Speculative
by Sara Stevens
Design and capital in the work of Gerald Hines.
Issue 05 critique
How to Not Squander People’s Money
by Masha Panteleyeva
A Soviet guide to funding transparency.
Towards Dematerialization
By Frédéric Schnee
Nicolas Schöffer’s Maison Spatiodynamique à Cloisons Invisibles.
Patents, Agency, and Environment
by Richard L. Hindle
A history of innovation in physical infrastructure and large-scale complex systems.
Research Ransoms
Leah Meisterlin in conversation with Samantha Parsons from UnKoch My Campus
On expelling undue influence.
The Professionalization of Interest
By Eric Wycoff Rogers
The National Municipal League and the rise of architectural expertise.
Follow The Money
by Vittorio Lovato with Peggy Deamer, Quilian Riano, and Manuel Shvartzberg on behalf of The Architecture Lobby
Mapping prize funding for research in architecture.
LABORATORY SERIES. No.03. Skunk Works hanger in Palmdale, CA. Founded by Kelly Johnson in 1943 under the motto “quick, quiet, quality,” Skunk Works is the official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program (ADP). The secret research-cum-development facility developed a working model that granted small teams space to work in undisclosed locations, with relative autonomy from corporate bureaucracy and standard procedures. The rules of engagement are outlined by Kelly in “14 Rules and Practices.” Today, the term Skunk Works has become synonymous with the “space of innovation” coopted by corporate tech giants. Photo: Wikipedia.
