Ensure priligy is taken with water.
Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. should be one of the great streets in the world. Instead, it’s got a bunch of starchitect monuments strung along it.
Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. should be one of the great streets in the world. Instead, it’s got a bunch of starchitect monuments strung along it.
12.29.2025
This annual gathering is pumping millions into positive changes for one of Africa’s largest metropolises.
This annual gathering is pumping millions into positive changes for one of Africa’s largest metropolises.
12.23.2025
Wonderful things can be found in the towns and cities between the coasts—but only if you’re willing to keep your eyes and mind open.
Wonderful things can be found in the towns and cities between the coasts—but only if you’re willing to keep your eyes and mind open.
12.22.2025
When the physical form of a place supports proximity, routine encounters, and a diversity of public life, civic engagement doesn’t need to be engineered; it emerges.
When the physical form of a place supports proximity, routine encounters, and a diversity of public life, civic engagement doesn’t need to be engineered; it emerges.
12.17.2025
How architecture school prepared me to teach in Papua New Guinea.
How architecture school prepared me to teach in Papua New Guinea.
12.16.2025
A practical language guide for the aspiring architectural intellectual.
A practical language guide for the aspiring architectural intellectual.
12.14.2025
For all the good it has done, the ADA has had limited success in correcting a nettlesome part of the theatergoing experience.
For all the good it has done, the ADA has had limited success in correcting a nettlesome part of the theatergoing experience.
12.11.2025
An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.
An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.
12.10.2025
The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.
The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.
12.09.2025
A few things that demonstrate the gulf between the island nation’s philosophy of how cities should work and America’s.
A few things that demonstrate the gulf between the island nation’s philosophy of how cities should work and America’s.
12.08.2025
In a profession that claims to celebrate nonconformity, he was a true iconoclast.
In a profession that claims to celebrate nonconformity, he was a true iconoclast.
12.03.2025
The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?
The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?
12.02.2025
Can Mayor Mamdani embrace “social value” in New York City real estate?
Can Mayor Mamdani embrace “social value” in New York City real estate?
12.01.2025
Social graciousness when paths cross is fundamental to this city.
Social graciousness when paths cross is fundamental to this city.
11.26.2025
The action is likely to reduce access to student loans, which will limit who chooses to pursue architecture.
The action is likely to reduce access to student loans, which will limit who chooses to pursue architecture.
11.24.2025
Using the underground dance party milieu as a tool for dreaming up and building a new urban future.
Using the underground dance party milieu as a tool for dreaming up and building a new urban future.
11.19.2025
The restoration and adaptation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel is an achievement that can, and should, be replicated.
The restoration and adaptation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel is an achievement that can, and should, be replicated.
11.17.2025
Mamdani’s message: We don’t have to choose between moral clarity and municipal competence.
Mamdani’s message: We don’t have to choose between moral clarity and municipal competence.
11.12.2025
The city is already overloaded with cars, yet it lacks the density needed for transit to work effectively. Moving beyond this stalemate is essential.
The city is already overloaded with cars, yet it lacks the density needed for transit to work effectively. Moving beyond this stalemate is essential.
11.11.2025
A talk with Carol Bebelle, editor of the new book Counting Our Blessings: New Orleans Stories 20 Years After Katrina.
A talk with Carol Bebelle, editor of the new book Counting Our Blessings: New Orleans Stories 20 Years After Katrina.
11.10.2025
As NYC prepares for Mayor Mamdani’s free buses, officials have a chance to rethink some of the city’s most common public spaces.
As NYC prepares for Mayor Mamdani’s free buses, officials have a chance to rethink some of the city’s most common public spaces.
11.05.2025
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
11.03.2025
Memories of a space whose unique qualities helped nurture a burgeoning planner from East Los Angeles.
Memories of a space whose unique qualities helped nurture a burgeoning planner from East Los Angeles.
10.29.2025
No matter how brilliant they may be, architects are responsible for their acquiescence to clients, whose desires eclipse all other meanings.
No matter how brilliant they may be, architects are responsible for their acquiescence to clients, whose desires eclipse all other meanings.
10.27.2025
A large population is a quality-of-life benefit, not a dystopian threat.
A large population is a quality-of-life benefit, not a dystopian threat.
10.22.2025
George Lakoff’s new book, The Neural Mind, tells us why.
George Lakoff’s new book, The Neural Mind, tells us why.
10.21.2025
His White House ballroom project would be an ethically thorny project for any architect.
His White House ballroom project would be an ethically thorny project for any architect.
10.15.2025
City Hall controversies expose municipal rot, even as residents grow weary waiting to rebuild after the fire.
City Hall controversies expose municipal rot, even as residents grow weary waiting to rebuild after the fire.
10.14.2025
Here’s a comprehensive blueprint for creating a new path forward.
Here’s a comprehensive blueprint for creating a new path forward.
10.13.2025
A residential designer visits a few buildings that are important to his own perspective.
A residential designer visits a few buildings that are important to his own perspective.
