Observations

Mas observations 2021 helmut jahn 1940 2021 01

Helmut Jahn (1940-2021)

Remembering architect Helmut Jahn and his work
Mas observations 2021 an industrial legacy worth saving 01

An Industrial Legacy Worth Saving

Essay by Iker Gil
Mas observations 2020 contributions of the basque exile to mexican architecture 01

Contributions of the Basque Exile to Mexican Architecture

Essay by Juan Ignacio del Cueto Ruiz-Funes
Mas observations 2019 jose miguel de prada poole 01

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

Essay by Antonio Cobo
Mas observations 2022 the super roof at 50 michael zimmermann 01

The Super Roof Turns 50

Iker Gil and William Baker interview Rudolph Bergermann and Knut Göppert
Mas observations 2023 1 1 2 01

1 + 1 > 2: Letter to Biljana, Notes to Frida

Essay by Denise Scott Brown
Mas observations 2023 gertrude lempp kerbis 01

Gertrude Lempp Kerbis: A Career of Determination, Problem Solving, and Proactivity

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2023 outside the box 01a

Outside the Box: Modern and Contemporary Houses in Riverside

Text by Michelangelo Sabatino with photographs by Will Quam
Mas context observations 2023 hanover and over again 01

Hanover and Over Again!

Essay by Jason Griffiths
Mas observations 2024 a corten steel landmark hiding in plain sight 01b

A Cor-Ten Steel Landmark Hiding in Plain Sight

A Conversation with Jack Bowman
Mas observations 2024 departures and arrivals 01

Departures and Arrivals: From the City of Malleable Concrete to the City of Steel Frame

Essay by Alexander Eisenschmidt
Mas observations 2025 learning from the damen silos demolition 01

Learning from the Damen Silos Demolition

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2026 why ella briggs captivates us 01

Why Ella Briggs Captivates Us: A Female Challenger of Modernism

Essay by Dörte Kuhlmann
Mas observations 2026 on bruce goffs ford house 01

On Bruce Goff’s Ford House: Sidney K. Robinson Interviews Don Tosi

Sidney K. Robinson Interviews Don Tosi
Mas observations 2026 the fascist architecture industrial complex 01

The Fascist Architecture Industrial Complex

Text by Andrew Santa Lucia and Daniel Roche
Mas observations 2026 under the influence of lilly reich 01

Under the Influence of Lilly Reich

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2026 the unknown architecture of chicago cover

The Unknown Architecture of Chicago

Essay by Stuart Cohen
Mas observations 2026 st james commons 01

St. James Commons: A Significant Modernist Building Quietly Anchoring River North

Essay by Iker Gil