Kenzō Tange, Shigeru Ban, Toyo Ito, and Tadao Ando are four Japanese architects who share a cultural heritage that views the built environment through a distinctly different lens. 
Explore their work in a Vectorworks ‪#‎ArtInArch‬ webinar on Thurs., July 9 at 2pm ET. You can register now, here: http://ow.ly/Pi4nk
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With the shuttering of the Domenico Vacca Fifth Avenue flagship, the fate of its historically significant Postmodern facade hangs in the balance.
A stone portal crowned by a gold grecian vessel, set into a glass facade—what’s left of the original Postmodern facade and interior of the 1984 Diane von Furstenberg store in New York City has become a familiar favorite of Metropolis editors ever...
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A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum reads the world through two hundred years of high-tops, tennis shoes, and running sneakers.
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Leading experts from HOK weigh in on the importance of tailoring workplaces for a multigenerational workforce.
Today, it isn't unlikely to have three different generations toiling together in the same workplace. With varying work styles and mindsets, Baby Boomers along with...
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Thomas Phifer and Partners' effulgent new addition to the Corning Museum of Glass revels in the light.
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Steven HollEric Owen Moss, Toshiko Mori, and more explain the personal importance of the Emerging Voices award and its impact on their careers.
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As preservation battles rage, will architecture from the 1970s and 1980s get its turn? Here is our watchlist of overlooked gems that we hope will start the debate over Postmodern architecture and design’s contribution to Manhattan.
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Humanscale is taking a stand for workplace wellness with their OfficeIQ. OfficeIQ attaches to any desk and coaches you through your work day, encouraging you to stand more often and improve your sit:stand ratio.
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The Architectural League of New York's Rosalie Genevro and Anne Rieselbach discuss the history of the Emerging Voices program and its evolution over the course of three decades.
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Metropolis editor Paul Makovsky leads a panel discussion tonight at the Museum of the City of New York on the new frontier of landmark preservation: Late Modern and Postmodern architecture
More on the POMO preservation phenomenon http://bit.ly/1xrWaAO
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In a discussion of “Mess-Ups and Do-Overs,” Tobias Frere-Jones, Peter Mendelsund, and Abbott Miller examine the creative process for a look at typographic projects that went south or turned sour, 7 pm on July 16th at the Strand Bookstore.
Type Nite began eleven years ago in Baltimore, and is coming to New York City for the very first time.
The live-stream of the event will be on the Strand’s YouTube channel at 7pm EST. Join the Q&A with ‪#‎typenite‬ on Twitter, and if your question gets chosen, you win a book!
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Chicago's Design With Company fashions an architectural garden party for the third annual Ragdale Ring Pavilion.
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The Autodesk Foundation recently launched its Impact Design Database, an online resource where students and practitioners in design and architecture fields can easily access useful information about grants, scholarships and fellowships.
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"Both Sides of Sunset" captures the romance, grit, and many contradictions of Los Angeles.
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