Perkins&Will revisits Crow Island School near Chicago to update and upgrade a groundbreaking modernist monument to creative pedagogy

Feb. 6, 2025 Ι Architect’s Newspaper  Based on a child-centered and scaled view of primary school pedagogy that celebrates learning in landscape and artisanal craft, Crow Island School, in the North Shore Chicago suburb of Winnetka, is typically regarded as the first modernist school in the nation. Now, it is undergoing an exacting renovation and… Continue reading Perkins&Will revisits Crow Island School near Chicago to update and upgrade a groundbreaking modernist monument to creative pedagogy

When French Communists Went on a Brutalist Building Boom

Feb. 1, 2025 Ι Bloomberg CityLab  Let’s say, hypothetically, that there’s a left political party in an affluent Western country. It dominates in urban areas but struggles elsewhere; its working-class voter base has splintered with deindustrialization and more progressive, college-educated factions have emerged. As the nation becomes more multicultural, the party gets increasingly attuned to… Continue reading When French Communists Went on a Brutalist Building Boom