Architecture
A New Art Museum in Minneapolis Is Lit Almost Entirely by Daylight
Sawtooth skylights and a curving white hall make the galleries glow without a single spotlight on sunny days.
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Author
Nora Kessler
Nora trained as an architect before turning to writing. She has edited Form & Frame since 2018.
Cities
Why More US Cities Are Building in Wood
New building codes allow timber towers up to 18 stories. Architects are racing to use them.
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Architecture
Inside the Restored Sculpture Hall That Took Twelve Years to Repair
A 1902 gallery in Philadelphia reopens with its original skylight and colors.
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Cities
How a Scale Model Helped a Neighborhood Plan Its Own Future
Residents of Pittsburgh’s Hill District rebuilt their streets in foam and cardboard first.
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Interviews
The Staircase as Sculpture: Five Stairs Worth Climbing
From spiral to cantilevered, the most beautiful staircases of the year.
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Architecture
A Library With Five Floors of Open Stairs Becomes a City’s Living Room
Kansas City’s new central library is built around a dramatic atrium of white stairs.
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Cities
The Beauty of Concrete Steps: Designing Public Spaces People Actually Use
Wide steps, good shade and somewhere to put a coffee.
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Architecture
A Brutalist Memorial Gets a Second Life as a Public Park
Once fenced off, a 1970s concrete monument in Detroit is now a place to sit, climb and gather.
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Cities
Concrete Without the Carbon? The New Materials Changing Construction
Low-carbon cements, recycled aggregates and the buildings already using them.
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Architecture
A Glass Tower in Chicago Twists to Catch the Lake Breeze
Faceted glass panels and natural ventilation cut the building’s energy use by 40 percent.
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