Wayne Thom News Today

Summer is here, and whether youre on vacation or preparing for one or looking to lay low at home, a summer must is a good book. The Archinect team has curated a list of reading essentials to explore.  Below is a collection of books organized into five categories – New Releases, Books Every...

I've spent months on TikTok trying to understand what it makes it sticky. Its humor is often more sophisticated than anything put out by Hollywood.

An exhibition at USC's Pacific Asia Museum, 'After Modernism: Through the Lens of Wayne Thom,' is dedicated to the architecture photographer's work documenting a key era of 20th century architecture.

Print Power blackouts amid a cold winter storm in Texas show how vulnerable the power grid is to extreme weather. TOP STORIES The Power Grid Problem A deadly winter storm has gripped much of the United States, leaving millions without power in record-breaking cold weather. Texas, in particular, has been hard hit. More than 4 million homes and businesses in the state saw their electricity shut off as temperatures dropped into the single digits, driving up demand for heating while simultaneously...

Print Architecture photographer Wayne Thom lived at the Bonaventure hotel for a week in 1977 as preparation for taking one of his most iconic images. To shoot the sculptural elegance of John Portman’s building, Thom woke at 4 a.m., positioned himself on the offramp of the 110 Freeway and readied to catch the sunrise. In the resulting photograph, the hotel’s cylindrical forms rise Oz-like from downtown Los Angeles, the curved facades reflecting the colors of dawn. “I light the building wit...

New Architecture Books to Read Get a dose of architectural inspiration with these new and upcoming publications. Aesthetica‘s top titles span Australia, China and more, from the photography of Late Modernism to buildings of the future. Today’s creative architects aren’t just designing buildings, they’re working across various disciplines to grapple with ecological responsibility. Radical Architecture of the Future maps out a bold route forward. “You could also call it â...