diana budds
@dianabudds.bsky.social
journalist covering design, architecture, cities, and culture. recent writing in fast company, wallpaper, the architect's newspaper, and untapped journal.
https://dianabudds.com/
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Considering its extreme scarcity, its provenance, and its immaculate condition, the Lincoln Bathroom's now-destroyed #Vitrolite walls—original to the 1949-51 Truman reconstruction—were considerably more valuable than Trump's common marble-by-the-yard.
#HistoricPreservation #20thCenturyPreservation
#HistoricPreservation #20thCenturyPreservation
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Considering its extreme scarcity, its provenance, and its immaculate condition, the Lincoln Bathroom's now-destroyed #Vitrolite walls—original to the 1949-51 Truman reconstruction—were considerably more valuable than Trump's common marble-by-the-yard.
#HistoricPreservation #20thCenturyPreservation
#HistoricPreservation #20thCenturyPreservation
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I have some of those 1970s 📚 on cardboard furniture, but I was unaware of their cnxn to the 💐Workshop for Learning Things 🛠️, a Whole Earth-y resource + learning center for teachers (same as the 60s Ctr for Understanding Media, predecessor to my old dept @ The New School!)
(via Eames papers LoC)
(via Eames papers LoC)
January 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I have some of those 1970s 📚 on cardboard furniture, but I was unaware of their cnxn to the 💐Workshop for Learning Things 🛠️, a Whole Earth-y resource + learning center for teachers (same as the 60s Ctr for Understanding Media, predecessor to my old dept @ The New School!)
(via Eames papers LoC)
(via Eames papers LoC)
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
no architects on this year's MacArthur list (again) but great to see which place/space issues are represented. glad for the focus on counter narratives. www.macfound.org/programs/awa...
MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ...
www.macfound.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
no architects on this year's MacArthur list (again) but great to see which place/space issues are represented. glad for the focus on counter narratives. www.macfound.org/programs/awa...
The climate-sensitive restoration of Donald Judd's Architecture Office is “an attempt to go back to 19th-century cooling methods—with an eye toward 21st-century apocalypse." Such a treat to write about this very cool project. www.fastcompany.com/91397383/arc...
Architects just remade Donald Judd's iconic Marfa office for the climate change age
The famed artist set up shop in the Texas town. After an extensive restoration, the building is ready for rising temperatures.
www.fastcompany.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The climate-sensitive restoration of Donald Judd's Architecture Office is “an attempt to go back to 19th-century cooling methods—with an eye toward 21st-century apocalypse." Such a treat to write about this very cool project. www.fastcompany.com/91397383/arc...
excellent use of AI nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Blocking the Bus Lane? Cities Are Using AI To Find and Fine You
Transit agencies in America’s biggest cities are working with startup Hayden AI to catch drivers blocking the bus by deploying cameras on buses.
nextcity.org
August 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
excellent use of AI nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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like i'll always read a @jacoboller.bsky.social piece, a @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social piece, a @jasondashbailey.com piece, a @maris.bsky.social piece
August 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’ve been asked about the death of (architecture) criticism since I became a critic but thank you and I will add
@cmonstah.bsky.social
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
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@kristoncapps.bsky.social
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"Meatpacking is just such a great poster for why you should consider not letting cars just do whatever they want in any district," says Claire Weisz, a founding partner of WXY. For @fastcompany.com, I wrote about how NYC got its first pedestrian-priority district. www.fastcompany.com/91378463/mea...
How the Meatpacking District became NYC’s most walkable neighborhood
The Meatpacking District was once an industrial enclave. In recent years it has been transformed by bustling sidewalks, leafy plazas, and ample public seating.
www.fastcompany.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Meatpacking is just such a great poster for why you should consider not letting cars just do whatever they want in any district," says Claire Weisz, a founding partner of WXY. For @fastcompany.com, I wrote about how NYC got its first pedestrian-priority district. www.fastcompany.com/91378463/mea...
are you an NYC resident and live with your polycule to save on rent? looking to speak with folks in this arrangement for a story! feel free to DM or send an email (info in my bio)
July 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
are you an NYC resident and live with your polycule to save on rent? looking to speak with folks in this arrangement for a story! feel free to DM or send an email (info in my bio)
are you a furniture or interior designer who makes physical scale models/prototypes? if so, would love to chat for a story!
July 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
are you a furniture or interior designer who makes physical scale models/prototypes? if so, would love to chat for a story!
this mutual-aid kitchen & community garden in the south bronx has hammocks for rest, a wood-fired hearth for meals, and medicinal plants for healing. such as treat to cover the design and people who made it for @dwell.bsky.social www.dwell.com/article/hear...
A South Bronx Garden Offers a Place for New York’s Immigrant Communities to Keep Traditions Alive
Local restaurateurs, a community land trust, and a design nonprofit teamed up to create H.earth, a refuge in a neighborhood long abused by the city.
www.dwell.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
this mutual-aid kitchen & community garden in the south bronx has hammocks for rest, a wood-fired hearth for meals, and medicinal plants for healing. such as treat to cover the design and people who made it for @dwell.bsky.social www.dwell.com/article/hear...
extremely curious if news orgs are seeing a mamdani bump in traffic - the shift in coverage since the election is shocking!
