Journal

Iso Grifo: Bridging Italian Design with American Power

In the 1960s, Europe and America were colliding over their interruptions of what makes a beautiful grand tourer. Renzo Rivolta through the Iso Grifo managed to fuse Italian design with the horsepow...

Blunt Action’s Gateway To Another Reality

Like a cosmic cocktail of nostalgic popular culture, music, and history, the rendered realities of Blunt Action harmoniously share a canvas with technology and futurism. We discuss collaboration wi...

The Rebirth of China’s Hinterlands

There is a mass migration to China's countryside after decades of urbanization, a reversal of reform is bringing newfound prosperity to the hinterlands. With economic opportunities come new archite...

A Green Sanctuary in the Shadows of Ho Chi Minh

Over the course of two decades, Ho Chi Minh has experienced an unprecedented population rise. In a bid to say true to its architectural heritage, slim and vertical facades have been transforming ne...

Wutopia Lab’s Visions of A New Age China

At the turn of the 21st-century, China began to change lanes with regard to how it saw itself architecturally. Internally, a new crop of native designers and studios began to pay tribute to traditi...

Epic Expeditions and The Explorers That Made Them

When documenting historical expeditions, certain stories are portrayed as the achievement of one lone wolf. German illustrator Anton Hallmann explains that particular tales were "glazed" over, his ...

Can The Ideal City Become A Reality?

Visions of the perfect city and civilizations have been laid out for millenniums but all have failed. We currently don't have the urban spaces that humanity needs, but our cities are adapting to mo...

A Supper Club Serving a Slice of Virtual Reality

Not many chefs also consider themselves activists and writers, but Jenny Dorsey isn't like many others in her field. By using food as a medium to start meaningful conversations around sensitive top...

The Role of Art in Post-Pandemic Cities

For a few months of 2020, it felt like the world hit the pause and stopped to appreciate its surroundings. Artist Camille Walala used this time of reflection to ask a question about how we should s...

Density Dilemma

Instead of being apprehensive about density, cities are adapting to demands—becoming smarter and more innovative. Alongside Chris Precht of Precht studio, we investigate vertical architecture and h...