August 1, 2011

The Ten College Campuses with the Best Architecture

(Slide Show) Some universities have long shown off their innovative thinking (and healthy endowments) by mixing classic collegiate styles with modernist icons—think Harvard, Yale, or MIT. Some seem only grudgingly to allow contemporary architectu...
August 1, 2011

Ian Barry’s Top 10 Bikes

The cofounder of Los Angeles’s Falcon Motorcycles, manufacturer of some of today’s most highly prized bespoke road machines, gives us his list of favorite two-wheeled muses
August 1, 2011

Must-See Movies Starring Architecture and Design

In some films, a house, castle, or high-rise apartment quietly rounds out the characters’ personalities. In others, the set is key to the plot. Then there are movies where the location becomes the whole point of watching. With that in mind, we at...
July 7, 2011

Watches Are Rediscovered by the Cellphone Generation

Watches of a certain pedigree — even those that are just plain big — are especially valued.
July 1, 2011

AD Innovator: Jennifer Steinkamp

(Slide Show) With computer animation, an L.A. artist alters perceptions of three-dimensional space
July 1, 2011

AD Innovator: Rich Brilliant Willing

(Slide Show) Three design-school friends form a studio to devise practical objects of offhand luxury
July 1, 2011

Fall’s Top Design Books

Make room on your bedside table for these new releases by some of the world’s most-celebrated decorators
July 1, 2011

AD Innovator: Suzanne Tick

(Slide Show) A fabric expert makes waves with sculptures woven from some of the most humble materials imaginable
July 1, 2011

Meet Falcon Motorcycles

For Ian Barry and Amaryllis Knight, a vintage British engine is just the starting point for a very fast bespoke bike
July 1, 2011

AD Innovator: Paul Cocksedge

(Slide Show) A young Londoner’s attention-grabbing designs tease mystery from the everyday