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Formafantasma’s Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin are redefining design
The Italian design studio moves between commissioned objects, research initiatives, and curatorial projects to investigate the forces influencing design…
Feb 5
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Formafantasma’s Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin are redefining design
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February 2025: Thinking about LA, rethinking philanthropy, and remembering David Lynch
And a look at the new two-volume monograph from DS+R that both separates and blurs the lines between architecture and not-architecture.
Feb 3
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February 2025: Thinking about LA, rethinking philanthropy, and remembering David Lynch
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January 2025
How Nicolay Boyadjiev is prototyping new types of architecture practice
A co-founder and the director of re:arc institute's Practice Lab, Nicolay is helping connect philanthropy and architecture in service of climate action.
Jan 22
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How Nicolay Boyadjiev is prototyping new types of architecture practice
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Jeffrey Schnapp on what we can still learn from Bruno Munari
With the new English translation Munari's 1977 book Fantasy, we talk to the fellow polymath about process, creativity, and imagination.
Jan 16
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Jeffrey Schnapp on what we can still learn from Bruno Munari
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Jack Murphy thinks architecture is a type of media
The executive editor of The Architect's Newspaper talks about the relationship between practice and publishing.
Jan 8
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January 2025: Brat Summer, Designer Coaches, and Tony Smith
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Jan 6
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January 2025: Brat Summer, Designer Coaches, and Tony Smith
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December 2024
Gregory Wessner on what the National Academy of Design is for in 2025
The director of the 200 year New York Academy reflects on what it means to serve artists and architects.
Dec 18, 2024
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Gregory Wessner on what the National Academy of Design is for in 2025
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Noemi Biasetton reflects on the 2024 election and the media logic of politics
The author of Superstorm: Design and Politics in the Age of Information talks about brat summer, televised debates, and propaganda.
Dec 4, 2024
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Noemi Biasetton reflects on the 2024 election and the media logic of politics
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December 2024: The Smithsonian Design Triennial, applied arts, and Thanksgiving Square
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Dec 2, 2024
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November 2024
Federica Sofia Zambeletti on publishing unbuilt imaginaries
The founder and director of KoozArch on writing about architecture beyond the building.
Nov 20, 2024
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Alexandra Cunningham Cameron on the Smithsonian Design Triennial
We catch up with the co-curator to hear about the big ideas behind this year's exhibition.
Nov 12, 2024
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Petra Blaisse doesn't want to call herself a designer
The prolific collaborator on the applied arts, gardens, and the role of collaboration.
Nov 6, 2024
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