped Make Midcentury-Modern the Signature Sci-Fi Aesthetic
The celestial franchise’s vision of the future, ripe with designs of the era like Ox chairs and Bodum tea cups, launched a...
When Natural Disasters Threaten Modernist Icons
A destructive hurricane season in western Florida has stewards of the regional Sarasota School style reckoning with how to...
Never-Before-Seen Photos Capture Dwindling Remnants of Soviet Modernism
A new book explores the legacy of an often-overlooked architectural style born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital.
These Collectors of Black Memorabilia Want to Reframe What It Means
In their debut book, the founders of BLK MKT Vintage delve into their trove of Afrocentric artifacts and champion the...
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Is in Danger. Where’s the Uproar?
The planned auction of Price Tower provoked the ire of FLW fans and preservationists, but it hasn’t caused a social media storm...
WTF Happened to the Winners of Airbnb’s $10M OMG! Fund?
The buzzy 2022 competition helped finance 100 fantastical rentals for the platform, from an eco-igloo to a giant clog cabin.
A Creative Couple Give a Los Angeles Midcentury a Backyard Recording Studio
The soundproofed garden shed and a bright home office give the musician and lighting designer space to WFH without stepping on...
Design Meet Cutes: When Finding Furniture Leads to Love
Add “hire an architect” and “scour Facebook Marketplace” to the list of unexpected rom-com tropes.
Yeah, Baby, Yeah: “Austin Powers” Is Full of Modernist Furniture Cameos
The Bocca sofa, the Ox chair—if you look past the franchise’s exaggerated midcentury references, its design universe includes...
Remember the Craig Ellwood That Was Demolished? This Man Wants to Rebuild It—in New York
It won’t be an exact replica of the midcentury Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger razed, but the future owner is working...
How Midcentury Modern Met the Stone Age to Create Flintstones Chic
More than half a century since the sitcom’s debut and 30 years since its live-action movie release, the lasting influence of the...
12 Architectural Masterpieces That Never Were
A new book rounds up hundreds of unbuilt structures and city plans from the 20th century to today that show just how different...
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Demolished a Craig Ellwood, and the Internet Is Furious
The celebrity couple reportedly plan to build a 15,000-square-foot modern farmhouse on the lot to replace the midcentury—and the...
Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.’s Famed Wayfarers Chapel Is in Danger
To save it from an accelerating landslide, the coastal California landmark has been fully dismantled—and its future is uncertain.
Where the Vintage Trailer Fanatics Are
Every year, a two-day showcase at Palms Springs Modernism Week brings midcentury camper aficionados to the desert to celebrate...
A Love Letter to the “Clarissa Explains It All” Bedroom In All Its ’90s Teen Glory
Did any kid who watched the hit Nickelodeon sitcom not want hubcaps on their wall and a window ladder for their BFF?
The Black Designers Who Were Largely Overlooked by History
An important book highlights the stories of Black pioneers from the past century whose major contributions have been widely...
The Year Shared Housing Got a Rebrand
In 2023, the co-living landscape was all about “mommunes,” “boommates,” and “co-buying.”
Vintage Christmas Collectors Have Inspired a Revival
“Nobody used to collect vintage Christmas tape dispensers, and now everyone does.”
An Up-Close Look at Hong Kong’s Famous Public Housing Complexes
A new photography book delves into the architectural heritage of the hulking affordable housing estates developed between the...
Azurest South: The Virginia Home Where a Pioneering Queer Black Architect’s Legacy Lives
A compelling book about Amaza Lee Meredith writes the trailblazer’s work into the American modernism narrative—starting with her...
In “Saltburn,” the British Country Estate Is (Still) a Container for Chaos
The psychological drama is yet another entry in the mythology of the English stately house and its hold on our cultural...
The Evolution of Japan’s Modern Houses Tells the Story of Its Postwar Comeback
A fascinating new book chronicles unorthodox Japanese residential architecture over the past almost 80 years.
The Catio Is Ready for Its Close-Up
Some Los Angeles enthusiasts are attempting to mainstream the cat patio—a simple solution for indoor cats who yearn for the great...
The Complicated Love Story of Modernist Design Duo Aino and Alvar Aalto
A new book from the grandson of the celebrated Finnish architects draws on never-before-published letters and photographs to tell...
Maximalism Will Bring Joy to Your Everyday—But Only if You Let It
A new Phaidon book celebrates the colorful evolution of the “more is more” aesthetic.
Marilyn Monroe’s Final Home Is Saved From Demolition
Los Angeles preservation aficionados flew into action when the current owners of the historic house were issued a permit to raze...
The Legend of the “Invention Garage”
The suburban space is cemented in our cultural imagination as much more than a place to store the lawn mower. Just ask Google.
How Do You Design a Villa Fit for Finding Love on Reality TV?
“Love Island USA” production designer Richard Jensen discusses what goes into shaping the covetable mansions where the dating...
When Did Bunk Beds Become Childhood Status Symbols?
Though the space-saving furniture first gained traction for utilitarian reasons, bunks became fun household luxuries thanks to...
How Movies Made Summer Camp the Quintessential American Teen Experience
I never went to sleepaway camp—but films like “The Parent Trap” and “Wet Hot American Summer” made the rustic experience seem...
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