
The PIN–UP Museum Issue! In this first in a series of guest-edited issues, curators Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen pose two essential questions: is The Museum a space that can nurture and inspire the imagination; or is it a place of ruin where objects go to die? In other words: is it necessary? Or should the museum go away? Find out more on 208 beautifully designed pages, including nine collectible covers featuring Martine Syms, Carrie Mae Weems, Smiljan Radić, Itusko Hasegawa, and more. Museum-worthy.

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ERUPTIONS OF THE STRANGE: ON DAVID LYNCH’S LAMPS
by Brecht Wright Gander

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CARRIE MAE WEEMS VS THE MUSEUM
by Adam Pendleton

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FOR ITSUKO HASEGAWA, ARCHITECTURE IS SECOND NATURE

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TRAILING HOMOEROTICISM ALONG THE URBAN SITE

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MAX RICHTER ON LIGHTNESS, STRUCTURE, AND HARMONY AS MEDICINE

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SMILJAN RADIĆ’S FRAGILE VISION OF ARCHITECTURE

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HOMEMADE GLAMOUR WITH PIERRE AND GILLES

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PIN–UP 2024: A YEAR IN REVIEW

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THE PIN–UP LOUNGE AT PIONEER WORKS’ PRESS PLAY

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AN INTERVIEW WITH MARTINE SYMS

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ANDY MEDINA FINDS NEW LANGUAGE IN SYMBOLS AND MONUMENTS

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INTRODUCING THE MUSEUM ISSUE

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PIN–UP AND CCA EXCLUSIVE: STREAMING ”INTO THE ISLAND”
by PIN–UP

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PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER: THE ART OF DE PADOVA
by Julie Klein

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Bolivia’s Cholet Culture Caught Between the World’s Leading Economic Forces

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RECONSTRUCTING UKRAINIAN CULTURAL IDENTITY WITH PHANTOM MUSEUMS

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PIN–UP, PERROTIN, AND SILENCIO IN MIAMI

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INFINIMENT COTY PARIS: A STORY OF TIME AND SPACE

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A CONVERSATION WITH MARIAM ISSOUFOU AND ADAM CARUSO
by Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen

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PIN–UP SMELL EDITION
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The artist and researcher Sissel Tolaas collaborated with PIN–UP to create a unique, collectible Smell Edition.
Tolaas introduces her concept of a “content hack,” featuring a fragrant sticker system dispersed throughout the magazine.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH SPACE PRINCE JULIO TORRES
by Ryan Treat Miller

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FRANCESCO VEZZOLI‘S SET FOR LIFE
by Sofia Pia Belenky

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ART AND POLITICS: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOANNA MYTKOWSKA

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SHOHEI SHIGEMATSU


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SOPHIE TAEUBER-ARP’S JOYOUS ABSTRACTIONS

Construction is not just about physical structures; it’s about the intangible spaces we inhabit — the realms of imagination, creativity, and possibility. It’s about those who dare to challenge the status quo and redefine the boundaries of what is possible. This issue is by and about those whose minds are perpetually building.

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SPECIAL EDITION PIN–UP 36: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
by PIN–UP

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HERZOG & DE MEURON’S COMMUNITY-BUILDING ART SPACES
by Felix Burrichter

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FREE RADICALS: BB’S FABRIZIO BALLABIO AND ALESSANDRO BAVA
by Federico Sargentone

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INSIDE THE SARGADELOS PORCELAIN FACTORY, THE DESIGN WORLD’S BEST-KEPT SECRET

HOTHOUSES: Architecture And The Onslaught Of Heat Fatigue

SUNSETS: Scarpa’s Tomba Brion, Kahn’s Salk Institute, and Geomancy

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ARE BUSH-ERA STARTER CASTLES BOUND FOR A COMEBACK?

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IC LIGHT: Michael Anastassiades’s Modern Classic Celebrates Ten Years

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MICHAEL E. REYNOLDS

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GENEVIEVE GOFFMAN AND THE NEW TECHNOROMANTICS

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INTERVIEW WITH ANUPAMA KUNDOO
by Victoria Camblin

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URBAN JUNGLE GYM WITH SCAFFOLDING
by Frank Nesbitt

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FAYE TOOGOOD’S GAME OF SQUASH

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ADAM PENDLETON’S GAMBIT

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FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE: INTERVIEW WITH COURTNEY J. MARTIN

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LIMBO ACCRA’S CONSTRUCTIVE RUINS

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JEFFREY GIBSON’S BIG ART AND BEAUTY IN VENICE

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HOME WRECKER: AN INTERVIEW WITH PHILOSOPHER EMANUELE COCCIA

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CELINE’S RETAIL GESAMTKUNSTWERK

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INTERVIEW WITH PATRIZIO CHIARPARINI


The word “environment” is often used in the same breath as sustainability, efficiency, and greenhouse gas emissions. An expanded definition of environments evokes a more profound sense of consciousness in the spaces in which we find ourselves; the objects and rituals we use as forms or tools of communication; and the terms of hierarchy — architectural and beyond. Our environments aren’t just the spaces we take up or the ones that surround us as the seasons change — they’re everything we see, say, and do.

