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Tend’s Design-First Approach Makes Dentistry (Nearly) Phobia-Free

Soft pastel hues, Beats headphones playing soothing nature documentaries, artsy brush-and-selfie...

Design
In Severance, the Workplace Comedy Gets a Dystopian Makeover

The hit Apple+ series explores the search for tech solutions to work-life balance, set in an...

ARCHITECTURE
Kengo Kuma’s Hans Christian Andersen Museum Is Its Own Fairy Tale

In Odense, the Japanese architect dreams up a museum dedicated to the Danish author’s life and...

ARCHITECTURE
The Ever-Shrinking Chrysler Building

Thanks to New York’s Midtown East rezoning plan, a spate of supertalls are underway that will...

ARCHITECTURE
A Philip Johnson House Is Reborn as an Inclusive Cultural Space

After restoring a Philip Johnson residence in Newburgh, New York, a duo of creative directors is...

FASHION
A Barcelona House by Norm Architects Inspires New Koio Footwear

From the outer hand-stitching to the use of leather and suede, every design detail on the shoes...

URBAN PLANNING
Amsterdam’s Controversial Plan to Relocate Its Red Light District

The collective Failed Architecture is calling on architects to refuse working with the Dutch...

ARCHITECTURE
Architecture Is Having a Reckoning Over Poor Working Conditions

After a roundtable about professional norms within architecture prompted two SCI-Arc faculty...

ARCHITECTURE
Oscar Niemeyer’s Final Building Is an Ode to the French Spirit

The late Brazilian architect’s final building, a curved pavilion set within the picturesque...

ARCHITECTURE
Would You Live on This Tropical Crypto Island?

Developers are transforming a small South Pacific island near Vanuatu into a “crypto-paradise,”

ARCHITECTURE
How Retired Airplanes Are Getting New Leases on Life

A disused Boeing 747 will soon become the centerpiece of a major residential development near...

ARCHITECTURE
The Rising Threat Against Brutalist Buildings

A classic Brutalist building by Paul Rudolph is under threat of demolition in Boston, becoming the...

ARCHITECTURE
Are Micro-Homes the Answer to California’s Housing Crisis?

A complex of tiny homes will offer 70 units of transitional accommodations to support San...

CULTURE
Tracking Gotham City’s Ever-Changing Aesthetic

In celebration of The Batman, the latest installment in the superhero franchise, we reflect on how...

TECHNOLOGY
A Micronation by Zaha Hadid Architects Is Forming in the Metaverse

Liberland, a micronation situated on a slice of disputed land between the Croatian and Serbian...