Architecture & Design

2007

Tilted Ash

Arthur C. Danto : Fine Art

A retrospective exhibition of Martin Puryear's sculptures reinvents MoMA's signature atrium space as a site for spiritual longing.
Art Matters

Benjamin Tiven

Michael Rakowitz talks about his art, the possibility of public space and the Iraq War.
Colossus of Baghdad

Tom Engelhardt : Iraq War

As conditions worsen inside Baghdad's embattled Green Zone, construction continues on a grandiose US Embassy complex that mirrors Bush Administration delusions of a reordered Middle East. Take a virtual tour.

Jane Jacobs's Genius

Roberta Brandes Gratz & Stephen A. Goldsmith : Urban Issues

A tribute to Jane Jacobs's extraordinary vision of urban life and her passionate care for people and places.

25 Questions About the Murder of New Orleans

Mike Davis & Anthony Fontenot : Racism & Discrimination

New Orleans did not die an accidental death--it was murdered by deliberate design and planned neglect. Here are twenty-five urgent questions from the people who live in a city submerged in anger and frustration.
Mute Point

Arthur C. Danto : Monuments & Memorials

The undulating monoliths in architect Peter Eisenman's Holocaust memorial in Berlin are more banal than beautiful--which suits Eisenman fine.
Visionaries Wanted

Nicholas von Hoffman : Housing Activism

New homes for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina need not be the penitentiary-style public housing we've come to dread. Bring in architects who know how to create human-scale dwellings for the poor.
Collective Memory and the Holocaust

Ross Benjamin : Judaism & Jews

An interview with Peter Eisenman, architect of Berlin's new Holocaust memorial.
In the Park With Christo

Roberta Brandes Gratz & Stephen A. Goldsmith
The Rebirth of the Modern

Arthur C. Danto : New York City