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Design
fromArchDaily
1 day ago

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.
#architecture
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
3 days ago

Light, Lighter, Lightest: ArchDaily's April Editorial Focus

Building lightly is an ecological and ethical imperative shaped by environmental concerns and technological advancements.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 day ago

Single Person / Offhand Practice

A vintage houseware gallery named 'Single Person' was established in a 60-square-meter venue previously used as a street dinner.
Renovation
fromwww.architectsjournal.co.uk
3 days ago

Practices launch architects on your doorstep' mobile AI advertising drive

The Architects on your Doorstep project uses AI to generate home makeover ideas, helping architects engage with the public and drum up business.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
3 days ago

Light, Lighter, Lightest: ArchDaily's April Editorial Focus

Building lightly is an ecological and ethical imperative shaped by environmental concerns and technological advancements.
#public-art
fromsfist.com
1 day ago
Mission District

Friends Who Bought Dirt Alley' Are Looking For 1,280 People to Help Transform It Into Public Art

Arts
fromColossal
1 day ago

Explore Art UK's Digital Database of More Than 6,600 Street Art Murals

Art UK archives over 21,000 public artworks, including street art and murals, to preserve ephemeral experiences and document local history.
Mission District
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Friends Who Bought Dirt Alley' Are Looking For 1,280 People to Help Transform It Into Public Art

A public art project will transform a barren alley in San Francisco's Sunset District into a 1,280-piece art quilt.
#photography
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

The shadows, the figures playing basketball I waited for the magic to appear then it did': Jose Luis Morales Martin's best phone picture

Jose Luis Morales Martin captures the interplay of architecture and photography, emphasizing the emotional connection and artistry in both fields.
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
1 day ago

"In Plain Sight" by Photographer Britt Lucas Bennett

Britt Lucas Bennett's photography captures emotional landscapes and moments of remembrance, focusing on life amidst loss.
Photography
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Alejandro Cartagena's Mexico in Flux

Photographs capture the transformation of landscapes and suburban growth, reflecting themes of isolation and environmental change.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

The shadows, the figures playing basketball I waited for the magic to appear then it did': Jose Luis Morales Martin's best phone picture

Jose Luis Morales Martin captures the interplay of architecture and photography, emphasizing the emotional connection and artistry in both fields.
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
1 day ago

"In Plain Sight" by Photographer Britt Lucas Bennett

Britt Lucas Bennett's photography captures emotional landscapes and moments of remembrance, focusing on life amidst loss.
Photography
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Alejandro Cartagena's Mexico in Flux

Photographs capture the transformation of landscapes and suburban growth, reflecting themes of isolation and environmental change.
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

That Was Fast: Bondi's Portrait Already Living At The Dump - Above the Law

Bondi's official DOJ portrait was reportedly spotted in the trash mere minutes after Donald Trump gave her the boot. Just straight to the bin, like last week's takeout and this week's credibility.
US politics
Exercise
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

There's more to life than work': Bangkok's young people embrace mass outdoor aerobics sessions

Aerobics classes in Lumphini Park have become a popular social activity for Gen Z, attracting hundreds and going viral on social media.
Pets
fromTime Out New York
1 day ago

The viral dancing bird is back in Bryant Park

The American woodcock's unique dance attracts crowds in Bryant Park during its brief migration stop.
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

An outdoor open mic event has been celebrating diverse expressions in San Francisco for 19 years, welcoming all forms of art every Thursday night.
fromFast Company
1 day ago

The architecture world just got its second union

This contract, the second in the industry, sets a standard for workers at Sage and Coombe and beyond, according to Architectural Workers United, which has been instrumental in organizing efforts.
NYC startup
#sustainability
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
2 days ago

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opens at Industry City

Brooklyn Creative Reuse provides affordable art materials and creative classes while promoting sustainability by keeping art supplies out of landfills.
Environment
fromNature
6 days ago

How buildings and cities can be aligned with life

Buildings currently harm the environment, but regenerative design can restore ecological systems and reduce waste through nature-inspired strategies.
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
2 days ago

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opens at Industry City

Brooklyn Creative Reuse provides affordable art materials and creative classes while promoting sustainability by keeping art supplies out of landfills.
Environment
fromNature
6 days ago

