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ARCHITECTURE
The Bombshell Allegations Against David Adjaye

The fallout has been swift for the celebrated architect, who was accused of sexual misconduct by...

DESIGN
David Adjaye Explores the Dualities of Bronze

At Carpenters Workshop Gallery’s new London outpost, a series of cast bronze pieces by the...

ARCHITECTURE
David Adjaye to Design 101 Hospitals Across Ghana

As part of Ghana’s new Agenda 111 program, the award-winning firm led by British-Ghanaian...

Architecture
David Adjaye on His Majestic, Grapefruit-Colored Design for The Webster L.A.

For the multi-brand clothing and design boutique’s new outpost, the architect created a...

Partnership
Resetting What Metal Means, One Facade at a Time

As Pure+FreeForm’s Geoffrey Hahn tells it, new technologies have created a new materials...

Art
Magdalene Odundo Teams Up With David Adjaye to Stunning Effect

The ceramicist and the architect have turned the Norman Foster-designed Sainsbury Centre for Visual

IN MEMORIAM
Phil Freelon, Architect of the National Museum of African American History, Dead at 66

The creator of a long list of public projects that explored and celebrated the African-American...

Design
10 Unforgettable Surface Moments

Our outgoing editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, fondly recalls some of his most life-changing...

Architecture
Sir David Adjaye Is Spying on You

Not literally, but he did just design a museum to explore sleuthing and the culture that surrounds...

The List
Geek Out: Five Objects That Fuse Tech and Design

These five slick objects ingeniously fuse tech and design.

Reading List
Reading List: Learning From the Best

From designer George Nelson's timeless tome to David Adjaye's newest compilation, this month's...

IN REMEMBRANCE
I. M. Pei, 2017-2019

To celebrate the legendary Chinese-American architect's illustrious life and career, Surface asked...

News
Design Dispatch: April 20, 2017

Our daily take on the world through the lens of design.

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Design Dispatch: April 19, 2017

Our daily take on the world through the lens of design.

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Design Dispatch: March 21, 2017

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

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Design Dispatch: Jan. 27, 2017

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

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Design Dispatch: Jan. 11, 2017

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

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Design Dispatch: Jan. 3, 2017

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

Architecture
David Adjaye on Architecture, Africa, and Atmosphere

David Adjaye discusses the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington,...

2016 Edition
Power 100

Our third annual list of influential figures in art, architecture, fashion, real estate, design,...

Art
Rachel Barrett Hopes to Bring the Contemporary Art Conversation to the Caribbean Islands

Rachel Barrett’s new kunsthalle brings an unusual, global sensibility to Jamaica

Art
Tony Salame’s New Mega-Mall and Art Foundation in Beirut

Tony impresario's Aïshti Foundation in Lebanon opens a brawny building as daring as the...