PinnedJames BiberinUX CollectiveBrutalism: the language of evilWhy are nearly all Criminal Mastermind Lairs concrete Brutalist buildings?·12 min read·Jan 25, 2022----
PinnedJames BiberinUX CollectiveWhen Mies designed a drive-inFast food never had it so good.·13 min read·Mar 3, 2021--1--1
PinnedJames BiberinUX CollectiveApophenia: a patterned lifeI learned a new word today; Apophenia.·8 min read·Nov 15, 2020--2--2
James BiberFree the interns!There are only one or two circumstances in which an architecture student can legitimately be asked to work in a for-profit firm for free…·8 min read·Jun 13, 2022--1--1
James BiberinUX CollectiveArchitecture & autocracyEvery few years a design critic writes about the questionable ethics of architects, desperate to build at any cost…·8 min read·Mar 21, 2022----
James BiberinUX CollectiveHolmes-land: Theranos, Polaroid and the legacy of dropoutsSuccessful college dropouts, especially those from legendary institutions like Harvard or Stanford, are part of the origin story for…·9 min read·Mar 18, 2022--1--1
James BiberinUX CollectiveThe front doorVestigial value at the edge of privacy.·9 min read·Feb 14, 2022----
James BiberinUX CollectiveAre we living in a simulation?Simulacra, Analog & Digital·12 min read·Dec 28, 2021----
James BiberinUX CollectiveHow 1/100th of a second changed the worldI’m surprised how jolted I was by Charlie Watts death. Yes, he was the oldest, but (unrealistically) seemed like the least likely to die…·9 min read·Sep 5, 2021--2--2