Ark Journal: Volume XIIl - Spring Summer 2025

ARK JOURNAL VOLUME XIIl – SPRING SUMMER

Volume XIII of Ark Journal explores the quiet, transformative power of obsession - a force that fuels creativity, preserves beauty, and pushes boundaries. This issue celebrates individuals across art, music, architecture, and design whose deep focus and passion shape timeless, enduring work.

Highlights include:

• A restored Philip Johnson house, a rewilded Danish country home, and a thoughtfully layered New York loft

• An intimate conversation with Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, whose poetic approach has shaped seven decades of practice

• A tribute to Brodie Sessions, capturing musical performances in unique architectural spaces on analogue film

• Sculptural metal forms by Umberto Bellardi Ricci echoing New York’s angular energy

• A visual essay set in Russel Wright’s Manitoga estate and meditations on space, memory, and balance in a minimalist case study home

Ark Journal continues to be a thoughtful celebration of Scandinavian design, exploring how obsession - in its quietest form - can lead to something profoundly beautiful and lasting.