Social Good

William Drenttel|Books

Design + Craft: The Brazilian Path

Adélia Borges, a Brazilian curator has now published a remarkable book on the intersection of design and craft, artisanal objects and social innovation.

Rob Walker|Essays

Staring Back at Security Cameras

Why the ubiquitous security deserves as much scrutiny as it gives.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Patterns of Houston

How do you critique the urbanism of Houston? Look for patterns.

Observed|New Ideas

Be an AIGA Design Star

Command X — the AIGA live design reality show that happens on stage at the biennial design conference — is back for its fourth season.

Julia Novitch|Interviews

Public Space and Citizenship: An Interview with Elihu Rubin

Public spaces can be charged politically because they enable citizens to gather, to represent themselves and to transmit messages.

John Thackara|Essays

Xskool, Sweden, August

Overview of a Doors of Perception xskool that takes place in August as part of the FuturePerfect Festival in Sweden.

Rick Poynor|Essays

From the Archive: Surface Wreckage

Why do photographs and images of torn street posters exert such a powerful hold on the imagination and emotions?

Scott Boylston|Essays

Design, Belonging, and Human Capabilities

The space between what we hope to achieve in our lives and the realization of those desires is riddled with contradiction and confrontation.

Julia Cooke|Report

Cuba Libre: Contemporary Architecture in Havana

Young architects struggle to update the face of Cuba.

Observed|Events

CRITICAL: Lisbon

CRITICAL: Lisbon is a one-week workshop in July dedicated to talking, writing, and publishing critically about architecture.

David Stairs|Essays

Journeying through the Sacred Profane

David Stairs chronicles his trip through India.

Rob Walker|Essays

Cover Story

A book vs. its cover: Why Colubmia GSAPP students treated this year's architecture annual like garbage.