How buildings and cities can be aligned with life

Buildings currently harm the environment, but regenerative design can restore ecological systems and reduce waste through nature-inspired strategies.
Bootstrapping
fromTheregister
1 day ago

When a billboard survives the wind, but not the boot

A malfunctioning billboard in Cheyenne humorously highlights issues with the GRUB bootloader used in Linux systems.
fromPhilosophynow
3 days ago
Philosophy

The Collective City

Islamic philosophy invites plurality and coexistence, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the acceptance of error in understanding.
Environment
from99% Invisible
1 day ago

Service Request #4: How Does the Grid in Phoenix Work? - 99% Invisible

Phoenix's extreme summer heat underscores the critical importance of a reliable electrical grid for survival.
fromianVisits
2 days ago

Elephant and Castle skyline plan would beam lights into the night sky

The plans call for beams of light right up into the night sky, which means they're directly affecting the night sky and, by design, the skyline view for anyone looking in that direction.
London politics
Agriculture
fromEarth911
2 days ago

Infographic: Tips for an Environmentally Responsible, Low-Maintenance Yard

An environmentally friendly approach to yard maintenance can save time, money, and effort while benefiting the local ecosystem.
#art
Education
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

Designing Coexistence: Meet the Winners of the First Edition of ArchDaily Student Project Awards

ArchDaily launched the Student Project Awards to recognize and support emerging architectural talent and innovative ideas from students worldwide.
Graphic design
fromColossal
3 days ago

Stitch Your Favorite Destinations with Jake Henzler's 'Knit the City'

Knit the City by Jake Henzler allows users to create unique knitted representations of architectural landmarks using modular patterns.
fromCN Traveller
3 days ago

"This is a place you feel, not see": why everyone is falling in love with Athens right now

Athens is a place you feel, not see. The beauty and soul of the city is laced into the way of life - the small moments and exchanges that happen daily - rather than in immaculately preserved monuments, museums and high streets like those of other European capitals.
Berlin food
Tech industry
fromFortune
3 days ago

Do creators still need Adobe in the AI era? | Fortune

Adobe must adapt to AI rapidly while maintaining trust with enterprise customers reliant on its software.
#art-exhibition
fromJuxtapoz
7 months ago
NYC music

Juxtapoz Magazine - Chris "Daze" Ellis "Orchid Rain on the Underground" @ PPOW Gallery, NYC

Chris 'Daze' Ellis's exhibition showcases the legacy of 1970s and 80s graffiti art through new paintings and installations.
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago
Arts

The New Museum Returns, but Humans Are Left Behind

The exhibition explores humanity's struggle against technology through diverse multimedia installations and thought-provoking artworks.
NYC music
fromJuxtapoz
7 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Chris "Daze" Ellis "Orchid Rain on the Underground" @ PPOW Gallery, NYC

Chris 'Daze' Ellis's exhibition showcases the legacy of 1970s and 80s graffiti art through new paintings and installations.
Arts
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

The New Museum Returns, but Humans Are Left Behind

The exhibition explores humanity's struggle against technology through diverse multimedia installations and thought-provoking artworks.
Media industry
fromArtforum
4 days ago

Dialogues and Dreams

Artforum evolved to foster international dialogue and promote substantive commentary in response to contemporary challenges in the arts ecosystem.
SOMA, SF
fromStreetsblog San Francisco
4 days ago

Op-Ed: Don't Blow Sunday Streets - Streetsblog San Francisco

San Francisco's budget cuts threaten the Sunday Streets program, vital for community health and cohesion, by eliminating significant funding from the Department of Public Health.
NYC real estate
fromApartment Therapy
5 days ago

An Artist Transformed This 300-Square-Foot NYC Rental After Winning the NYC Housing Lottery

Olivia Konys won the NYC Housing Lottery after years of difficult renting experiences, securing a stabilized apartment in Astoria, Queens.
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Victoria Tentler-Krylov's "Parallel Lives"

"Most people don't stop to observe the crews' work or the infrastructure they uncover," Tentler-Krylov said. "But these unseen things keep the city going."
London
Design
fromPsychology Today
14 hours ago

The Future of Brain Health Is Architecture

The built environment significantly influences mental health, mood, and performance, with neuroscience guiding design for improved well-being.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Off the Mainland: Floating Architecture Projects Redefining the Built Environment

