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7 Years In The Making, This Documentary Reveals The Untold Stories Of...
When Katerina Cizek started Highrise—a web-based documentary seven years in the making—she didn't know exactly what form it would take, only that she wanted to use the coolest technology out there to...
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Yes, The Serpentine Pavilion Still Looks Like Rainbow Poop
From June 25 to October 18, 2015, a trippy kaleidoscopic structure will greet visitors to Kensington Gardens in London. Selgascano, the Madrid-based firm that designed the installation, describe the...
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How Building Information Modeling Saved One University $10 Million
In most architectural projects, budgets far exceed projections. The eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge notoriously cost $5 billion more than projected and a new transit hub near the World...
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Winning Design Revealed For The Guggenheim's Helsinki Outpost
Moreau Kusunoki ArchictectesPhoto: courtesy Moreau Kusunoki ArchitectesToday the Guggenheim Museum announced that the Paris firm Moreau Kusunoki Architectes won the commission for its new Helsinki...
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Design Students Revisit A Le Corbusier Masterpiece
There's no doubt that history informs the present, especially in the realm of contemporary design born from the modernist canon. Students are regularly lectured about the significance of certain...
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Very Literal Tube Radio Riffs On A Classic London Underground Map
A good transit map is easy to decipher so it makes sense that Yuri Suzuki used one as a model for a radio he built to help people understand the complexity and inner workings of electronics.Suzuki—an...
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Beverly Hills Wants To Build A Water-Laden Fortress During One Of The Worst...
MAD Architects, the Beijing-based firm behind George Lucas's proposed museum in Chicago, just revealed the design behind its first residential project stateside. 8600 Wilshire in Beverly Hills,...
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Behold The Power Of Vintage Pan Am Travel Posters
Back when air travel was glamorous and exotic, Pan Am hired the New York–based graphic designers Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar to create its corporate branding. If you recognize the logos of NBC,...
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Quiz: Can You Identify These Famous Architects By Their Distinguishing Features?
Are you a trivia whiz who knows his Alto from his Ando? Which bespectacled architect set the trend, nay stereotype, for round eyewear across the profession? Whose eyebrows are on fleek?The...
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12 Hotshot Designers Reimagine The Iconic Coke Bottle
This year marks a significant milestone for Coca-Cola as its signature hourglass-shaped bottle celebrates 100 years. While the pioneering pop brand has experimented with packaging throughout the...
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100-Pound Cast Iron Turntable Promises To Sound As Good As It Looks
If you're sick of cheaply constructed electronics that seem to be on the verge of breaking down, meet Fern & Roby's 100-pound turntable."So much of the current audio aesthetic is very shiny and...
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The Stories Behind 15 Of Vivienne Westwood's Signature Punk Fashion Designs
The look of punk rock owes a great deal to Vivienne Westwood, the rule-breaking fashion designer who brought a subculture's style into the mainstream. In the 1970s, she and her partner Malcolm McLaren...
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What One Of Design's Most Influential Tastemakers Collects For Herself
Lidewij Edelkoort possesses a knack for sleuthing out nascent cultural influences that shape global trends. Her work in the 1990s introduced Dutch design to the global stage and she's since published a...
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Would You Eat Off These Bacteria-Covered Plates?
For most of us, Salmonella at dinner spells crippling gastrointestinal problems. For artists Vik Muniz and Tal Danino, it's an artistic opportunity. In their aptly named Petri Dishes for the French...
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Meet Nava, A Startup That Wants To Fix The Government's Crappy Design
After the disastrous launch of Healthcare.gov, a website promising easy sign-ups for health insurance, President Obama corralled a team of top software engineers from companies like Google, Facebook,...
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The Secret To Walt Disney's Corporate Strategy
A 1957 infographic of Walt Disney's corporate theory reveals a complex web of strategic channels. The illustration might be nearly 60 years old, but it's still the basis of the brand's success.When...
View ArticleNew York City Bans "Poor Doors"
New York City has banned "poor doors," a controversial practice in which real estate developers build separate entrances for poor and wealthy tenants.The real estate game in New York City is...
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How To Master Summer
The warmer months are prime for BBQs, beach trips, and outdoor revelry. But they're also full of annoyances, especially if you live in a city: the heat, the maddeningly warm drinks, the fact that your...
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Nike and Serena Williams Mastermind the Ultimate Tennis Shoe
Elite athletes always look for an edge on their competition and sometimes that comes in the form of gear. A couple of years ago, Serena Williams and Nike began a conversation about how she needed...
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A Heartwarming Look At The July Fourth Parades Of Yesteryear
The 1930s and 1940s were tough decades for the United States. The Great Depression crippled the economy, and World War II tested the nation's resolve. It was also a golden age for documentary...
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