When Architects Created Worlds – The New York Times

Architect and Harvard professor Rahul Mehrotra writes in the catalog about the housing problem. Faced with millions of refugees, the new nations of South Asia multiplied developments that doubled the centuries-old class divide. Islamabad was built for Pakistan’s military and bureaucratic elite. Refugees and the poor were settled in Korangi. Anguri Bagh and also on …

Climbing Wall Architects of the Tokyo Games

Women remain a minority in the setting, despite the growing number of female climbers. Male setters can have a hard time grasping morphological difference—everything from height difference to finger size, strength, strength, and flexibility. The reverse is true for female setters, and it’s frustrating. “I balance some men’s inability to test their climbs correctly with …