Floating architecture adapts to water levels, using buoyant materials and anchoring systems to address environmental challenges in coastal regions.
fromItsnicethat
2 days ago

Bravas Graphix are the rave connoisseurs behind some of Brussels' most explosive posters

"We're constantly striving to strike a balance between work that respects academic rules of composition, established visual codes and good readability, with something more spontaneous, adventurous, playful, even naive."
Typography
SF music
fromFuncheap
3 days ago

What Comes After

What Comes After is a choral event exploring themes of resilience and transformation through music and dialogue.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
3 days ago

Liang-Hsin Huang's comics sketch soft paths through nature

Liang's comics are inspired by everyday experiences and imaginative scenarios drawn from nature and community interactions.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 days ago

Endless's Street Art Calls Attention to London's Homeless Crisis

A street art installation by Endless highlights homelessness in London, juxtaposing it with the city's wealth.
Design
fromDesign Milk
1 day ago

OUTSIDERS Investigates the Space Between Society and Solitude

Modern design challenges conventional public seating to enhance social interaction and presence in urban spaces.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Architectures of the Gaze: 25 Viewpoints for Experiencing the Landscape

Viewpoints are structures designed for observing the landscape from elevated positions. They act as devices that organize the gaze and establish a direct relationship between the body and the territory.
Philosophy
Renovation
fromGardenista
1 day ago

House of Three: NYC's New Event Space and Creative Studio

Kelsie Hayes transformed her floral business into a creative hub, House of Three, blending fashion and floral artistry in NYC.
Graphic design
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Like it or not, AI is part of art school curriculums

Generative AI poses a significant threat to creative professionals, impacting job prospects and sparking protests among students.
Typography
fromItsnicethat
5 days ago

The loveable line drawings of this dog hotel identity take cues from The New Yorker's illustrations

Barkhouse's identity combines movement, play, and personality, creating a unique brand experience in the canine daycare industry.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

Summer Marathons in Painting and Drawing at the New York Studio School

The New York Studio School's Marathon program offers a transformative two-week intensive in drawing and painting, available online and in-person.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Quick on the draw: the worldwide appeal of sketching 100 people in a week

The #OneWeek100People challenge encourages artists globally to sketch 100 people in seven days, prioritizing quantity over quality to build drawing skills and momentum.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

Youth Commons / Studio RE+N

A neglected rooftop in Songyang County transforms into a vibrant community commons despite initial design flaws and lack of facilities.
Photography
fromColossal
3 days ago

Street Artists Take On Monumental Infrastructure in 'Impossible' Photos

Joseph Ford's Impossible Street Art series combines photography and street art to engage with monumental infrastructure and energy production sites.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
5 days ago

Amazing Atmospheric 3D Architecture And Melancholic Landscapes of Josh Brockett

Josh Brockett is a 3D digital artist known for his Everydays project, inspired by Beeple's approach to daily art.
#contemporary-art
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

An Artist Embraces the Metaphorical Cracks of Matzah

Emily Drew Miller's art reflects the disconnection felt among Jewish people through her matzah-inspired prints.
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

The Illusion of Lightness: Designing Civic Voids for Public Life

The original intent of pilotis was to create a sense of lightness that would allow circulation and light to flow beneath a structure, but contemporary requirements render thin columns insufficient for large-scale civic projects.
Renovation
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

Grimanesa Amoros and the architecture of illumination

Light is a powerful force in art, transcending culture and language, and is essential to understanding perception and truth.
#figure-drawing
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

"Sketchboard": Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF

A figure drawing event at the Monument welcomes all skill levels with live musical accompaniment, varying pose durations, provided easels, and materials for drop-in participants.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

"Sketchboard": Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF

A figure drawing event at the Monument welcomes all skill levels with live musical accompaniment, varying pose durations, provided easels, and materials for drop-in participants.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

"Sketchboard": Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF

A figure drawing event at the Monument welcomes all skill levels with live musical accompaniment, varying pose durations, provided easels, and materials for drop-in participants.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

"Sketchboard": Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF

A figure drawing event at the Monument welcomes all skill levels with live musical accompaniment, varying pose durations, provided easels, and materials for drop-in participants.
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

