Architecture

Ernest Beck|Projects

BOOM

Report on a visionary residential complex for aging gay boomers.

Magda Biernat|Gallery

The Hard Sell

Images from "Betel Nut Beauties": photos by Magda Biernat.

Ernest Beck|Report

Hester Street Collaborative

Report on Hester Street Collaborative's pro-bono design model.

Rob Walker|Essays

Go Figure

A recurring feature in architectural renderings: the little human figures who inhabit the rendered world.

Rick Poynor|Essays

On My Shelf: Nairn’s London

Inside the architecture critic Ian Nairn’s classic, idiosyncratic guide to London’s buildings and spaces.

Ernest Beck|Reviews

Mensch at Work

Review of The Power of Pro Bono

Rick Poynor|Essays

How to Chew Gum while Walking

We go round in circles but the central issue doesn’t change: what can a designer add to a project beyond fulfilling the client’s brief?

Photo by Jason Orton|Gallery

Built Not to Last

Photo of prefab London housting development slated for demolition.

Alexandra Lange|Lunch with the Critics

Lunch With The Critics: Year-End Awards

Mark Lamster and Alexandra Lange pick the best and worse moments in design for 2010.

Mark Lamster|Essays

The Once & Future Whitney Museum

The Whitney: An Architectural Tour.

Mark Lamster|Essays

British Incursion

Stirling, Foster, and a new association with the Architectural Review.

Constantin Boym|Report

Out of Sight: Qatari Workers' Housing

Constantin Boym reports on efforts to improve the living conditions of Qatar's migrant workers.