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STAYING POWER: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARY MISS

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BUILDING COOL BRITANNIA

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AN INTERVIEW WITH LOTTE ANDERSEN

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SETTING THE TONE: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSHUA SERAFIN

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PIN–UP HOME DS-2011 HARLEQUIN, A NEW SOFA EDITION WITH DE SEDE

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HONEYMOONERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH ANTONI MIRALDA

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PIN–UP IN PARIS AT CLUB FVTVR

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FROM THE HEART: CUORE OPENS AT THE TRIENNALE MILANO

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ANNA UDDENBERG’S ECONOMY PLUS

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BEAUTY, RITUAL, WASHING: AN INTERVIEW WITH SUMAYYA VALLY

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ON THE 2023/24 SHARJAH ARCHITECTURE TRIENNIAL

The word “environment” is often used in the same breath as sustainability, efficiency, and greenhouse gas emissions. An expanded definition of environments evokes a more profound sense of consciousness in the spaces in which we find ourselves; the objects and rituals we use as forms or tools of communication; and the terms of hierarchy — architectural and beyond. Our environments aren’t just the spaces we take up or the ones that surround us as the seasons change — they’re everything we see, say, and do.

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DESIGN DRAFTS #2
by PIN–UP

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AT THE SCREENING OF MOMA’S BUILT ECOLOGIES SERIES

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JUNE LEAF TACKLES HER SUBJECTS HANDS ON

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MATERIAL WORLD

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CHAMPION OF REASON: EMILIO AMBASZ IS HERE
by Michael Bullock

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MOVEMENT IN THE METAVERSE: AN INTERVIEW WITH (LA)HORDE
by Jesse Seegers

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IMPRESSIONS FROM THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL

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HARLEY WERTHEIMER, L.A. RENAISSANCE MAN

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PIN–UP AND SALONE TAKE MIAMI

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75 YEARS AGAINST MODERNISM: ISA GENZKEN IN BERLIN

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FRESH TIME PIECES

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KAYODE OJO’S SPIRITUAL READYMADES

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AGAINST ENVIRONMENT: GUSTAV METZGER'S DAMAGED NATURE

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OZWALD BOATENG BRINGS AN EXPERT TAILOR’S EYE TO POLTRONA FRAU

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ANTONIO CITTERIO’S SWEEPING TRIBUTE TO FLEXFORM AND MILAN

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TASHKENT MODERNISM: THE INVENTION OF THE SOVIET EAST
by Philipp Hindahl

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INTERVIEW WITH THE ARTIST RITA MCBRIDE

INTERVIEW: Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Mixes MODERN AND Traditional In Changing China

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THE STORY OF SUPERHOUSE, STEPHEN MARKOS'S CHINATOWN GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

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PHILIPPE MALOUIN CREATES HIS FIRST LAMP FOR FLOS
by Nicholas Korody

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MATTHEW BARNEY IS READY TO FLEX AGAIN

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PIN–UP HOME X GRAU PRESENT: SALT “LEAF” EDITION

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ON MOMA’S “EMERGING ECOLOGIES” EXHIBITION

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A Performa Gala Dinner

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A NEW ERA FOR CHEEKY DESIGN BRAND BD BARCELONA

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BEADED CURTAINS, FAMILY LEGACIES, AND THE POLITICS OF IMAGE-MAKING
by Natalia Torija Nieto

It all comes back to the body, right? Over the past decades, the conversation about human bodies has shifted through spaces, vocabularies, and theories. In this issue, PIN–UP dresses down the human form and its politics to examine a moment that, for a long time now, has been considered through the vehicle of architecture. We hope to create new points of reference through intimate conversations and posits of self-reflection.


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DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO’s FIRST HOME IN THE HAMPTONS

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TWO ROBBERS, THREE BROTHERS, AND ALEX DA CORTE

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MARVA GRIFFIN

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THE NEW IMAGE OF SOLAR ENERGY, FROM TARIFFS AND TESLA TO AKON AND BIG BROTHER
by Whitney Mallett

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THE DESIGN ALPHABET

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ON THE SCENE AT THE 2023 VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE

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THE TOGO SOFA TURNS 50

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CFGNY DISSECTS IDENTITY AND LUXURY FOR THEIR ITALIAN DEBUT

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MARTINO GAMPER AND MAX LAMB
by Emmanuel Olunkwa

It all comes back to the body, right? Over the past decades, the conversation about human bodies has shifted through spaces, vocabularies, and theories. In this issue, PIN–UP dresses down the human form and its politics to examine a moment that, for a long time now, has been considered through the vehicle of architecture. We hope to create new points of reference through intimate conversations and posits of self-reflection.


