Arts & Life A search for meaning in Minoru Yamasaki's life and architecture ‘Every building is a philosophy in a way. I see all buildings as attempts to try to figure out and express what it means to dwell as a human being on Earth.’ John O'Brien
Technology Check Out The First 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Recently Unveiled In Europe The almost 40-foot bridge, revealed last month, will now serve pedestrians and cyclists in Amsterdam's city center. Jonathan Franklin
Environment An architecture firm dedicated to green building felt the heat and got AC at the office. They still cut their energy use "When you realize that you're sticking to the trace paper on your desk, that's not a good thing." Joshua McNichols Paige Browning
Arts & Life Richard Altuna, Who Redesigned What Retail Looks Like, Dies At 70 Altuna stealthily shaped the consumer landscape for decades, designing stores for The Gap, Pottery Barn, Patagonia, Restoration Hardware, Williams Sonoma and many more. Neda Ulaby
Arts & Life 'Regarding Paul R. Williams' Honors Legacy Of LA's Barrier-Breaking Black Architect Janna Ireland's photography has focused on Black life in America. Now, she turns her lens to Paul R. Williams, the first Black architect in the American West. He put good design within reach of all. Jonaki Mehta
Arts & Life For The 1st Time, Architecture's Most Prestigious Prize Is Awarded To 2 Women Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara founded Grafton Architects in Dublin in 1978. The Pritzker Architecture Prize jury called the two Irish architects "beacons" in a male-dominated field. Neda Ulaby
Arts & Life See-Saw Diplomacy Lets People Play Together Along U.S. Border Wall A playdate recently broke out at the fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico in an event that was "filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness." Bill Chappell
Arts & Life Arata Isozaki, Whose Hybrid Style Forged 'New Paths,' Wins Pritzker Prize Growing up in the shadow of World War II, the Japanese architect became fascinated with how people rebuild. Now, after decades of restless reinvention, he has won architecture's highest honor. Andrew Limbong Colin Dwyer
Environment Another climate foe: energy-guzzling buildings Wasting less energy as we heat and power buildings could take a big bite out of our carbon footprint and help stave off catastrophic climate change. John Ryan
The Space Needle gets a 21st century facelift Bill Radke talks about the Space Needle's new rotating glass floor with Knute Berger, author of Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle , and Alan Maskin,... Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
