Design and Architecture
A Citi Bike Goes West; Pritzker & Obama Library; Cool Cats
DnA meets the man who rode a commuter Citi Bike across the country, gets the lowdown on the Pritzker Prize winner and the Presidential Library finalists, and looks at the exotic new breed of cat magazines.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenBrooklyn resident Jeffrey Tanenhaus quit his job, grabbed a commuter Citi Bike and headed west -- all the way to Santa Monica Pier. Why? Cliff Pearson profiles Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena; Aric Lasher joins in to discuss the competition to design the Obama Presidential Library. Goodbye Cat Fancy, hello Puss Puss and Catster? The Internet transforms the warm and fuzzy cat magazine.
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3 storiesA Citi Bike Goes West
Last August, Brooklyn resident Jeffrey Tanenhaus quit his day job and headed west -- on a sturdy three-speed Citi Bike. This week, he completed his journey at the Santa Monica Pier. He chats with DnA about his 3,000+ mile ride , where he’ll go next, and what happens when you exceed the bike-share use time limit, by five months.
Read the story12 minAlejandro Aravena and the Obama Library Finalists
Some big announcements in the architecture world: Alejandro Aravena won the coveted Pritzker Prize, and the list of firms vying to design the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago was narrowed to seven.
Read the story11 minNew Mags for Cool Cats
Goodbye Cat Fancy, hello Catster . The traditional cat magazine, with its articles on grooming and purebred felines, has been replaced by more stylish and Instagram-friendly periodicals.
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