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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 2019 la ricarda a work in progress 01

Essay

La Ricarda: A Work in Progress

Essay by Fernando Alvarez and Jordi Roig
Mas observations 2019 memories of la ricarda 11

Essay

Memories of La Ricarda: The Gomis Bertrand and Bonet Families Reflect on a Historic House

The Gomis Bertrand family and Victoria Bonet, daughter of the architect Antonio Bonet Castellana, share their memories about the Casa Gomis
Mas observations 2019 southern exposure 07

Interview

Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side

Iker Gil interviews Lee Bey
Mas observations 2019 no compromise stanley tigerman 01

Interview

No Compromise: An Interview with Stanley Tigerman

Fresh Meat interviews Stanley Tigerman
Mas observations 2019 chinese communal graphic standards 13

Project

Chinese Communal Graphic Standards

Text and project by Raven Xu
Mas observations 2019 jose miguel de prada poole 01

Essay

José Miguel de Prada Poole and the Perishable Architecture of Soap Bubbles

Essay by Antonio Cobo
Mas observations 2019 groundscraper city 01

Essay

Groundscraper City: Touring the Subterranean Structures of Minneapolis-St. Paul 1978–1983

Essay by Andy Sturdevant
Mas observations 2019 a career in five projects 01

Interview

A Career in Five Projects: Carlos Ferrater

Iker Gil interviews Carlos Ferrater
Mas observation 2019 hurricane harvey 01

Essay

Hurricane Harvey, the Golden Triangle, and the Inequality of Relief

Essay by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2019 stanley tigerman 1930 2019 01

Remembrance

Stanley Tigerman (1930–2019)

Architects remember Stanley Tigerman
Mas observations 2019 memory card sea power 04

Interview

Memory Card Sea Power

Iker Gil interviews David Southwood
Mas observations 2019 pittsburgh as a project reimagining the modern 05

Essay

Pittsburgh as a Project: Reimagining the Modern

Essay by Rami el Samahy, Chris Grimley, and Michael Kubo
Mas observations 2019 liminal frontier 01

Essay

Liminal Frontier: Climate Adaptation and the American Coast

Essay and photographs by Virginia Hanusik
Mas observations 2019 atlantic city 01

Interview

Atlantic City

Iker Gil interviews Brian Rose
Mas observations 2019 en medio super servicio lomas 01

Interview

En-Medio: Súper Servicio Lomas

Text and interview by Departamento del Distrito (Francisco Quiñones & Nathan Friedman)
Mas observations 2019 spontaneous uses cover

Essay

Spontaneous Uses

Text and drawings by SIAA with photography by Lauro Rocha
Mas observations 2019 barbara kasten 01

Essay

Connections: 48 Years

Presentation by Barbara Kasten
Mas observations 2019 a receding coast 01

Essay

A Receding Coast

Essay and photographs by Virginia Hanusik
Mas observations 2019 almost perfect 01

Interview

Almost Perfect

Iker Gil interviews Luis Mendo and Yuka Martin Mendo
Mas observations 2019 rebel garages 01

Essay

Rebel Garages

Essay and policy proposals by Future Firm
Mas observations 2019 visual explorations of our daily environment 01

Diagram

Visual Explorations of Our Daily Environment

Visualizations by Scott Reinhard
Mas observations 2018 in context katya tylevich 01

Essay

In Context: Katya Tylevich

Katya Tylevich recontextualizes the MAS Context archives
Mas observations 2018 in context ross wolfe 01

Essay

In Context: Ross Wolfe

Ross Wolfe recontextualizes the MAS Context archives
Mas observations 2018 in context chris berthelsen 01

Essay

In Context: Chris Berthelsen

Chris Berthelsen recontextualizes the MAS Context archives

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