Chasing the mirage of the “future city”
From Futurama to The Line, Mohamed Elshahed points to the failed promise of the smart metropolis, where yesterday’s dreams make up tomorrow’s nightmares
A Spider and its Web: Designer Suchi Reddy on the inextricable link between humans and their environments
The founder of Reddymade joined Document to discuss neuroaesthetics, the creation of her Lexus-inspired sculpture, and technology as an extension of personhood
The world’s skinniest skyscraper disguises capitalistic greed with architectural ambition
On Billionaires’ Row, some units are not residences, but rather act as cash vaults for their ultra-rich owners
A panel at SCI-Arc leads to backlash, revealing ugly truths about creative industries
Even in environments that encourage us to question systemic norms, discussions around labor practices are often met with resistance
Saint Laurent partners with Memphis Milano for a playful home goods collection
Who says a bed isn't a boxing ring? Not Anthony Vaccarello
T+E+A+M is bringing sustainable architecture to the digital era
Document gets an inside look at the architecture practices's innovative up-cycled design, courtesy of photographer Laurence Ellis.
10 extraordinary creators imagine life on the Moon in Document’s ‘Lunar Portfolio’
Lexus, Nike, OMA, DJ Honey Dijon, and more share their visions for what our future among the stars might hold in this portfolio for Document's...
Frida Escobedo and Pedro Reyes look to the future to save Mexico’s lost past
The architect and artist discuss the decolonization of culture and honoring tradition through innovation in Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.
Documenting the humanity in Tbilisi’s brutalist landmark of Soviet occupation
Photographer Alex Schoelcher examines the history within a Tbilisi apartment complex for his new project "Plato."
The artist too radical for 18th century Paris finally gets an exhibition
Centuries after his death, Jean-Jacques Lequeu's haunting sketches of architecture and erotica are finally being celebrated.
Artist Larry Bell tells architect Frank Gehry about his addiction to beginnings
Architect Frank Gehry and artist Larry Bell speak about their lifelong friendship and ruminate on the possibility of an unregulated art world for Document Fall/Winter...
Prada invites a trio of female architects to reimagine black nylon—its signature fabric
For Spring/Summer 2019, architects Cini Boeri, Elizabeth Diller and Kazuyo Sejima created new accessories in black nylon for Prada.
How a bouquet of flowers from Andy Warhol started Peter Marino’s art collection
'To Peter, Andy Warhol.'
Brutalism never felt like this before
Opening this week at the Museum of Modern Art is “Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia," a new exhibition on the cold architectural style.
Katharina Grosse rejects your idea that painting is archaic
Known for work that takes place on a captivating scale, the painter discusses a technique that operates far beyond the realm of one dimension for...
The dissident art of ‘cruising’ gets a pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale
Champagne and poppers will be served at the May 24th opening of Spazio Punch's "Cruising Pavilion."
The costs of trying to touch the sky
The question of building skyscrapers in dense urban areas is one we should be asking.
The Geometry of Sound
Architect and Document contributor David Adjaye designs a soundwave speaker.
OMA Architect Shohei Shigematsu Speaks of Building Confidence with Critic Fred Bernstein
The OMA architect mulls over his Japanese identity and the changing architectural needs of art world with Fred Bernstein in Document's Spring / Summer 2017...
No More Weird Buildings—China’s Architectural Revolution
Can the use of a single adjective transform an entire country’s built landscape? From Document No. 9, we investigate the changing landscape.
Architect and industrial designer Gaetano Pesce reflects on politics, pop culture, and the passing of time.
Gaetano Pesce elaborates upon the importance of liquidity, lightness, and minestrone soup to curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist.
Lanvin’s Lucas Ossendrijver speaks of space and the functionality of design with artist Oscar Tuazon.
The longtime friends met to discuss the craft of fashion and creating a place of one's own.
David Adjaye and Lonnie G. Bunch III on the National Museum of African American Heritage and Culture
In No. 9, Document presents a special conversation from the new issue between the architect and curator, whose long-awaited museum just opened its doors.
Herzog & de Meuron Reimagine the Musée Unterlinden
Located in a building that was originally a 13th-century Dominican convent, the Musée Unterlinden in Colmar, France is one of the most-visited museums in the...
The Met’s Beatrice Galilee and architect Elizabeth Diller on new approaches to architecture
The Met’s Beatrice Galilee and architect Elizabeth Diller discuss exhibiting architecture in museums and architectures role in society in Issue No. 7.
The House of Saint Laurent Couture
There’s a new couture house in Saint-Germain-des-Prés on Paris’s Left Bank. Saint Laurent Couture just moved into its new headquarters at 24, Rue de l’Université....
Light, air, and steel: architect Carla Juaçaba is taking over the Rio skyline
Charles Renfro discusses how to build nothingness with Rio's rising architect Carla Juaçaba.
In ‘Space Fuck,’ Bjarne Melgaard reinterprets Rem Koolhaas’s OMA
Bjarne Melgaard captures imagination in a multimedia experience
Architect Wang Shu wants to kill all the icons
This year’s Pritzker laureate caused an upset in the world of architecture. Aric Chen puts the speech that shook the profession into perspective for Document's...
