Latest articles by Hadani Ditmars
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Explore the riches of Morse House, the Canadian modernist gem on the marketMorse House, designed by Thompson, Berwick & Pratt Architects in 1982 on Vancouver's Bowen Island, is on the market – might you be the new custodian of its modernist legacy?
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Discover Canadian modernist Daniel Evan White’s pitch-perfect homesCanadian architect Daniel Evan White (1933-2012) had a gift for using the landscape to create extraordinary homes; revisit his story in an article from the Wallpaper* archives (first published in 2011)
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Ai Weiwei's major retrospective in Seattle is a timely and provocative exploration of human rights'Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism' of Ai Weiwei is on now at the Seattle Art Museum
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Explore the Perry Estate, a lesser-known Arthur Erickson project in CanadaThe Perry estate – a residence and studio built for sculptor Frank Perry and often visited by his friend Bill Reid – is now on the market in North Vancouver
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Tour this Bel Vista house by Albert Frey, restored to its former glory in Palm SpringsAn Albert Frey Bel Vista house has been restored and praised for its revival - just in time for the 2025 Palm Springs Modernism Week Preview
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Arthur Erickson's Museum of Anthropology at UBC has been given a new lease of life in VancouverAfter an extensive renovation, The Museum of Anthropology is part Shinto shrine, part cathedral, part longhouse – and a temple to learning
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Join the West Coast Modern Week's Home Tour 2024 for modernist architecture and moreWest Coast Modern Week 2024 comes with its annual home tour courtesy of the West Vancouver Art Museum, offering an extensive, immersive showcase of Canada's modernist architecture
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Downs House II inspires West Coast Modern campaign in VancouverDowns House II, currently on the market in Vancouver, inspires a West Coast Modern campaign to save the modernist landmark
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In memoriam: architect Antoine Predock (1936-2024)The late Antoine Predock has left a lasting, international architectural legacy and portfolio, from residential designs to art museums
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This Walter S White house in Indio is given a new lease of lifeThis Walter S White house in Indio, California, has been redesigned for the 21st century by Sean Gaston
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Art Dubai 2024 considers community and belongingWhat to see at Art Dubai 2024 this weekend, an oasis of art, design and ideas
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Dallas' new Hôtel Swexan caters to old souls and the young at heartHôtel Swexan is a new classic character in the cultural history of Texas
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Discover Dyde House, a lesser known Arthur Erickson gemDyde House by modernist architect Arthur Erickson is celebrated in a new film, premiered in Canada
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Omer Arbel’s 75.9 house in Vancouver is timeless yet extraterrestrialBocci creative director Omer Arbel’s latest house, in the Canadian Pacific Northwest, makes use of columnar roof forms and the local landscape to create a hidden gem
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In memoriam: Rifat Chadirji (1926 – 2020)We look back to the life and work of prominent Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji, considered by many the father of modern Iraqi architecture, who has passed away aged 93
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Paul Rudolph’s Walker House replica in Palm Springs is up for auctionThis year's Palm Springs Modernism Week presents the last chance to see the iconic midcentury modern Walker Guest House designed by Paul Rudolph in the 1950s ahead of its sale at the end of the month through Heritage Auctions
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Battersby Howat creates bold geometry for a ravine-hugging home in North VancouverChallenging topography and a triangular lot inspired this modernist mountainside retreat designed for an entrepreneur
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Beaux arts and brutalism reimagined on the Ottawa architecture sceneCanada’s national capital is a theatrical set piece of symbolic real estate, with Parliament Hill, Confederation Square and the Senate all within a few hundred metres of each other. Here architecture is a performative act.
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Imagining a new Thames pedestrian bridge in East London -
Vancouver House by BIG gears up for completion -
Scale meets ambition in Vancouver’s architectural futureThe latest instalment in our ‘Letter from...' series journeys through the urban future of Canada's ‘most liveable city’
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Arthur Mudry’s midcentury modern house in West Vancouver is a paean to the Pacific forest -
Join our tour of Freiburg, the German city leading the way in sustainable architecture -
Ones to watch on Canada’s west coast design scene
