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Observations

Observations features individual articles focused on the intersection between the built environment and other disciplines. This section is also the home to particular series, such as featuring exhibitions across the world affected by COVID-19, and In Context (a re-contextualization of our archives by our readers).

Mas observations 2022 f reconstituting tolstoy college 01

Exhibition

F: Reconstituting Tolstoy College

Essay by Liz Park with an introduction by Collective Question
Mas observations 2022 from the mississippi watershed 01

Interview

From the Mississippi Watershed

Iker Gil interviews David Schalliol
Mas observations 2022 eibar the factory city 01

Photo Essay

Eibar, the Factory City

Essay Luis Ulacia and photography by José Ronco with an introduction by Iker Gil
Mas observations 2022 story poles 01

Photo Essay

Story Poles

Text and photographs by David Schalliol
Mas observations 2022 john moutoussamy at 100 01

Essay

John Moutoussamy at 100

Essay by Iker Gil
Mas observations 2021 this is not the huarte house 01

Essay

This is not the Huarte House

Essay by Patxi Eguiluz and Carlos Copertone
Mas observations 2021 catalog for the post human 01

Project

Catalog for the Post-Human

Project and text by Parsons & Charlesworth
Mas observations 2021 a field guide to sprawl mountain 01

Essay

A Field Guide to Sprawl Mountain: Modeling Waiting in the Landscape of Dismantled Transit

Essay and project by Joshua G. Stein
Mas observations 2021 nancy abshire lifetime award 01

Essay

2021 Chicago Women in Architecture Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award: Nancy A. Abshire

Presentation by architect Nancy Abshire
Mas observations 2021 cartographic evidence of invisible cities 01

Essay

Cartographic Evidence of Invisible Cities

Essay by Olga Subirós
Mas observations 2021 helmut jahn 1940 2021 01

Remembrance

Helmut Jahn (1940-2021)

Remembering architect Helmut Jahn and his work
Mas observations 2021 architectures offering to academe 01

Essay

Studio: Architecture’s Offering to Academe

Essay by Denise Scott Brown
Mas observations 2021 only girl architect only 01

Essay

Only Girl Architect Lonely

Essay by Susan King
Mas observations 2021 nocturnal landscapes greg girard 01

Interview

Nocturnal Landscapes in Photography: Greg Girard

David Schalliol interviews Greg Girard
Mas observations 2021 home and away 01

Photo Essay

Home and Away: The Filipino Diaspora and the Built Environment

Text and photographs by Jason Reblando
Mas observations 2021 goodbye to the amber glow 01

Essay

Goodbye to the Amber Glow

Essay by Ann Lui and Craig Reschke, with photographs by David Schalliol

Mas observations 2021 cooperative housing 01

Essay

Cooperative Housing as a Means More Than an End

Essay by Ethel Baraona Pohl
Mas observations 2021 a total work of art 01

Essay

A Total Work of Art: The Salime Hydroelectric Power Plant

Essay by Patxi Eguiluz and Carlos Copertone
Mas observations 2021 an industrial legacy worth saving 01

Essay

An Industrial Legacy Worth Saving

Essay by Iker Gil
Mas observations 2021 a dialogue of difference 01

Article

A Dialog of Difference: Reflections on Bruce Goff’s Ford House

Texts by Petra Bachmaier, Leo Berk, Assaf Evron, Grant Gibson, Sidney K. Robinson, David Skidmore, and Mary Woolever
Mas observations 2021 sgn utility poles 01

Photo Essay

SGN: On the Utility Poles of Ho Chi Minh City

Essay and photographs by Noritaka Minami
Mas observations 2020 otl aicher 01

Exhibition

Otl Aicher. Metro Bilbao. Architecture and Landscape

Exhibition curated by Gilermo Zuaznabar
Mas observations 2020 changing transportation landscape chicago cover

Essay

The Changing Transportation Landscape in Chicago

Text and selection by Rachel Cole
Mas observations 2020 the great lakes architectural expedition 02

Exhibition

The Great Lakes Architectural Expedition

Exhibition curated and designed by Galen Pardee

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