Design Quarterly articles

Recent articles from Design Quarterly

A history of the sanctuary garden. (includes examples and explanations of such gardens)
June 22, 1996... There's nothing indefinite about the word "sanctuary." It means safety. Protection was first offered, unspoken, by the topography of places where sanctuary was found: a hilltop, an island, a cave, a ring of encircling hills. Then came design: a shady grove, strong walls, or a single line of...

Memory palaces. (libraries)(Learning in Las Vegas)
March 22, 1996... Just before 9:00 a.m. on a summer morning in Las Vegas, you will see homeless people lined up in the shade of a stone wall and children standing with parents near a parking lot, waiting for the downtown library to open. Once inside, the two groups diverge. The homeless move to the tables and...

Las Vegas library and Lied Discovery Children's Museum, Antoine Predock, architect.(Learning in Las Vegas)
March 22, 1996... Las Vegas is a crossroads city. You have to get past the glitz to understand that Las Vegas has a history that begins with a palpable and visible geologic time. The surrounding mountain ranges expose layers of strata suggesting ancient upheaval. Over that is the layer of Native American...

Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.(Learning in Las Vegas)
March 22, 1996... The design was influenced by several external and internal factors. Regional, civic, and site phenomena have informed the design of its articulated mass, compound spaces, and expressive details. Unique programmatic components, a response to the harsh climate and our representation of...