In the early 1990s the architect Lebbeus Woods, left, produced a series of dark and moody renderings that made him a cult figure among students and academics. While most of his friends and colleagues have abandoned their imaginary cities to chase lucrative commissions, Mr. Woods has shown little interest in building.
Instead, he continues to work [...]

The ideas that dominate fashion — identity, performance, gender, body shapes, sexuality, logos and the quest for state-of-the-art materials — pretty well describe the world of the superhero.
These two forces are brought together in “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s playful look at comic book costumes and their influence on radical haute [...]

Designs for the HL23 tower in Chelsea.
N.Y. Times. The HL23 tower, planned for a site on 23rd Street in Chelsea, is the kind of commission Neil Denari has being waiting for his entire working life. Mr. Denari, a Los Angeles architect who once ran the Southern California Institute of Architecture, has labored on the profession’s [...]

The V&A’s survey of modern Chinese design is a thrilling panorama of visual ideas that rival the best in Europe and America.
Hear the words “Made in China” and the image that springs inescapably to mind is one of brightly coloured plastic goods, piled high on the shelves at Poundstretcher. Is there a place for such [...]