Arcade 42.1

A go-to magazine for criticism and exploration of architecture and design from professionals and scholars working in the field. Arcade’s mission is to host an inclusive and insightful dialogue on the designed environment, expanding the idea that design at every scale of human endeavour impacts our quality of life.

In this issue: Materiality

Materiality centres on a critical discourse about the built environment, materials, and sustainability. It addresses tactile engagement with the natural world, craft as a record of time, the roles of ethics, history, and technology in material choices, and Indigenous fables about timber territory, and extractives, among other topics. 

Washington; U.S, 38x27cm, 80 pages, Semi-annual; Summer 2025