Architect Magazine: Culture

Rafael Guastavino, a Master Builder Behind the Architecture

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:13:47 EST

A National Building Museum exhibition looks at the history and work of Guastavino Co., whose patented vaulting system covers more than 600 buildings in the U.S.

The AIA’s National Architecture Week

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:15:42 EST

The AIA will hold a week-long series of events and online promotions to celebrate National Architecture Week (April 7-13).

2013 Designs of the Year Nominees

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:51:54 EST

From a flower-shaped, solar-powered LED to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, the best in design for this past year is now being honored at the Design Museum in London.

Christopher Hawthorne Lambasts L.A. Leadership Over Airport Connectivity

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:50:25 EST

The L.A. Times architecture critic, in a video from local news station KCET, challenges LAX to help Los Angeles keep pace with other cities.

Watch the Bay Bridge Light Up

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:40:12 EST

Can't make it to San Francisco to see 'Bay Lights' yourself? We've rounded up three videos that will make you feel as if you were there, plus a link to a live stream.

In Rome, 52 Daniel Libeskind Drawings On Exhibit

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:10:37 EST

Seven of Daniel Libeskind's buildings are now on display via their preliminary drawings at the Ermanno Tedeschi Galley.

The Skyscraper Museum Celebrates the Woolworth's 100th

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 02:07:07 EST

A fortune was invested in the creation of New York's Woolworth Building 100 years ago. The Skyscraper Museum looks back on the building's past with an exhibition just at a time when new fortunes are turning the top floors into luxury apartments.

Posthumous Exhibition on Lebbeus Woods Focuses on Architecture's Potential

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:27:31 EST

Co-curator Joseph Becker of 'Lebbeus Woods, Architect' at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art talks about putting together a show before and after the subject's death.

YouTube and Science Capture Meteor Fall, but Who Captures the Awe?

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:12:58 EST

Through science, technology, and Big Brother, we all watched the meteor fall over Russia, but Aaron Betsky wonders if anyone ponders or even remembers now the awesomeness of such an event.

Examples of City-Saving Design in AIA Seattle Exhibition

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 11:24:17 EST

Examples of recession and post-recession urban interventions are on exhibition in Seattle, with the goal of inspiring Pacific Northwest designers to greater moments of tactical urbanism. Through Feb. 22.

Through the Lens of Ezra Stoller

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:34:32 EST

See Modernism as its birthed, through the camera of photographer Ezra Stoller in one of ARCHITECT's best books of 2012.

The Man Behind Palladio's Villas

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 07:00:35 EST

Guido Beltramini, director of the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, reveals charming details about the life and times of Andrea Palladio in his book, 'The Private Palladio.'

Fukushima Still Haunts Us, Captured in Photographs

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 04:46:35 EST

Photojournalist Kazuma Obara captures the wreckage from Fukushima, as reports are still emerging two years later about the consequences of the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan.

A Photo-Sharing Site for Architecture

Thu, 6 Jun 2013 04:23:38 EST

Keep track of the landmarks you've seen and share your photos of them with others, with a new social site for architecture called Look Up More.

Architectural Photographer Captures Temporary Communities

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 04:33:55 EST

Based on shared pastimes or lifestyle desires, people who leave behind high-rises and houses create temporary communities for themselves in domes, RVs, tents, houseboats, and more. Architectural photographer Maxwell MacKenzie captures their alternate residences.

Vintage Collection of Neon Signs Unveiled at the Nevada Museum of Art

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:42:43 EST

After finding and restoring vintage neon signs for years, collector Will Durham unveils an integral part of Nevada's history for a new audience at the Nevada Art Museum. Through Feb. 10.

Book Review: Picturing Two Sides of Modern American Architecture With Ezra Stoller and Maynard Parker

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 04:43:28 EST

Two new monographs of the work of photographers Ezra Stoller and Maynard Parker reveal how architectural photography shaped modernism and vice versa.

Classic Building Toys at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:59:54 EST

Philadelphia gets its own exhibition on play, just in time for the holidays. 'Constructing Play' exhibits building toys, miniature buildings, and even explains the engineering of a standing building to visitors. Through Jan. 24.

Architecture Through A Child's Eyes

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:24:44 EST

Children have built fantasy towers and buildings for ages using variations of the block. Some grew up to be architects and builders, some didn't. Either way, a new exhibition at the Dallas Center for Architecture will spark the imagination of the builder-child in us all. Through Jan. 4.

Up for Bids: Krueck and Sexton Chairs and Chaise

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:06:16 EST

Space-age furniture fit for a 1988 space-age apartment, Krueck + Sexton's Chicago Chairs and RK Chaise are up for auction in Chicago on Dec. 13.