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Interviews

An image of an installation by Escobedo. In the middle of a light coloured room wth an undulating ceiling is a skeletal sculpture.

“Whose Space Is It?” A conversation with Frida Escobedo from Harvard Design Magazine

The following interview, originally published in Harvard Design Magazine: Issue 49, features…

Mar 30, 2022

Interviews

Illustration of a person with long hair looking though a lens at the ground. Under the ground is a pool of water.

Climate Change, Water Rights, and the Future of the Mexican Altiplano: An interview with Lorena Bello

Apan Lagoon, formerly a 600-hectare lake, dries up seasonally. Image: Gustavo Madrid The recent United…

Nov 23, 2021

Features

Agreement for architects to work with their communities

The Black New Deal: Bryan C. Lee on challenging the power structures that use architecture and design as tools of oppression

When asked about the theoretical touchstones for his new studio, “The…

Apr 30, 2021

Features

Building facade in Harlem with many overlapping geometric colors

The African American Design Nexus’ Harlem StoryMap traces the neighborhood’s Black-designed places

Black Harlem, storied and resilient, has been chronicled from many perspectives. Missing until now has…

Feb 17, 2021

Features

Amanda Williams,

Redlining, Green Books, Gray Towns, High Yellow: Artist Amanda Williams on the relationship between color, race, space and value

Architect and artist Amanda Williams is best known for her bold public art project,…

Jun 26, 2020

Features

First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design

The design field is at an inflection point. It must challenge its repertoire, rethink technology,…

Feb 3, 2020

Profiles

Rhythm of the Torrent: Susie Ibarra’s sonic maps capture the texture, story, and architecture of a place in sound

Composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra is standing in the…

Nov 18, 2019

Profiles

Teju Cole on the unpredictability and potential of the city: “Once you give up insisting on stereotypes, you can really start to see.”

The work of novelist, essayist, and photographer Teju Cole is a…

May 29, 2019

Features

2018 Rouse Visiting Artist Hannah Beachler on her history-making Oscar nomination

Of the seven Oscar nominations that Marvel Studios’ blockbuster Black Panther received this year, two are…

Feb 22, 2019

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