The Art World Is a Joke

Kamrooz Aram is everywhere this year, from Mumbai Art Week to the Whitney Biennial, and critic Aruna D'Souza is grateful. She pens a beautiful meditation on his work, reading his abstract paintings as not simply a denunciation of Western modernism nor a reassertion of Islamic visual motifs, but something else entirely - something gestural, exuberant, riotous, and incomparably his own.
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
5 days ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Last Days to See Kate Meissner's New Paintings @ Lyles & King's Project Space, NYC

"These works are an exploration of the human body's elasticity and capacity to metamorphose. Informed by my own experience of pregnancy and the birth of my first child last year, these paintings are a meditation on physiological transformation and the body's underlying animalistic and mammalian nature."
Arts
Renovation
fromItsnicethat
4 days ago

"Not too design-y": Third Place Zine is a playful publication about city life that's built for everyone

Third Place's second issue explores how third places foster mobilization and unity through joyous stories and a playful design.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 days ago

The Best April Fools' Jokes in the Art World This Year

April Fools' Day inspires creative and humorous pranks across arts and humanities, showcasing institutions' ability to engage in lighthearted satire.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

A Community Art Ecosystem in Practice / MINOR lab

The project emphasizes the reactivation of spatial value within existing community structures, transforming building stock into community assets of public significance.
Renovation
fromArtnet News
3 days ago

At Art Basel Hong Kong, Wet Paint Hits Galleries, Malls, a Semi-Secret Space, and More | Artnet News

Hong Kong's particular and seductive Metabolist city planning is an ode to consumption as a great totalizer of culture, and to contemporary art as merely a niche commodity form among many others.
Arts
Arts
fromArtforum
4 days ago

Can the Biennial Serve a City, or Just "Big Art"?

Regional juried exhibitions have evolved, with new triennials emerging to address local artmaking and economic growth, but face challenges in meeting diverse expectations.
Graphic design
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The architectural sketch is back

The architectural sketch is experiencing a revival in contemporary practice despite decades of digital dominance, as architects recognize the unique value of hand-drawn work in an AI-driven world.
Arts
fromTime Out New York
3 days ago

Neon pink birds take flight over Prospect Park in this fabulous new installation

A new kinetic sculpture by Risha Gorig features neon birds in Prospect Park, symbolizing migration and the search for stability.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

5 Art Job Openings That Are Definitely Not Exploitative

Qualifications for art-related positions often include unconventional traits and low compensation.
Design
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How the public changes spaces-and art-for the better

Public engagement enhances design, transforming spaces into vibrant community hubs that foster creativity and connection.
fromBOOOOOOOM!
3 days ago

"Idling" by Artist Greta Kresse

"These paintings merge the landscape and the intimacy of windows through the framing of the car, bridging the two realms I've typically explored separately. The car becomes a meditation on transition, on existing simultaneously here and elsewhere."
Arts
Arts
fromGothamist
4 days ago

A one-man psychedelic art empire thrives in Brooklyn

Alex Aliume's Brooklyn studio attracts thousands of visitors with his unique glow-in-the-dark art and immersive experiences.
Arts
fromArtnet News
4 days ago

Rare Rauschenberg Experimental Dance Revived at Brooklyn Roller Rink

The Trisha Brown Dance Company is reviving Robert Rauschenberg's 1963 dance 'Pelican' for the first time in 60 years at a Brooklyn event.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

A View From the Easel

Creating molds from high-heeled shoes in a shared workspace enhances precision and organization in the artistic process.
Arts
fromColossal
1 week ago

Explore a Growing City of Meticulously Crafted Miniature Paper Buildings by Charles Young

Charles Young creates intricate miniature paper models inspired by color combinations, showcasing diverse architectural styles and emphasizing color pairings.
Photography
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

The Art of What We Throw Away

Frozen household food waste can be transformed into artwork that records daily life, promotes circularity, and fosters community engagement through zero-waste events.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Urban sketchers find the sublime in the city block

"We had just moved to Seattle, and I started drawing. Like every day I drew the commuters on the bus, I would draw the mountains, the buildings," remembered Campanario.
Arts
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Artist Paints Smoky Lounges And Quiet Strangers, Letting Halffinished Details Turn Viewers Into Coauthors Of The Scene

A wide-ranging visual roundup showcases creative reinterpretations, vintage design, activist art, photography, illustration, and humorous cultural works spanning contemporary and historical styles.
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