Visionary architect/theorist Lebbeus Woods passed away Tuesday at age 72. Melding the worlds of science fiction and speculative design, he “favored big-concept paper projects over the quotidian limitations of brick and mortar,” writes Suzanne LaBarre.

For his ongoing “Accidental Mysteries” column, John Foster shares “things that have been altered or changed by man from the original form,” from a Frankenstein $5 bill to Cindy Sherman’s personae to a hijacked paint-by-numbers dog portrait.

“Like a merit badge for cultural travelers, the humble museum-admission button speaks volumes,” writes Patrick Sheehan, who’s been collecting entry tabs from institutions ranging from the Walker to Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum.

The promotional photography shoot for BodyCartography’s Super Nature, which you can check out tonight here at the Walker,  was one of those times when all of the elements come together. I got to work with a collaborative group of dancers at a fascinating location on a beautiful day in May. We shot at the University of […] The promotional photography shoot for BodyCartography’s Super Nature,which you…

Designer Ruedi Baur’s signage at the Vienna Airport aims to reevaluate airport design. His new wayfinding elements are designed to give the feel of Vienna: “My job was to create a system of signs that makes this airport a place, not a nonplace.”

As part of a competition to create a new Paris landmark, Parisian architects Atelier Zündel Cristea have submitted plans for a trampoline bridge to cross the Seine. While highly unlikely to win, the architects see it as a “joyful” way to cross the river.