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Roman Candle

The works of William MacDonald reveal as much about contemporary architecture as they do about ancient Rome.


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The ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower

The twisted logic behind the totem of the upcoming London Olympics, a monument that means all things to some people.


 

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  • Back to School

    OMA’s Milstein Hall reveals and relishes in the problem of creating architecture about architecture.

     
  • The Dharavi slum in Mumbai, Indiawhich may house more than 1 million people in an area of just 0.7 square milesis one of the largest slums in the world, but only the fifth-largest slum in Mumbai.

    Urbanized

    Gary Hustwit’s third documentary tackles the growth and future of the modern city.

     
  • The redesigned World Trade Center will make more efficient use of its Lower Manhattan space than the original site, according to master planner Daniel Libeskind.

    Design After 9/11

    The memorial and plaza—the first features of the World Trade Center to open after the attacks—reveal the politics and psychology imperative to the redesign.

     
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    Revival Redux

    What does Colonial Revival tell us about the modern metropolis?

     
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    Up, Up, and Away

    Yes Is More' is no typical monograph—but BIG is no typical firm.

     
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Ned Cramer's Dialogue

  • Happy Place

    Firms will find themselves under increasing pressure to loosen the constraints of the typical workday. This shift won’t be easy, but it will be necessary.

     

  • Austerity Bites

    The government is cutting back on new construction and is selling off prime real estate. Will the private sector step in and use that to create jobs?

     

  • Miracle on the Potomac

    The National Park Service announced the short lists for firms competing to redesign portions of the National Mall.

     

  • Equity & Income

    Judging from the AIA's 2011 Compensation Report, firm leaders have been making the sacrifice necessary to their future.

     

  • Sea Change Confessional

    I remember when I awoke to the need for humanitarian architecture.

     
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