The memory of late architect Charles Gwathmey, who passed away 3 August this year, is being honored with a new eponymous professorship at the Yale School of Architecture faciliated by the generosity of American designer Ralph Lauren. Lauren and his wife, Ricky, shared a close friendship with Gwathmey, whose vast design résumé includes the Holocaust [...]

It’s not everyday you eat a cookie that was inspired by an architectural school of design, but, for Elsylee Galetes Artesenals, that’s part of the point. These delicious, made-to-order cookies have a far grander purpose than your typical baked good: they aim to be miniature works of art, inspired by the artistic and European cultures of [...]

The intrepid travel writer is always looking for the next undiscovered, unknown, and –most importantly- unwritten about location. And while the jungles of South America or the deserts of Africa are likely to come to mind, the greatest unknown destination of our time is closer than we’d like to admit. Its existence has troubled academics [...]