How can architectural education respond to the climate crisis? Positioning architects as key agents of change, this book argues for a shift from extractive toward availability-based design—starting not from abstract form or resources, but from what already exists. By placing students in contact with reclaimed materials and construction constraints Crafting Circularity shows how learning-through-making can embed circularity […]

In his second book exploring the urban vernacular of Queens, Rafael Herrin-Ferri shifts his focus to the green spaces that accompany the houses and small multi-family buildings of the “World’s Borough.” As varied and colorful as the façades featured in All the Queens Houses, these spaces introduce an organic, botanical element to the streetscape. Semi-formal lawns […]

Every child knows Legos. But before the Danish company captured the international market, there were hundreds of firms that produced construction kits—about 900 in German-speaking countries alone. Graphic designer Claus Krieger’s private collection of about 150 construction kits was the inspiration for a hands-on exhibition for children ages 4 and above. Its premise is that […]

Lush lawns, blue swimming pools, double garages: Suburbia delves into the (visual) worlds of American suburbia—politics, architecture, pop culture and advertising have shaped desires and realities. The exhibition highlights these tensions and simultaneously illustrates the boom in single-family homes in Germany after 1945 with home stories from the magazine Schöner Wohnen. Visitors can flip through […]