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The Canopy

Detroit has a number of vacant parcels—the question is what to do with them? Head to Core City, a Detroit neighborhood just west of Midtown, and stop at 4475 15th Street for an idea. At first glance, ...
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Kristine Klein

Kristine Klein is web editor of The Architect’s Newspaper. Prior to joining AN she held editorial positions at Dezeen and Fine Homebuilding Magazine. She holds a B.S. in Magazine Journalism from ...
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The restoration of the Air Force Academy Chapel is the U.S.’s most complex modernist preservation project ever

[Editor’s note: This March 2 article shared some of the design history of the Air Force Academy’s modernist campus and the repair and restoration of its landmark Chapel. But it is just one small part ...
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In Houston, Farshid Moussavi Architecture completes the first Ismaili Center in the U.S.

The Ismaili Center stands as a symbol for many Houstonians whose layered identities are shaped by religion and culture as much as place. (Iwan Baan) The Ismaili community is a sect of Shia Islam with ...
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University of California abandons plans to build “windowless dorm” Munger Hall

For many, Munger Hall embodied the bottom-line driven ethos of corporate philanthropism that often prioritizes quantity over quality; and the sad state of academia where, thanks to funding shortfalls, ...
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Lake Flato retools the campus of The Awty International School in Houston with new buildings and outdoor spaces

The architects leveraged Houston’s often-mild climate by designing open-air walkways and stairs that connect users to high-performance classrooms. (Lara Swimmer/ESTO) Awty’s context exemplifies the ...
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Gowanus is one of New York City’s most ambitious redevelopment projects—and its most fraught

“He’s the keeper of the dream,” says an off-camera voice, introducing the man with the plan to reinvent Gowanus. “He’s the visionary who, for 30 years, has been leading the community efforts to make ...
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At Rice University, Karamuk Kuo’s new Cannady Hall serves as an extension of the school’s architecture building

The young Swiss architecture firm Karamuk Kuo has created a "marvelous enigma" with Cannady Hall at Rice University. Its deceptive facade appears to be made of simple red metal panels but is instead ...
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Amtrak shortlists three master developer teams to transform Penn Station

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak special advisor Andy Byford announced a major competition for Penn Station’s redesign last August. That month, Duffy and Byford solicited a master ...
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New documentary reveals that 21,000 laborers have died working on Saudi Vision 2030, which includes NEOM, since construction began

The Line is just one part of Vision 2030, a mega project which has led to 21,000 worker deaths already. (Courtesy NEOM) The ITV documentary came not long after another damning report by Wall Street ...
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How the Rio Grande came to separate the U.S. and Mexico

This article is the fourth in a series that originally appeared in AN’s July/August 2018 issue which focuses exclusively on Texas and was guest edited by AGENCY. The rest of the essays will be ...
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In Los Angeles, the Stahl House, designed by Pierre Koenig, is for sale

The Stahl House in Los Angeles, designed by Pierre Koenig and famously photographed by Julius Shulman, is up for sale for the first time in its history. (© J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research ...