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In Contemporary Architecture, the Section Is the Generator
Sectional drawing of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1959) by Frank Lloyd Wright The following text is excerpted from Manual of Section by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis (Princeton...
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The Quito Papers: A New Manifesto for Urban Planning in the 21st Century
Courtesy LSE Cities In 1933, a group of prominent functionalist architects—led by Le Corbusier—developed the Charter of Athens, a result of the International Congress of Modern Architecture. The...
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The Fascinating History of Le Corbusier’s Lost Barge
Courtesy Archipostale This winter, France experienced some of the heaviest rains it has seen in 50 years. In Paris, the Seine flooded its banks, submerging parks, streets, and disrupting metro service....
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The Enduring Wisdom of Balkrishna Doshi
Doshi in Sangath, his studio in Ahmedabad. Courtesy VSF Balkrishna Doshi keeps his idols close. At the entryway to his architecture studio, a palm-shaded oasis set within the bustle of Ahmedabad,...
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Chicago Exhibit Spotlights Charlotte Perriand’s Alpine Ski Resort
At Les Arcs, a resort in the French Alps, Perriand led a team of designers that tackled everything from the wood-grained terraced superstructures that stepped down the mountains, to her own furniture...
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The Sordid Saga of Eileen Gray’s Iconic E-1027 House
Eileen Gray entered the architectural mainframe late in life. She was 48 when she began working on E-1027, her first building. By this point she was a respected furniture designer, but had grown tired...
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Paris Exhibition Gives Charlotte Perriand Her Due
Charlotte Perriand Travail et Sport (Work and Sport), 1927-1929 Courtesy © Adagp, Paris, 2019, © AChP In 1936, Charlotte Perriand wrote a letter to Pierre Jeanneret, a frequent collaborator of hers,...
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Book of X Rays Questions the Ethics of Preservation
The X rays featured in Modern Management Methods home in on small details, furniture, and even blades of grass. Courtesy Columbia Books on Architecture and the City The spectral, gray-scale world of...
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Marlon Blackwell on Tonal Space
Marlon Blackwell is the Fay Jones Distinguished Professor in Architecture at the University of Arkansas and principal of Marlon Blackwell Architects. He is the 2020 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal....
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Who Was Pritzker Prize-winning Architect B.V. Doshi?
Stefan Schumer with Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India January 25, 2023 Who Was Pritzker Prize-winning Architect B.V. Doshi? Renowned Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi’s legacy...
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