Profile
MASS in Context
Innovative nonprofit MASS Design Group has taken on the status quo and become undisputed leaders in public interest architecture worldwide. As the firm approaches the 10-year mark, it’s aiming even higher, bringing its model of purpose-driven design back home and to a broader audience. Read more
Portfolio
MASS Design Group: Recent Built Work
The end-users of projects as diverse as a primary school, doctors' housing, and a hospital for treating multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis speak to how the firm's design approach impacts communities. Read more
Portfolio
MASS Design Group: On The Boards Projects
A selection of works in progress that showcase how MASS's design approach is seeing a scale shift, both in size and impact, worldwide. Read more
National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ( John McAslan + Partners and MASS Design Group)
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Manifesto
The New Empowerment
Michael Murphy and Alan Ricks of MASS Design Group have a vision for how architects can better serve their clients and communities by exploring and embracing the social and political implications of design. Read more
Better Ways
MASS at Scale
Why devote an entire issue to the MASS Design Group? Not only is the nonprofit firm bringing architecture to communities in need, it's piloting a profoundly more sustainable and ethical model of professional practice. Read more
Books
Kim Stanley Robinson’s Sci-Fi New York
How the author of New York 2140 became a design world darling. Read more
Business
Learning to Lean In
Architecture firms are joining other industries that have made gains in productivity, worker morale, and financial health with help from Lean management practices. Read more
Best Practices
How to Avoid Employee Burnout
Practitioners and psychologists weigh in on tactics to promote a healthy, successful practice. Read more
Innovative Detail
Anil Drapes Retail Vault
In Bengaluru, India, the Purple Ink Studio completes a contemporary take on a classical form inside a retail store with no street presence. Read more
Products
Architects' Choice: Commercial Seating
These four seating options provide support for everyday tasks and comfort for lounging. Read more
Products
Object of the Moment: Lumineux Collection by Walker Zanger
Small pieces of semi-precious stones from all around the world are formed into bold slab surfaces. Read more
2017 AIA Housing Awards
The Winners of the 2017 AIA Housing Awards
This year, the Institute picked 14 winning projects that represent the best in housing design. Read more
Exhibitions
A New Exhibit at Cranbrook Celebrates the Iconic Work of Alexander Girard
On view until October, the Cranbrook Museum of Art will feature designs and works from the longtime Herman Miller design director, as well as items from his collection of folk art. Read more
Material Innovations
Larvae Silk-Inspired Pavilion Constructed by Robots and Drones
An interdisciplinary team from the University of Stuttgart explores new methods for architectural applications of composite fiber materials. Read more
Books
A Guide to Architects Past
Henry H. Kuehn's new book explores the often surprisingly humble sites that are the final resting places for some renowned architects. Read more
Computational Design
Michael Hansmeyer's Dizzying Piece for the Centre Pompidou
The detail-obsessed architect and programmer has churned out an installation so complex that he needed a supercomputer to pull it off. Read more
AIA Practice
Common Bonds
Contractual considerations for American architects working abroad. Read more
AIA Feature
Aboard the New Urban Agenda
A dispatch from Kibera, Nairobi’s largest slum, reveals the urgency—and the promise—of Habitat III. Read more
AIA Knowledge
Indexing Sustainability
Finding answers to large-scale questions on urban development. Read more
