WEEK IN REVIEW

following years of speculation, the national museum of norway confirmed this week that the almost-invisible sentence on edvard munch’s 'the scream' was written by the artist himself. curators believe that the inscription, which reads ‘can only have been painted by a madman,’ was added to the painting shortly after an incident in 1895, when munch exhibited it to the public for the first time. read the full story here.

in architecture news, two residential schemes from japan, submitted by our's readers, made it to the most popular articles this week. developed for the owner of a tropical plant farm, ‘house OS’ by 1-1 architects is set amid the lush green countryside of aichi prefecture. at the same time, in a residential area of miyazaki, n.yamada architect and associates has realized two new houses for three generations of the same family. both homes are clad in blackened wood to coexist harmoniously, yet each interior adapts to accommodate the very differing needs of the two households.

meanwhile, designboom spoke with stuart graff, the president and CEO of the frank lloyd wright foundation, to learn more about the foundation's missions, milestones, and plans for the future. in the interview, which can be read in full here, graff discusses the ways he and his team have been able to engage with the architecture community throughout the pandemic, as well as the significance of having eight frank lloyd wright sites inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list.

finally, take a glimpse into one of nature’s most magical spectacles with daniel kordan's photographs of the enchanting light show that takes place during fireflies’ mating season.