Architecture in December, 2020, brought hope with signs of positive change for the new year

And finally, we're at December, the end of 2020... the year everyone's happy to bid farewell. It's been a melancholic month, with many taking time off from work, some braving the virus to spend time with family, with others staying cautious and remaining at home with family or alone. A vaccine brings hope that life, and work, will start looking more like normal next year. To end 2020, we bring you a summary of this year's final month in architecture... Creative community issues a call to remove Philip Johnson's name because of his fascist past The month of December kicked off with a call for institutions to disassociate themselves from Philip Johnson due to his nazi-sympathizing and penchant for fascism. While the call was directed to several architecture and design institutions, only one publicly released a response... Sarah Whiting, Dean at Harvard GSD, responds to call for removal of Philip Johnson's name In her letter, Dean Whiting expresses support of The Johnson Group's reques...