Not Just for Scooby-Doo Anymore — the Secret Door Is Having a Moment, Homeowners are adding hidden doors and rooms to foil burglars, eke out extra storage space and prepare for Armageddon..

Companies that make pre-hung, ready-to-install doors that masquerade as bookcases and pool cue racks say that business started booming at the height of the pandemic in 2020, when Americans holed up at home dove into renovation projects. Some homeowners...

In Furniture, Marks of Distinction That Were Formerly Known as Flaws, How design is celebrating an aesthetic of imperfection.

When designers and artists have explored imperfection in the past, it has often been for philosophical reasons. The centuries-old Japanese concept of wabi sabi, for example, finds beauty in authenticity and the traces of passing time — in...

The City in Literature & Culture, Special Session at Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference 2024.

The City in Literature & Culture (special session) of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) is now accepting proposals for the organization’s 121st annual conference. The call-for-papers deadline is Tuesday, April 30,...

Location: PAMLA Annual Conference 2024; Palm Springs, United States

John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74, He avoided the spotlight, but he helped bring to market a popular computer program that revolutionized the architecture and design industries.

John Walker, a groundbreaking, if reclusive, technology entrepreneur and polymath who was a founder and chief executive of Autodesk, the company that brought the ubiquitous AutoCAD software program to the design and architecture masses, died on Feb. 2 in...

An Architect Who Builds Community Wins the Pritzker Prize, Riken Yamamoto of Japan is recognized for modest designs that inspire social connection and both literal and figurative transparency.

Riken Yamamoto, whose understated buildings quietly emphasize community and connectivity, has been awarded this year’s Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor.“Whether he designs private houses or public infrastructure, schools or...

New Yorkers rail against luxury tower blocking Empire State Building: ‘The mighty dollar rules the sky’

Tom Clark’s Lower East Side apartment comes with a prime view of the Empire State Building. “I can see it from my couch,” he said. Well, he used to be able to catch a glance – before an ultra-thin luxury tower dubbed 262...

Unveiling History: Third Solar Temple of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty Discovered at Abusir, Discovery of the Third Temple of the Sun at Abusir, marking a major breakthrough in understanding Egypt's ancient solar worship and architecture.

Archaeologists have unearthed a significant piece of ancient Egyptian history at Abusir, revealing what is believed to be the long-lost Third Temple of the Sun. This discovery, made by an Italian-Polish archaeological team, marks a pivotal moment in our...

MISERABILIA: Spaces and Specters of Misery. Epicenter of Studies, Research, Theories and Projects for the Development of an Image and a Reality for the Contemporary Italian City

“Miserabilia” investigates spaces and spectres of misery in the imagination and reality of the contemporary Italian urban context. The main objective is the definition of tools for the recognition and investigation of the tangible and...

Location: Università Iuav di Venezia ricerca di ateneo; Venezia, Italy

New Book Explores M.C. Escher’s Lesser-Known Works

The book traces the Netherlands-born Escher from his origins through his education and the actualization of his unique vision, culminating in the “Eschermania” that has preserved and proliferated that vision. Work made during his years...

Tropical Modernism review – a complex story of power, freedom, craft… and cows

The exhibition as a whole, like this room, presents a complex picture of power and freedom, and of modernity and craft. It traces the evolution of architecture in India and Ghana, as they moved from colonial rule to independence, both countries led by men...

Location: V&A South Kensington; London, United Kingdom

Entrance fees, visitor zones and taxes: how Europe’s biggest cities are tackling overtourism, From Seville to Venice to Amsterdam, Europe is learning to improve locals’ lives by curbing tourists’ enthusiasm.

“Mass tourism,” said one, “is destroying our city.”It’s a refrain heard in historic ­cities across Europe, from Prague to Barcelona, Athens to Amsterdam. Mass tourism, promoted by cash-hungry councils since the 2008...

'Vernacular Architecture of India: Traditional Residential Styles & Spaces' book review: Homeward Bound, Despite the flimsy text, its stunning photographs make this book a valuable archive of Indian architecture.

The author, who also took all the photographs, save the superb monochromatic ones from the Archaeological Survey of India and India Society, is a former IAS officer, and he seems to have gone trigger happy, so to speak, wherever he was posted, and also in...

Illegal diggers arrested near Pasargadae

The commander of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit in Fars province announced the arrest of four unauthorized excavators near Pasargadae in southern Iran.Masoud Razmjui stated that police forces were dispatched to the suspects’ hide-out...

Designing Decades: Architectural Poster Art (1972–1982)

Curated from the private collection of Judith York Newman, American architect, educator, and owner of SPACED Gallery of Architecture, this presentation commemorates her longstanding commitment to intersecting architecture and art. Sourced from...

Location: Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture; New York, United States

An Architect Builds Toward the Future on Mexico’s Border, With her library, senior center, markets and sports complexes, Fernanda Canales is bringing a sense of community, beauty and safety to towns..

White House announces initiatives to boost manufactured housing

The White House has announced a series of moves to increase the production of manufactured housing in the United States. The initiatives are intended to both preserve and rehabilitate existing manufactured home communities and ease barriers...

International trade fair Design Mumbai to launch in India

Tradeshow Design Mumbai, which will showcase Indian and international design as well as architecture and interior brands and designers, is set to launch this November.A new venture by design and event specialists Ian Rudge, Michael Dynan and Piyush...

Revamped public school buildings fail to halt student exodus

The physical rehabilitation of public school buildings, devastated by the ‘Gorkha Earthquake,’ has been completed with remarkable aesthetics.However, despite the rejuvenated infrastructure, concerns loom large over the dwindling student...

Myanmar’s controversial timber trade persists, despite Western sanctions, A year after the Deforestation Inc. exposé, ICIJ and partners found wood products have continued to flow from the military-controlled country .

Last November, agents coordinated by the European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol seized a cargo of Myanmar timber that had been smuggled into the bloc illegally. While the finding was relatively small, worth about $13,000, it pointed to a...

No turning back - 41% of architects now using artificial intelligence, reveals RIBA report

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) released its Artificial Intelligence Report for 2024, detailing the findings of a survey conducted with 500+ RIBA members about AI and what it means for practice and the profession,...

Belmopan, Belize’s Capital, Is a City of Brutalist Calm, The British-designed capital, Belmopan, is bureaucratic and, some say, boring. Some in the city want it to stay that way..

The capital of Central America’s only English-speaking nation can feel jarringly different from the frenetic capitals of neighboring countries. In terms of its origins and design, Belmopan has more in common with the capitals of other former British...

Tropical Modernism at the V&A review: how architecture became a symbol of independence

Nehru is pictured in the exhibition with its other political protagonist, Kwame Nkrumah, the first post-independence prime minister of Ghana. For Nkrumah, modern buildings evoked not just his country’s new spirit but also the dream of pan-African...

Neolithic Child’s Burial Excavated in India

 Students and professors from the department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Madras, have unearthed an ancient burial site of a child with a pot beside it likely dating back to the neolithic period, at Chettimedu Pathur in...

Dhaka: A Continual Implosion, Amidst rapid growth and unique challenges, Bangladesh's capital offers a study in contrast, defying traditional urban norms..

The second realization my quick trip gave me is that the character of what has not been designed in such a high style is so without hierarchy as to defy many of my other expectations.[fn]There are a few high-rises, with a few more on the way, but the...