Yesterday’s Schools of Tomorrow Face the Future

Sept. 11, 2025 Ι Bloomberg CityLab  When a solar eclipse passed through Columbus, Indiana, in May 1994, fifth-grader Josh Mings watched the cosmic ballet from the atrium of Southside Elementary School, a hulking Brutalist structure designed by architect Eliot Noyes. Completed in 1969, it’s among the town’s most famous — and daring — examples of… Continue reading Yesterday’s Schools of Tomorrow Face the Future

New Composite Building Materials Are Redefining Modernism at Exhibit Columbus

Redshift Ι July 2, 2018  Since the advent of modernism, architects have dreamed of the perfect material to unify structure and surface. Steel beams and glass windows were the 20th century’s solution, combining the elements holding up buildings and the elements covering buildings into one tidy duo. This century, academic researchers are throwing out this… Continue reading New Composite Building Materials Are Redefining Modernism at Exhibit Columbus