Peter Zumthor’s Fondation Beyeler extension asks whether the next cultural landmark should absorb civic life, not just project form.
Mold, mycelium, and algae reveal architecture’s real struggle: not cleanliness, but control over life, moisture, and decay.
Sensors promise safer aging in place, but they also normalize surveillance. Is the smart home care—or controlled living?
UT Austin's water-harvesting jacket turns clothing into survival tech—and raises hard questions about premiumizing basic needs.
Hospice New Zealand’s Dying Reviews turns end-of-life care into a public service test. Brilliant accountability or dangerous simplification?
Reclaimed tiles, recycled ceramics, and dismantlable brick systems are turning circular construction into architecture’s new status language.
Sterlin L Mosley argues AI exposes taste as style-management. Is strategy now more valuable than beauty in design?
Bangkok’s recyclable ribbon canopy argues for lightweight shade as civic infrastructure in cities battling heat, congestion, and change.
Cladding is not just finish: it exposes how local fabrication, logistics and cost pressure reshape architectural intent.
Climate infrastructure is shedding its industrial disguise. A baobab-inspired energy resort in Madagascar asks if adaptation can be desirable.