July 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
extremely curious if news orgs are seeing a mamdani bump in traffic - the shift in coverage since the election is shocking!
into this venturi-esque streetery in tribeca
June 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
into this venturi-esque streetery in tribeca
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Thanks to John Oliver for quoting my highly scientific analysis proving we don’t need federal troops in LA
June 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thanks to John Oliver for quoting my highly scientific analysis proving we don’t need federal troops in LA
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“Lantz wonders if the events that happened over the last few days in L.A. will inspire designers to think about the parks they make in new ways. “As designers, do you need to start thinking of public space as defensible for these types of actions?” he says.”
"I’ve looked at [the photos] multiple times today — I’ve been proud, I’ve been upset, I’ve been startled. Seeing our work repurposed in a moment of collective action was humbling and powerful," RIOS co-CEO Andy Lantz told @dianabudds.bsky.social
How these hot pink chairs became a symbol of the L.A. protests
The architecture firm Rios designed the street furniture for Gloria Molina Grand Park to have “endless configurations.” They never could have imagined it would be used as a shield.
www.fastcompany.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“Lantz wonders if the events that happened over the last few days in L.A. will inspire designers to think about the parks they make in new ways. “As designers, do you need to start thinking of public space as defensible for these types of actions?” he says.”
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"I’ve looked at [the photos] multiple times today — I’ve been proud, I’ve been upset, I’ve been startled. Seeing our work repurposed in a moment of collective action was humbling and powerful," RIOS co-CEO Andy Lantz told @dianabudds.bsky.social
How these hot pink chairs became a symbol of the L.A. protests
The architecture firm Rios designed the street furniture for Gloria Molina Grand Park to have “endless configurations.” They never could have imagined it would be used as a shield.
www.fastcompany.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"I’ve looked at [the photos] multiple times today — I’ve been proud, I’ve been upset, I’ve been startled. Seeing our work repurposed in a moment of collective action was humbling and powerful," RIOS co-CEO Andy Lantz told @dianabudds.bsky.social
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This is a really nice piece. Shoutout to @dianabudds.bsky.social for finding a cool angle to cover this
“Lantz wonders if the events that happened over the last few days in L.A. will inspire designers to think about the parks they make in new ways. “As designers, do you need to start thinking of public space as defensible for these types of actions?” he says.”
"I’ve looked at [the photos] multiple times today — I’ve been proud, I’ve been upset, I’ve been startled. Seeing our work repurposed in a moment of collective action was humbling and powerful," RIOS co-CEO Andy Lantz told @dianabudds.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is a really nice piece. Shoutout to @dianabudds.bsky.social for finding a cool angle to cover this
curtain walls — as in literal curtains — seem to be everywhere in interiors right now. for @wallpapermag.bsky.social, i unpacked the trend. www.wallpaper.com/design-inter...
June 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
curtain walls — as in literal curtains — seem to be everywhere in interiors right now. for @wallpapermag.bsky.social, i unpacked the trend. www.wallpaper.com/design-inter...
an unexpected perk of ordering an espresso to stay at blue bottle: a v. cute marimekko demitasse
May 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
an unexpected perk of ordering an espresso to stay at blue bottle: a v. cute marimekko demitasse
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Below, from American Prospect is a paragraph explaining that Trump’s wealth was largely created by FHA subsidies to his father’s business, building middle class housing.
I mention this because Trump is poised to eliminate housing vouchers subsidize rent, helping both landlords and tenants.
I mention this because Trump is poised to eliminate housing vouchers subsidize rent, helping both landlords and tenants.
May 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Below, from American Prospect is a paragraph explaining that Trump’s wealth was largely created by FHA subsidies to his father’s business, building middle class housing.
I mention this because Trump is poised to eliminate housing vouchers subsidize rent, helping both landlords and tenants.
I mention this because Trump is poised to eliminate housing vouchers subsidize rent, helping both landlords and tenants.
very big for design criticism! congratulations, @langealexandra.bsky.social!! www.pulitzer.org/winners/22649
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May 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
very big for design criticism! congratulations, @langealexandra.bsky.social!! www.pulitzer.org/winners/22649
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Brooklyn bus stop ads being replaced with guerilla public service announcements.
May 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Brooklyn bus stop ads being replaced with guerilla public service announcements.
love this view in the new open-air restroom pavilion at storm king, by heneghan peng and wxy
May 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
love this view in the new open-air restroom pavilion at storm king, by heneghan peng and wxy
this illustration is too good! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
Under Trump, Stocks Have the Worst Start to a Presidential Term Since 1974
During the first 100 days of the Trump administration, shock waves from the chaotic tariff rollout continue to send tremors through the global financial system.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
this illustration is too good! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
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This story is going viral and causing a major freakout among museum donors and patrons. I'm told by a source at the museum that it is completely untrue. ??
Something about this story is off. The Woolworth's lunch counter exhibit isn't installed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It's next door at the National Museum of American History blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance
Critics warn: it’s not just history being erased—it’s identity.
blackpressusa.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This story is going viral and causing a major freakout among museum donors and patrons. I'm told by a source at the museum that it is completely untrue. ??