For our fall Modern Conversations event distinguished architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky will share everything about the Modern architecture of 42nd Street—river to river. Her talk will draw from her recently published e-book, Building 42nd Street, A Chronicle: 17th century to December 31, 2024.
The New Canaan Preservation Alliance recently announced that the Chichester Road Historic District—six houses designed by Harrison DeSilver, James Evans, John Black Lee, and Hugh Smallen—has made it to the National Register.
Eight architectural and preservation organizations have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s plans to drastically alter the Kennedy Center without federal review or Congressional approval.
The Noguchi Museum brings you its latest exhibition: Noguchi’s New York, exploring Isamu Noguchi’s dynamic relationship with New York City and how its cultural and political landscape shaped his work.
The New York Times’ “How to be Cultured” team attempted to clue in its readers about Modernism—in ten paragraphs. Humm.
The discussion on Modern architecture is being restarted in Athens: 20th International Docomomo Conference, September 7-10, 2028.
Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Uruguay are newly approved DOCOMOMO International working parties, bringing the total to over 80.
Of course you knew the hit series “Severance” is filmed at Saarinen’s Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ. They truck in fake snow.
Eight Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses you can book on Airbnb; Arizona to Michigan and one in between.
According to AD magazine, glass block has escaped “trend jail” and is making a comeback in restaurant and residential design.
Are conversation pits the antidote to endless hours in front of screens? Possibly. Check out conversation_pits on instagram for all the inspiration you’ll ever need. It’s a lot about the pillows.
It was only a matter of time. “With the stroke of his pencil he gave structure to life, and life to structure. That is a legacy that lives on.” Now, we’re told, in a new bathroom fixture collection from BRIZO. Catch the video.
Docomomo Journal is the peer-reviewed journal of Docomomo International that, since 1990, has provided a twice-yearly collection of recent and original research on the documentation and conservation of Modern Movement sites. The journal is now open access and digitized back to 2010. Peruse some great issues at our leisure.
Apparently cats like Brutalism a lot more than architectural pundits, civic leaders and everyday onlookers. This Instagram account—taglined a “daily dose of cats and concrete”—is all fun. If you’re on Instagram check out Julliard School, Pirelli Building, Whitney Museum and more.
Along with architecture, Charles and Ray Eames made their mark in short films. In Power of Ten, a 1977 film for IBM, the duo visualized the concept of magnitude and it still mesmerizes. Six million YouTube viewers couldn’t be wrong.