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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...

ARCHITECTURE
Is This Brutalist Marvel Next Up in Miami’s Demolition Wave?

The long-shuttered Miami Marine Stadium, once considered a highlight of tropical Brutalism, faces...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: New Affiliates

Ivi Diamantopoulou and Jaffer Kolb, the inventive duo behind the up-and-coming New York design firm

ARCHITECTURE
A Rediscovered Mies Building Enters the 21st Century

The formerly unbuilt project by the late Modernist architect recently finished construction at...

ARCHITECTURE
A Landmark Museum in Dubai Forecasts the Future

The Museum of the Future, which recently opened near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is carving out a...

URBAN PLANNING
Can an Ambitious New Park Unite a Divided Cyprus?

Eleftheria Square, a newly completed public park by Zaha Hadid Architects, is designed to reunite...