"Koolhaas may think we're past the time of manifestos, but that's no reason to play dumb"
Opinion: why have architects and designers been so quiet about America's recent clashes over race and police violence? asks Mimi Zeiger. More about "Koolhaas may think we're past the time of manifestos, but that's no reason to play dumb"
"History has become a trove of artefacts ready for appropriation"
Opinion: designers today are being swamped with visual information that has been stripped of its historical context. Making personal connections across generations can help fill the gaps, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "History has become a trove of artefacts ready for appropriation"
"A blob, a bridge, a tower, and a subway stop"
Opinion: officials are racing to bring big architectural names like Zumthor, Gehry and Piano to Los Angeles' Museum Mile, but the lack of an overarching masterplan is leaving the street itself sad and neglected, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "A blob, a bridge, a tower, and a subway stop"
"It's time for architects to make their own demands"
Opinion: as architects in Chicago prepare to protest against declining working conditions, Mimi Zeiger argues that the industry needs to take radical action to gain the recognition it deserves. More about "It's time for architects to make their own demands"
"Engagement with real, local conditions is crucial for architecture's global relevancy"
Opinion: city mayors are becoming increasingly powerful political figures in the architectural world, offering an opportunity for architects to act as local advocates and create a counterpoint to forces of globalisation, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "Engagement with real, local conditions is crucial for architecture's global relevancy"
"You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum"
Opinion: Patrik Schumacher's viral-friendly outburst against political correctness in architecture this week illustrated a dark symmetry between the TED talk and the rant, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum"
"We need to steel ourselves for more rapid architectural obsolescence"
Opinion: Mimi Zeiger argues that dismay over the New York Museum of Modern Art's plan to demolish the next-door American Folk Art Museum represents "a lingering sentimental belief that architecture is an exception to the rules of obsolescence." More about "We need to steel ourselves for more rapid architectural obsolescence"
"In the battle between tech and the city, should designers choose a side?"
Opinion: as protests continue against private shuttle buses for tech company workers in San Francisco, Mimi Zeiger asks how designers and architects should engage with the fight. More about "In the battle between tech and the city, should designers choose a side?"
"We need to place ideas, not gender, front and centre"
Opinion: journalist and critic Mimi Zeiger argues that trying to rewrite design history with all-female shows like MoMA's Designing Modern Women does nothing to "shake up the dominant masculine ethos" that still plagues the industry. More about "We need to place ideas, not gender, front and centre"