Tuesday, May 3, 202227. A Skyscraper Superfan Aims High
Meet Changsub Lee, a 14-year-old in South Korea who has been designing skyscrapers since he was eight. He's already a celebrity in the tall building w...
Saturday, April 23, 202226. A Tale of Two Toy Cities
Two toy visions of Los Angeles describe two very different future visions: One vision wants you to play with its toys – and would be offended if you ...
Saturday, April 16, 202225. Metal Machine Musings
Original story: Unfrozen 1.0, Sept. 3, 2012
A profile of two metallic sculptures by two design firms in Los Angeles: "A Loose Horizon," by LAYER, at t...
Saturday, April 9, 202224. Growing Moss, Gathering Pace
Dan and Greg interview Matt Nardella, founder of Moss Design, a Chicago design-build firm with an array of residential and commercial projects, and a ...
Monday, April 4, 202223. Of Montreal, Hype-r-Mediocrity and All That
Dan and Greg reunite again in person, in Greg’s adopted home city of Montreal. Witness Greg’s Unified Theory of Montreal Modernism. Featuring music by...
Saturday, March 19, 202222. The Engine Room, the City, and Color Commentary
Building on the momentum of Episode 21, this special episode is a back-to-back Rees attack, with Greg and Dan both relaying their respective reports f...
Saturday, March 12, 202221. This is London: Rees Reminiscences
Greg, fresh from a trip to London, shares with Dan updates and reminiscences of the hale old town in the throes of ever-later capitalism, doffing hats...
Saturday, March 5, 202220. Hopeful Monsters, Strange Creatures and the Freedom of Choice
Designers, urbanists, public policy advocates, and any others are who would join the Urban Technology Program at the University of Michigan are “hopef...
Saturday, February 26, 202219. Around the World
The German publishing house DOM has released more than 130 Architectural Guides to regions, cities and countries around the world, as well as one guid...
Sunday, February 20, 2022Too-Late Modernism?
Brutalism has had a rough time over the past decade. Can it be redeemed before it’s too late?
Originally published in The Faster Times on October 8, 2...
Saturday, February 12, 202217. The Spell of Hot Desk
Silicon Valley prides itself on "innovation" and "disruption," and its products are meant to drive "sharing" and "collaboration," but the architecture...
Saturday, February 5, 202216. Games With New Frontiers, Alien Rococo, and Paper Money
Greg and Dan, back at it again, talking about Olympics architecture and urbanism, the Housing Crisis 2.0, and the greatest hits from the 60s, 70s and ...
