The Architect's Newspaper June 2024
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Saving Breuer’s Long House, a classic example of Cape Cod Modern design page 14
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Booth Hansen delivers a near net-zero house on a triangular site in Lincoln Park page 20
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AN heads to Chicago to hear about recent and ongoing work by Future Firm page 22
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Joseph Bedford visits the work of Jo Taillieu, Jan De Vylder, and Inge Vinck page 64
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Open Eavesdrop Marketplace Review: Chacarita Moderna Review: Sérgio Ferro
Motor City Art Ensembles
The Shepherd, designed by Peterson Rich Office; a landscape by OSD; and OMA’s LANTERN open in Detroit. Read on page 18.
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practicing as an Indigenous architect today page 28 In conversation with Adjaye Associates CEO Pascale Sablan page 30 Rural Studio turns 30 page 32 Carceral modern architecture in Louisiana page 34
JASON KEEN
Triangle Park in Cambridge
We Design Beirut
The notion that the answer to climate change is to plant trees is naive. Million- or billion-tree campaigns may be attractive in their simplicity, but without proper maintenance, many trees struggle to survive. However, a healthy urban forest can be an ally in the effort to make our cities more habitable in the face of atmospheric extremes—helping slash temperatures, sequester carbon, and absorb runoff (a single sizable tree can manage stormwater from 2,400 square feet of impervious area, according to the EPA). It is especially worrisome, then, that urban trees themselves may be victims of a shifting climate. Rising temperatures, particularly in cities, are predicted to alter the spatial distribution of many species. The ranges of more sensitive tree species are already migrating farther from the equator as average temperatures rise, and drought and other factors could cause further stress, making trees more susceptible to pests and disease. continued on page 16
“Beirut is a workshop for freedom, busy sticking its tongue out at the sand, and the repression on all sides of it,” wrote Mahmoud Darwich, a Palestinian writer, about Lebanon’s capital in his 1986 book Memory of Forgetfulness. His prose is testament to the city’s historic role in Levantine politics and its cultural milieu that fosters some of the world’s most talented artists, architects, musicians, and designers. How can a city be a “workshop for freedom”? I asked myself this question while traversing We Design Beirut, a four-day immersive exhibition from May 23 to 26 founded by Mariana Wehbe of Mariana Wehbe Public Relations (MWPR) and industrial designer Samer Alameen. This year marked We Design Beirut’s first iteration, and it rose as a joyful celebration after several setbacks: It was originally supposed to happen in early March, but because of Israel’s war on Gaza, it was postponed. The exhibition also comes continued on page 10
MARTA EJSMONT
A Vitrine of Light
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, nears the finish line. Read on page 17.
Windows, Walls & Doors
Leading partitions and apertures. Read on page 37.
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