Observations

Mas observations 2021 this is not the huarte house 01

This is not the Huarte House

Essay by Patxi Eguiluz and Carlos Copertone
Mas observations 2021 only girl architect only 01

Only Girl Architect Lonely

Essay by Susan King
Mas observations 2020 twelve cautionary urban tales 01

Twelve Cautionary Urban Tales

Text by Ethel Baraona Pohl
Mas observations 2019 southern exposure 07

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

Iker Gil interviews Lee Bey
Mas observations 2019 groundscraper city 01

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

Essay by Andy Sturdevant
Mas observations 2022 at home with the collective 01

At Home with the Collective

Excerpts from a conversation between MAS Context and Alexander Eisenschmidt on a research project that he calls “At Home with the Collective” accompanied by a selection of work from a seminar and studio at UIC.
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 2024 five bay landscapes saginaw bay 13

Five Bay Landscapes: Saginaw Bay

Essay by Sean Burkholder and Karen Lutsky
Mas observations 2024 the century and consumers buildings 01

The Century and Consumers Buildings: Their Complicated Saga and the Precedent They Might Set

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2024 the japanese house inside and out nendo 01

The Japanese House Inside and Out

Essay by Naomi Pollock
Mas observations 2024 restoring the sears roebuck companys sunken garden 01

Restoring the Sears, Roebuck & Company’s Sunken Garden

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2024 as the whole world watched cover

As the Whole World Watched: Protest, Action, and Violence in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2024 edgar miller anti modern 01

Edgar Miller: Anti-Modern

Essay by Marin R. Sullivan
Mas observations 2024 chicago women in architecture at 50 01

Chicago Women in Architecture at 50: Seven Milestone Exhibitions that Illustrate a Rich History of Advocacy and Support

Text by Susan King
Mas observations 2025 architecture across the americas centro de investigacion mar de cortes 01

Architecture Across the Americas: A Look at the Five Finalists of the 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

A look at five finalist projects selected for the 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
Mas observations 2025 modern forms swiss medical research foundation 01

Modern Forms: Nicolas Grospierre’s Ongoing Photographic Exploration of Modernist Architecture Around the World

Iker Gil interviews Nicolas Grospierre
Mas observations 2025 virgil abloh edith farnsworth and midcentury modernism 01

Virgil Abloh, Edith Farnsworth, and Midcentury Modernism

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Mas observations 2025 evans wollen 01

Evans Woollen: Tracing the Forgotten History of the “Dean of Indiana Architects”

Essay by writer Phillip Cox and photographer Niall Cronin
Mas observations 2026 dakars last bubble houses 01

Dakar’s Last Bubble Houses

Photo essay by Andrea Ferro
Mas observations 2026 reading masp as a work of urban design 01

Reading MASP as a Work of Urban Design

Essay by Judith K. De Jong
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 chicago stock exchange trading room and the economies of ornament 01

The Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room and the Economies of Ornament

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius