Magazine 2022

The Plan 143 [12-2022]

Mónica Ponce de León | MAD | MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects | Flanagan Lawrence | Steven Holl Architects | AREA | Höweler + Yoon | atelier GRATIA | Mino Caggiula Architects

THE PLAN 143 is the eighth and final issue for 2022. It covers a whole range of topics, spanning residential complexes, stadiums, theatres, homes, towers, and foundations. Opening with an editorial by Mónica Ponce de León entitled “Creating Culture,” the issue looks at projects by Steven Holl Architects, Mad Architects, and Mario Cucinella Architects; open-air theaters by Flanagan Lawrence; homes designed by AREA, atelier GRATIA, and Mino Caggiula Architects; and, finally, an unusual tower designed by Howeler Yoon.

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The Plan 142 [11-2022]

Frank Barkow | Shim-Sutcliffe Architects | Pietro Carlo Pellegrini | Johnson Fain | Studio Odile Decq | Mathias Klotz | Weiss/Manfredi | bergmeisterwolf | Atelier Deshaus

THE PLAN 142, the seventh issue for 2022, includes an editorial by Frank Barkow entitled “The Centrality of Experimentation,” as well as the columns Letter from America by Raymund Ryan, Viaggio in Italia by Valerio Paolo Mosco, and Michael Webb’s Highlights. This issue also looks at a home in Carantec, Brittany, designed by Odile Decq; Casa Patio by Mathias Klotz in Lo Curro, Chile; the Kendall Square at MIT – Site 5 project by Weiss/Manfredi, in Cambridge, United States; Villa E in Canobbio, on the shores of Lake Maggiore, designed by bergmeisterwolf; and the Golden Mountain Upper Cloister in Chengde, China, by Atelier Deshaus.

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The Plan 141 [10-2022]

Huang Wenjing | Escher GuneWardena Architecture | AMDL CIRCLE | Billy Maynard | Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia | Carta Associés | Rocco Design Architects Associates | Barreca & La Varra | Raúl Herrera Daniel | UNStudio

The October 2022 issue of the magazine opens with the editorial “Sensory Details: Our Ongoing Methodical Research” by Huang Wenjing. It’s followed by the Highlights and Viaggio in Italia columns, which focus on Escher GuneWardena Architecture and AMDL CIRCLE, respectively. The Design section is dedicated to the AHEC’s Forest Tales exhibition, held in June at the Triennale di Milano, and includes an interview with designer Ini Archibong. The featured projects include single residences and residential complexes, as well as the Hong Kong Palace Museum. The issue closes with an interview with Ben Van Berkel, founder of UNStudio, who looked after the design of Zumtobel Group’s Annual Artistic Report, Transform.

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The Plan 140 [09-2022]

Winka Dubbeldam | David Hotson Architect | Brooks+Scarpa | Zhu Pei | UNStudio | Aires Mateus | WMR Arquitectos | Thomas Phifer and Partners | WORKac

Out in September, THE PLAN 140 features ten articles on large-scale projects from around the world, beginning with the editorial, “Synthetic Nature” by Winka Dubbeldam, and continuing on to projects by Zhu Pei in China and Brooks + Scarpa in California. Along the way there’s also a monolithic design by Aires Mateus, a seemingly floating structure by Thomas Phifer and Partners, the transparency of UNStudio’s architecture, and the panoramic views of projects by WMR Arquitectos and WORKac. Finally, we look at the Armenian Church of San Sarkis designed by David Hotson.

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The Plan 139 [06-2022]

Hariri Pontarini Architects | Lazzarini Pickering Architetti | Eric Owen Moss | Diller Scofidio + Renfro | Eovastudio | Lever Architecture | Studio O+A | Sweco Denmark | David Hotson Architect

THE PLAN 139 features ten articles about materials, architects, and education, ranging from the editorial, “Learning the Trade – The Future of Architectural Education in America” by Coren Sharples, to projects by DS+R and Eric Owen Moss Architects. Meanwhile, our regular columns Viaggio in Italia and Letters from America feature Lazzarini Pickering Architetti and Hariri Pontarini Architects, respectively. We also look at the essential designs of Eovastudio, the architectural explorations of Sweco Denmark, the concept for the expansion of Adidas East Village, and, in the Focus column, the façade of the Church of St. Sarkis.

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The Plan 138 [05-2022]

AA Robins Architect | Antonio Iascone | FCstudio | Agence Romeo Architecture | Susan T Rodriguez | Architecture · Design | LPzR | O’Neill McVoy Architects | AUX Architecture

In the editorial of THE PLAN 138, the third issue of 2022, Philip Jodidio looks at starchitects, the iconic nature of architecture, and the role of great designers. In the Viaggio in Italia column, Valerio Paolo Mosco looks at architecture studio Iascone & Partners, while the Highlights section is dedicated to Lake Huron House in Ontario, designed by AA Robins Architect. The issue also features a college in the US, a subterranean wine cellar, a center for the performing arts, and much more. The cover photo is the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center, designed by AUX Architecture, with photography by Nic Lehoux.

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The Plan 137 [04-2022]

Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects - LOHA | LUCE et studio | Moto Designshop | SelgasCano | Archi-Tectonics NYC | PBeB Paolo Belloni Architetti | A.c.M.e. Studio | SO - IL | FREAKS

THE PLAN 137 looks at a series of topical issues, including the home, which Jing Liu, co-founder of SO-IL examines in the editorial, “Discourses on Living,” along with cutting-edge projects, ranging from residences to large urban parks by way of cultural centers and places of worship. The April 2022 issue also explores new design models that combine design and technology, architecture and contemporary art. Rounding out the selection of features and interviews is an interview with Winka Dubbeldam, founding partner of Archi-Tectonics, the architects behind the Asian Games Park sports complex in Hangzhou, China.

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The Plan 136 [03-2022]

John McAslan + Partners | Studio Gang | line+ | Barkow Leibinger Architects | Pietro Carlo Pellegrini | Metrogramma | MIC | Mobility in Chain | Andrea Caputo | NADAAA | Olson Kundig | Floriani e Strozzi Architetti | Provencher_Roy | SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa

THE PLAN 136 is overflowing with ideas, from adaptive reuse for more sustainable design to urban-scale projects.

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