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SAINT HERON’S NEW DESIGN FRONTIER

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ALEX TIEGHI WALKER ON THE PERKS OF COLLECTING DESIGN

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JONATHAN OLIVARES

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FREDDY MAMANI’S CHOLET CULTURE

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THE TIFFANY TOUCH

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PURITANICAL THRIFT MEETS PROGRESSIVE IDEAS ON CAPE COD’S EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

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THE RETURN OF THE BAMBOLE


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L.A.’S NEW OLYMPIC FRONTIER

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A DEEP DIVE INTO THE ARCHITECTURE-BODY DISCOURSE

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THE CASINO AS THE PURGATORIAL ARENA OF AMERICAN CINEMA

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ROMAINE LETTUCE, E. COLI, AND THE ARIZONA DESERT’S ALL-AMERICAN CANAL
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REM KOOLHAAS

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CARSTEN HÖLLER ON BRUTALIST COOKING, SCIENCE, AND DREAMS

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BLANKET STATEMENTS

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PRECIOUS OKOYOMON ON GROWTH, DEATH, AND FORESTS

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ROBERT PAIGE AND DURO OLOWU
by Emmanuel Olunkwa

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AMERICAN OBJECTS 1776–1945
by Camille Okhio

INTERVIEW: Eric N. Mack, the New York Artist Who Paints with Textiles

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MINDY SEU ON CYBERFEMINISM, CODE-SWITCHING, AND DESIGN

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MIXED SIGNALS: ON LAURA KURGAN’S YOU ARE HERE: INFORMATION DRIFT

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TARIQ DIXON AND PHILLIP COLLINS ON REFRAMING CRAFT, HISTORY AND BLACK ART

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THE ARCO LIGHT TURNS 60

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THE PURE AESTHETIC PRESENCE OF SEOUL-BASED CAVA LIFE

INTERVIEW: Agustín Hernández’s Futuristic Monoliths Inspired By Mesoamerican Architecture

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THE ART OF MEMORY: BEATRICE BONINO AT JACQUELINE SULLIVAN GALLERY

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NEW WAVE: A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
by Alexander May

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DIA CURATOR JORDAN CARTER ON PRESENCE VERSUS PERMANENCE

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MIAMI ICE WITH CLUB GLAM, PIN–UP, AND SWISS INSTITUTE

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INDIGENOUS ARCHITECT DOUGLAS CARDINAL ON CARE, COMMUNITY, AND HIS ARCHITECTURE’S SENSE OF SPIRIT
by Whitney Mallett

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A TRIBUTE TO VIRGIL ABLOH BY JAMES WINES

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HENRIKE NAUMANN ON FASCISM IN FURNITURE, SURVEILLANCE AND THE POLITICS OF THE FLINTSTONES

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A SEX PAVILION FOR MADONNA

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FORMAFANTASMA AND QUADRO REINVENT THE OUTDOOR SHOWER

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ANDY HARMAN, RUBBER BARON
by Felix Burrichter

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SABINE MARCELIS ON COLORS, CLOUDS, AND INTUITION

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BAXTER’S NEW HOTEL ON THE SHORES OF LAKE COMO

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THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF JAMES ROSE

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ARTEK GIVES ALVAR AALTO'S CLASSIC STOOL A SUBTLE MAKEOVER

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THELMA GOLDEN ON ARCHITECTURE AND ART
by Emmanuel Olunkwa

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CESAR MANRIQUE AND THE MIND-BOGGLING LANDSCAPE OF LANZAROTE

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FRONT TRIENNIAL 2022: TOWARDS A NEW DISCO

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UNREAL ARCHITECTURES: ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF GAMESPACE

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CONTROVERSY AND COLONIALISM: A SURVEY OF GERMAN EXHIBITIONS FROM BERLIN TO MUNICH

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WOLFGANG TILLMANS X PIN–UP X CLUB GLAM AFTER DARK
by PIN–UP

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WOLFGANG TILLMANS AND HIS ARCHIVE OF 1:10 EXHIBITION MOCK-UPS

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REEVALUATING ALDO ROSSI’S POSTMODERN VISION

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SANDFUTURE BY JUSTIN BEAL

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STATEMENT JEWELRY’S RAW APPEAL

