The Man Behind Triangle Modernist Archive
George Smart is speaking out for the modern houses he loves.
From the Archive: The Rise of the “Exurban House”
Beginning in the ’90s, formerly rural regions transformed into far-flung enclaves for the elite, and vast acreages became utopias...
From the Archive: The Swimming Pool That Changed the World
Designed in 1948 by Thomas Dolliver Church, the kidney pool—and its artistic ethos—got everyone hooked on the hedonistic...
From the Archive: The Singular Vision of Outlaw Architect Mark Mills
How coastal fog, Taliesin West, and burgeoning beat culture helped the experimental Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice pioneer his own...
From the Knoll Archives: Wolf Kaiser
Photographs and Knoll brochures from the 1980s shed light on the art direction of Wolf Kaiser
From the Archive: How Renegade Architecture Firms Challenged the Status Quo
Starting in the 1960s, Archigram, Ant Farm, and Superstudio questioned the very fundamentals of architecture, from its...
From the Archive: Philip Johnson’s Glass House Gets a Restoration
In 2007, we wrote about the icon reopening to the public—and to public scrutiny.
From the Archive: An Experimental Firm Brought the Avant-Garde to Japan’s Factory-Made Houses
When FOBA introduced a design-conscious alternative to the widely used “housemaker” market, they made a strong case for...
From the Archive: When Two Families Pooled Their Resources to Renovate an Old Handbag Factory
Back in 2001, London was already expensive, but two households came together to create a home that combined the best features of...
Barbara Hill Shares Why She Has Heaps of Postcards From Famous Artists Like Sol LeWitt
The minimalist interior designer’s archives reveal some incredible interlocutors.
A Look Inside Architect Deborah Berke’s Dinner Party Archives
The architect and academic has maintained a ledger full of ephemera that details memories of every get-together she’s hosted for...

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