This Frank Lloyd Wright Home Was a Trailblazing Example of Accessible Design
The Laurent House in Rockford, Illinois, was built 40 years before the Americans with Disabilities Act became law
How New York Made Frank Lloyd Wright a Starchitect
The Wisconsin-born architect’s buildings helped turn the city he once called an ‘inglorious mantrap’ into the center of the world
Seven Spots Where You Can See Big-Name Architecture in Small-Town America
From gas stations to public libraries, these celebrity architect-designed buildings are worth a road trip
Cities Around the Globe Are Eagerly Importing a Dutch Speciality—Flood Prevention
Architects and planners from the Netherlands are advising coastal cities worldwide on how to live with water
This Bioplastic Made From Fish Scales Just Won the James Dyson Award
British product designer Lucy Hughes has invented a biodegradable plastic made from fish offcuts
The Sleek History of Airline Maps
A new book explores the evolution of cartography throughout more than a century of commercial air travel
How Susan Kare Designed User-Friendly Icons for the First Macintosh
The graphic designer is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Cooper Hewitt for her recognizable computer icons, typefaces and graphics
Designing Floating Buildings With an Eye to the Marine Species Living Underneath
A prototype deployed in San Francisco Bay imagines the underside of a floating building as an upside-down artificial reef
From Bottles to Newspapers, These Five Homes Were Built Using Everyday Objects
Open for visitors, these houses model upcycling at its finest
The History of How School Buses Became Yellow
Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle
For 100 Years, KitchenAid Has Been the Stand-Up Brand of Stand Mixers
Even celebrity chef Julia Child said that the sleek appliance made mixing ‘marvelous’
Mark Twain’s Quest to Bring Affordable Watches to the Masses
At one time, he even invested in a watch company that launched a signature ‘Mark Twain’ pocket watch
When Twister Was Too Risqué for America
The hugely successful game, patented 50 years ago this week, had its critics at first
How the Escalator Forever Changed Our Sense of Space
Sure, the 19th-century invention transformed shopping. But it also revolutionized how we think about the built environment
This Summer, Play Nine Holes at This ‘Art Course’ in Kansas City
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art takes inspiration from its vast collection to create an art-inspired mini golf course
Meet the Product Designer Who Made Mid-Century America Look Clean and Stylish
From refrigerators to cars to Air Force One, Raymond Loewy’s distinctive “cleanlining” sold products
Clothing May Soon Be Able to Change Color in the Presence of Harmful Gases
Tufts University engineers have developed dyed threads that change hues when exposed to carbon monoxide and other hazards
How Origami Is Revolutionizing Industrial Design
Scientists and engineers are finding practical applications for the Japanese art form in space, medicine, robotics, architecture and more
This Transparent Wood Could Be an Energy-Saver in Green Buildings
Researchers in Sweden have developed a material, able to store and release heat, that could potentially be used in windows
Thank One of America’s Most Prolific Inventors for the Hinged Plastic Easter Egg
Donald Weder holds some 1,400 U.S. patents for inventions, including the ubiquitous egg and a process for making plastic Easter grass
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