Among the high-rises that have sprung up like so much tall grass along Chelsea’s High Line, stands the Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban’s relatively humble contribution to the area that has been dubbed Starchitect Row. Sandwiched ...READ»
If some of architecture and design's biggest names seemed conspicuously absent from this month’s Art Basel Miami Beach--that annual, must-attend conclave for the glitzy-arty set--it was because they were halfway around the world in the adjacent Chinese cities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen.READ»
For design, fall is the season of ideas.The Milan Furniture Fair, held every April, is essentially an organ of the Italian furniture industry. Walking the fairgrounds on the city outskirts, one gets the sense that a thousand suits are ...READ»
These are nervous times for the companies showing off their wares at the sprawling Milan Furniture Fair. At the same time, a showcase for luxurious goods is as good a place as any to see how the prevailing grey mood is translating ...READ»
We live in an age lashed by natural disasters. Katrina obviously looms in the American mind, but the Sichuan Earthquake and the Indian Ocean tsunami have all imprinted themselves on an entire generation, worldwide. What could we ...READ»
California architects of the 1970s were a big force in popularizing the idea of indoor/outdoor living, with houses that featured huge patios and glass-walled living rooms. But a new villa in Germany pushes the idea to its logical ...READ»
