X is For Love Chocolate Puzzle

An X represents so much—a spot containing something valuable, a kiss, a crossing or the intersection of two things. NYC-based architectural firm Reddymade Design won this year’s annual Times Square Valentine’s Day Heart competition with their X-shaped sculptural pavilion, on view through 28 February. For anyone looking to bring it (or its message) home, weR2’s commemorative chocolate puzzle embodies the spirit—and tastes delectable. One part dark …

Mercedes-Benz EQ Fellows: Jenny Wu

An innovator and architect challenging the way we approach our built environment

Presented in partnership with Mercedes-Benz EQ

Co-founder and principal at LA-based experimental architecture and design firm Oyler Wu Collaborative, Jenny Wu is constantly exploring and developing innovative new design solutions—all based on the mission to benefit and elevate the community. Specifically focused on the built environment (aka our human-made surroundings), Wu has worked on all kinds of architectural projects, from a 16-story tower in Taipei to a pavilion in Beijing to office space in …

A Refined Point of View: trashhand’s Chicago

We tap the architectural photographer to help launch the 2020 Range Rover Evoque

Presented in partnership with Land Rover

The 2020 Range Rover Evoque is all about refinement—it’s entirely redesigned, but immediately recognizable. Land Rover’s city-focused compact luxury SUV makes its US debut today at the Chicago Auto Show and we tapped local architecture and street photographer trashhand to help us explore what refinement means to him. “People call Chicago a second city, but to me it’s second to none,” trashhand tells us during …