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WOMEN OF NEW YORK
by Emmanuel Olunkwa

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GAETANO PESCE, THE ICON

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ARTIST WANGSHUI ON A.I. SOLUTIONS AND POST-HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS

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UMBERTO RIVA’S ARTFUL SWANSONG IN ROME

INTERVIEW: Joar Nango On Indigenous Architectures And Slippery Identities

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SAME OBJECT, DIFFERENT MATERIALS: JONATHAN MUECKE ON HIS SCULPTURAL DESIGN OBJECTS
by Emmanuel Olunkwa

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SER SERPAS’S READYMADE RENAISSANCE

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PAUL JOHNSON ON RELIGION, RISKS AND THE RULES OF DESIGN

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GLASSWARE THAT WILL TURN THE TABLES

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SOFT-FIRM AND THE ART OF ACTIVIST SPACE-MAKING

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NOW YOU KNOW: AN ORAL HISTORY OF KVADRAT’S NEW YORK SHOWROOM BY JONATHAN OLIVARES
by Caroline Gaimari

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ANONYMOUS CLUB’S NEW WORLD BUILDING

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THE BLUEPRINT FOR POLICE MILITARIZATION: SIERRA PETTENGILL ON RIOTSVILLE, USA

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FOUNTAINEERING WITH SOFT BAROQUE

INTERVIEW: Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Mixes MODERN AND Traditional In Changing China

HORIZONTALLY INCLINED: ONE DESIGNER SELECTS EIGHT ICONIC LOUNGE CHAIRS

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MAYRIT BIENNIAL 2022: BEATING AGAINST THE CURRENT

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ARE OUTSIDER ARTISTS THE STARCHITECTS OF THE INSTAGRAM AGE?

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VOLKSHAUS: HERZOG & DE MEURON’S BASEL HOTEL FOR EVERYONE

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DUTCH DUO FREELING WATERS BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO CLASSIC VERNACULAR

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META MEMPHIS: THE LITTLE KNOWN STORY OF MEMPHIS’S SECOND COMING

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A GLITCH ART MAKEOVER FOR THE ARCHIBALD CHAIR

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ODD MATTER’S DUNE-INSPIRED RUG WITH TIRES
by Felix Burrichter

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RAF SIMONS ON ART, OBJECTS, AND SHAKER ETHICS

INTERVIEW: Architect Oana Stănescu Creates Vital Spaces That Bring People Together
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THE CANAL STREET RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Interview with Marie-José Van Hee, the Trailblazing Belgian Architect who shows no Signs of Slowing Down

SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY: RUMINATIONS ON PERFUME’S POLARIZING NATURE

INTERVIEW: Manuela Soto Sosa On Her Anime-Inspired Home Drop And Maximalist Interior Design

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“DADDY” PLAYWRIGHT JEREMY O. HARRIS ON BEAUTY, POOLS, AND TRAUMA

Niklas Bildstein Zaar and Andrea Faraguna on the Substance of their Architecture Studio sub

TOXIC POSITIVITY: The Optimism Bubbles of Tech’s New Pioneers

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SICK ARCHITECTURE AND THE SPATIAL POLITICS OF DISEASE

THE OTHER BARRAGÁN: An Exclusive Victor Barragán PIN–UP Portfolio

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MABEL O. WILSON ON RADICAL OPTIMISM
by Emmanuel Olunkwa
WAKE UP CALL: Architectural Comfort in the Age of Passivity
TOILET ARCHITECTURE: AN ESSAY ABOUT THE MOST PSYCHOSEXUALLY CHARGED ROOM IN A BUILDING
ORTHOREXIA: An appetite for Purity From Healthy Eating To Horizon-Line-View Real Estate
ESSAY: The Eternal Return of the Primitive Hut

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BUILT ECOLOGIES: EPISODE 2 FEATURING JOYCE HWANG
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CAPE HOPE: ARTIST ANGELO PLESSAS CREATES DIGITAL-DETOX WEAR FOR ACNE STUDIOS

NOTHING IN MOMA: Abraham Adams’s Exaltation of Absence

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BUILT ECOLOGIES: A NEW SERIES BY MOMA’S EMILIO AMBASZ INSTITUTE FEATURING JAMES WINES

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BLOOD TYPE: DOZIE KANU’S INHABITABLE INSTALLATION

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DIOR’S ART-FILLED FASHION FANTASY
by Philippe Jarrigeon

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HANDS-ON HISTORIES IN OSLO PROVOKE THE QUESTION: WHAT SHOULD A TRIENNALE BE?
by Whitney Mallett

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FREDDY MAMANI’S CHOLET CULTURE
by Thom Bettridge, Jonathan Castro
