As an increasing number of Americans struggle to pay rent, the National Building Museum convened policymakers, designers, and researchers from the private and public sectors to highlight paths forward.
The labor historian and former union leader traces the industry's rising fatality rates and declining wages to the systemic weakening of building-trades unions.
Highlights include a 20th anniversary screening of Nathaniel Kahn’s My Architect and the U.S. premiere of The Power of Utopia–Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh.
Lakisha Ann Woods, executive vice president and CEO of the American Institute of Architects, joins the podcast to discuss how the organization is working to make the profession more accessible to all.
This month's ongoing exhibitions include a show at the Copenhagen Archiecture Festival highlighting the work of a new generation of architects working in Japan.
On view through October 15, the event partners local design studios with community organizations to conceive and build pop-up shelters during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.