Perhaps the most interesting architects are the ones reluctant to define themselves as such. It’s seems those who straddle the fringes of the profession are in the best position to vault most spryly over its boundaries. Such certainl

Call me a contrarian but when I perceive mass movement in one direction I usually gravitate towards the other. There’s something eerie about public consensus. I hope (but am not entirely convinced) a similar streak of dissent broods beneath the self

Two of the things I find most exasperating about Discovery World also happen to be the very qualities that make it shine. The first is that there’s no hand-holding here. Signage, when it exists, avoids exhaustive explanations of how the various con

Some artists don’t offer up their secrets too willingly. Such is the case with the Dennis Balk, whose work is currently on display at Inova Kenilworth. Balk deploys a vast arsenal of media and disciplines, from mythology to nanotechnology, to arouse

Milwaukee's not a city that immediately conjures up a riot of colors in the mind's eye. That said, a number of architects and developers seem intent on challenging that outlook. Colorful new developments are popping up in different corners of the city. F

What has digital design got to do with craftsmanship? Quite a lot, according to Maria Ponce de Leone, a Venuezuala-born architect who was guest speaker at a lecture last Friday at UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP). Ponce de Leo

Earlier this year we ran a series of articles on Milwaukee’s rising talent. It wasn’t just meant as an exercise in optimism for what the city has to offer by way of young talent, but a way of opening up discussions on what the city can do to k

It's that time of year again. The Department of City Development (DCD) is accepting your nominations for the best new buildings and spaces in your neighborhood. Some past winners have proven the categories - and the very definition of "good design" - to b

Unprecedented forms of cruelty and carnage call for unprecedented forms of expression. Ordinary language fails us in the wake of horror – existing in a petrified form that lingers somewhere between the pre-event innocence and post-event knowledge

Each semester UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) hosts a series of weekly lectures for the benefit of its students and the public, introducing them to both exciting national firms and occasional developments abroad. On Friday th