The Architecture You Need to See in Milan
The Italian city has a reputation for being gray, but its architecture is far from dull.
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Dickson Despommier, Who Championed Farming in Skyscrapers, Dies at 84
A microbiologist, he popularized “vertical farming” — raising crops in tall buildings — to remediate climate change and feed more people.
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Los Angeles Building Featured on Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’ Cover Burns
The building, now boarded up, was made famous when it was featured on the cover of the 1970 album “Morrison Hotel.”
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The 10 Architectural Sites You Should See in São Paulo
These buildings and places capture the city’s playful approach to concrete-and-asphalt Modernism.