About: is a global multimedia platform entirely dedicated to architecture. Composed of a bookazine, website, social channels, and an events program, it places community at the center of the system with the scope of creating an international network

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An extension of the magazine’s editorial vision, encompassing essays, projects, elements, companies, and critical insights, explored through a cross-scale lens on architecture and the built environment


The New Museum after OMA’s expansion
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The New Museum after OMA’s expansionOscar Peña
A new building in New York expands the museum’s galleries and public spaces, reshaping its scale, ambitions, and institutional identity
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Hongdae school of music: when form takes over
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Hongdae school of music: when form takes overGiulio Marchetti
In Seoul, FHHH Friends design a music school that alternates vertical density with a subterranean void, overturning the perception of the building
Xochi-Calli: a ritual structure in the forest
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Xochi-Calli: a ritual structure in the forestMatthew Leander Kalil
Across a pond in the Appalachians, Carlos H. Matos designs a concrete temazcal where ritual and everyday use unfold within an elemental atmosphere
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center: more than fitness
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Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center: more than fitnessLéa Zeitoun
In Brooklyn, Studio Gang pairs sport and community programs in a compact civic building shaped by openness, daylight, and neighborhood care
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News and signals from the present. Now captures how architecture is being thought, made and discussed today, through exhibitions, interviews and stories that follow emerging practices and cultural shifts.


Project Portraits: a new video format from About:
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Project Portraits: a new video format from About:Editorial team About:
A new editorial project developed with Giorgio Tartaro, featuring interviews that explore the relationship between architecture and industry
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“Totems: Selected Essays on Architecture”
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“Totems: Selected Essays on Architecture”Giulia Ricci
Irénée Scalbert brings together ten essays that connect different disciplines and references, building a reflection on the evolution of architecture
one-aftr: good spaces for everyday life
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one-aftr: good spaces for everyday lifeJanima Nam
Joon Ma and Ryu Ahn discuss Seoul’s rapid cycles of demolition and growth, and how careful observation can lead to better spaces for everyone
Architecture as care in the Italian Alps
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Architecture as care in the Italian AlpsDaniele Rossi
A movie by Francesca Molteni and Davide Fois, promoted by Architetti Arco Alpino, explores the relationship between building and landscape
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