The Built Environment
Postcards from the Edge
Organizer and writer Matt Hern reports from the new suburbs
Technology
The Frontier Interview: Jake Dow-Smith
On the web’s needless complexity and translating signals from one medium to another
The Built Environment
The Frontier Interview: Terremoto
On creative autonomy, acknowledging labor and laborers, and building relationships that will last decades.
The Built Environment
Seeking Fulfillment
On touring an Amazon warehouse and reading Heike Geissler’s “Seasonal Associate”
The Built Environment
The Future Sound of London
A new anthology with predictions of London a century from now misses the voices of today’s residents.
The Built Environment
Passing It On
Two stories about helping the next generation
Technology
The Frontier Interview: Blaise Agüera y Arcas, “Who Are We Now?”
The AI researcher on identity, sexuality, language, and paying close attention to the data
Technology
Don’t Let This Message Make You Feel Guilty
Email isn’t going anywhere. That’s a good thing.
The Built Environment
Succession or Finale?
Long-term planning gives architects an opportunity to rethink ownership models
The Built Environment
Round and Round
Updates on the MSG Sphere, Wikipedia, and other recent Frontier Magazine stories
Technology
Breaking the Grid
Our sense of time is ever-changing. Shouldn’t our calendars be, too?
The Frontier Interview: “Where Is Africa” with Anita N. Bateman & Emanuel Admassu
On representations of the continent—who gets to make them, how they circulate, and what they mean
Technology
Out of Circulation
Cyberattacks on library systems are an equity issue
Technology
If You Build It, They Will Come
New digital products made in Toronto, three notable new buildings, and more
Three Resolutions (No, Not That Kind)
Kicking off year two of Frontier Magazine
Frontier Magazine’s 2023 in Review
Looking back and looking ahead