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A Stunning New LACMA Descends Upon a City in Crisis
It is for this Los Angeles that the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has designed a building that is both futuristic and primordial. A great…
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Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy
The latest in the Trumpite series of proposed oversized buildings—the previous one being a ballroom where the East Wing of the White House…
World
Donald Trump, Architecture Critic
News of Donald Trump’s recent executive order concerning architecture, and particularly about preserving and protecting hallowed…
Beauty
32 Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island: Land of Gilded Age Architecture and No-Frills Lobster Shacks
This is a property steeped in the past, having served as a private girls’ school, quarters for naval officers, and the accommodations of…
Beauty
‘The Gilded Age’ 101: What Is Beaux-Arts Architecture?
It’s no secret that The Gilded Age’s Mr. And Mrs. Russell are inspired by the real-life Vanderbilts, including that mansion, which was…
Style
Revisiting “Columbus,” a Thrilling Drama of Growing Up Modernist
There’s a special kind of movie that’s inextricably linked to where it’s filmed. The locations aren’t just picturesque settings for action…
News
A Grand Comeback for a Grand Seaside Hotel
To the people who know it, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego is not a page of history — it’s a chapter. Opened in 1888 by Elisha Babcock…
Fashion
My Palm Springs Travel Guide: Mid-Century Architecture, a Marilyn Monroe Fave, and Vintage Shopping Galore
Welcome to Who What Wear Travels, a series of curated guides to destinations the fashion set loves. Consider this your download on…
World
Renzo Piano’s Light Touch
The world-renowned architect Renzo Piano grew up in Italy watching his father, a local builder, work on construction sites, and he was…
Business
The digital tool protecting Ukrainian architecture from war
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, architecture studio Balbek Bureau has been creating a…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Boffi|DePadova’s Roberto Gavazzi on New York Flagship and Saudi Arabia Openings
MILAN — It’s been about a decade since Boffi, a Milan-based luxury kitchens business, bought De Padova, a legendary Italian furniture…
World
The Hidden Histories Lost in the Los Angeles Fires
At her house, Kohner-Zuckerman showed me souvenirs of her parents’ world, which were nestled amid memorabilia of her beach days. One was a…
Lifestyle
Photos show New York City home that's nearly doubled in value in 4 years
A Manhattan condo has nearly doubled in value since August 2021, according to a Zillow estimate. Located at 56 Leonard St, Apt 47W, in New…
Business
11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025
The past year has seen the opening of the world’s second-tallest skyscraper, the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral and the announcement of…
News
The Brutalist Pairs Modern Architecture and Postwar Trauma
After splurging the overdue payment on drinks and drugs at a jazz club with Gordon, Tóth takes the black car Van Buren has sent for him…
Lifestyle
Pre-Hispanic pyramid structure discovered during roadwork in Mexico
Roadwork uncovered a large pyramid-shaped structure dated to pre-Hispanic times in Mexico, the country's National Institute of…