West Side Stories
Architects Tessa Kelly and Chris Parkinson of Group AU on working collaboratively to nudge Pittsfield, MA, in more community-responsive directions
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Bjarke Ingels
On the sources of his optimism, creating a “master plan” for the planet, and how important storytelling is to design
New Regime
Model-turned-entrepreneur Roger Dupé on diversity in the beauty industry, his West African roots, and the challenges of sustainable packaging
Barbara Groth
Barbara Groth has a striking ability to generate positive change. Her new company, The Nomadic School of Wonder, operates at the intersection of nature, art, and community and helps people to be deeply present in the moment, in their thoughts, in their bodies. In this conversation, Groth talks about her
Historical Renovation
A new book celebrates six generation of women architects
On the Rise
Gautam Kapur on creating India Rising and his dreams for basketball engagement in India and its diaspora.
Networking Opportunity
A networking service that gives users peace of mind and reinvigorates the original premise of the internet
Bruce Mau
Bruce Mau is a designer who has shaped some of the largest companies in the world, and is now working on even bigger questions, like how to reinvent higher education, the future of Guatemala, and a thousand-year vision for the holy city of Mecca. In this conversation, Mau talks about
Citizen First, Designer Second
On the Brazilian designer Rejane Dal Bello’s hybrid memoir-manifesto-monograph
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Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold is a rock climber best known for his ropeless ascents of the world’s most forbidding rock walls. You might recognize him from the 2018 documentary Free Solo, which awed viewers with his forethought, tenacity, and focus. These qualities drove him to the top of his sport and
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For the Time, Being
The designers behind CW&T talk about making long-lasting objects and reconceiving our relationship to time
Shelf Life
On giving vegetables a fun rebrand and fighting for attention in the freezer aisle