09.29.2025
Architect-planner Dan Parolek—who coined the phrase “missing middle housing”—is working to solve entrenched problems.
Architect-planner Dan Parolek—who coined the phrase “missing middle housing”—is working to solve entrenched problems.
09.24.2025
Real estate speculation is eroding the beauty of a great urban neighborhood.
Real estate speculation is eroding the beauty of a great urban neighborhood.
09.22.2025
Thomas Jefferson explains classical architecture to his brainless successor.
Thomas Jefferson explains classical architecture to his brainless successor.
09.17.2025
Though 60% of its residents are old, officials won’t assist in an effort to identify the most vulnerable.
Though 60% of its residents are old, officials won’t assist in an effort to identify the most vulnerable.
09.16.2025
A proposal to turn a John Portman-designed skybridge into a space that celebrates the city’s history and design legacy.
A proposal to turn a John Portman-designed skybridge into a space that celebrates the city’s history and design legacy.
09.15.2025
¿Prefieres? A deck of cards with healthcare benefits.
¿Prefieres? A deck of cards with healthcare benefits.
09.11.2025
Communities of faith want their identity reflected in the places they gather.
Communities of faith want their identity reflected in the places they gather.
09.10.2025
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
09.08.2025
An L.A-born urban planner finds traces of home in the Midwest.
An L.A-born urban planner finds traces of home in the Midwest.
09.03.2025
This new film delivers a penetrating message about the built world we’ve created.
This new film delivers a penetrating message about the built world we’ve created.
09.02.2025
The future of the city’s expensive beachfront remains unclear, but almost certainly will be costlier than ever to rebuild.
The future of the city’s expensive beachfront remains unclear, but almost certainly will be costlier than ever to rebuild.
09.01.2025
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
08.27.2025
The many ways residents and local institutions worked to bring the Crescent City back after a historic natural disaster.
The many ways residents and local institutions worked to bring the Crescent City back after a historic natural disaster.
08.26.2025
Powerful forces become available when communities are willing to take control of their collective destiny.
Powerful forces become available when communities are willing to take control of their collective destiny.
08.25.2025
What almost happened instead…
What almost happened instead…
08.20.2025
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
08.19.2025
Why and how I became a citizen urban planner and advocate.
Why and how I became a citizen urban planner and advocate.
08.18.2025
Changes to the White House have a long history of controversy, but this new project has some inscrutable details.
Changes to the White House have a long history of controversy, but this new project has some inscrutable details.
08.13.2025
Cities are where we can make significant impacts, comparatively quickly, to help fight climate change.
Cities are where we can make significant impacts, comparatively quickly, to help fight climate change.
08.12.2025
Milton Shinberg leads the profession back to people through the human sciences.
Milton Shinberg leads the profession back to people through the human sciences.
08.11.2025
A longstanding element of the city’s retail is shut out again as the mayor rejects a key reform.
A longstanding element of the city’s retail is shut out again as the mayor rejects a key reform.
08.07.2025
Sam Kaplan Hall recounts his wide-ranging life in a new memoir that contains more than a few great personal stories.
Sam Kaplan Hall recounts his wide-ranging life in a new memoir that contains more than a few great personal stories.
08.05.2025
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
08.04.2025
The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.
The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.
07.31.2025
Even as he approaches sainthood, the man who “designed Barcelona” defies categorization.
Even as he approaches sainthood, the man who “designed Barcelona” defies categorization.
07.30.2025
A conversation with Empty Sky co-designer Jessica Jamroz about the still-uncompleted and largely neglected monument.
A conversation with Empty Sky co-designer Jessica Jamroz about the still-uncompleted and largely neglected monument.
07.23.2025
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
07.22.2025
A trove of architectural imagery offers a bleak assessment of modern life.
A trove of architectural imagery offers a bleak assessment of modern life.
07.21.2025
The new mayor creates the Affordable Housing Authority, bringing the power of government to bear on a problem that the private sector has failed to solve.
The new mayor creates the Affordable Housing Authority, bringing the power of government to bear on a problem that the private sector has failed to solve.
07.16.2025
Local leaders continue to hold on to outdated assumptions about what the city is and could become.
Local leaders continue to hold on to outdated assumptions about what the city is and could become.
07.15.2025
Adaptive reuse in the Czech Republic.
Adaptive reuse in the Czech Republic.
07.14.2025
Planner Hillary Brown on how underpopulated areas across the U.S. could absorb population resettlements resulting from sea-level rise, flooding, wildfires, and extreme heat.
Planner Hillary Brown on how underpopulated areas across the U.S. could absorb population resettlements resulting from sea-level rise, flooding, wildfires, and extreme heat.
07.09.2025
Speculative fiction about our next million years of existence.
Speculative fiction about our next million years of existence.
07.08.2025
It’s a mixed bag—with some potential upsides.
It’s a mixed bag—with some potential upsides.
07.02.2025
Planning policies reflect a deep disdain for the poor, prioritizing elite aesthetics over social equity.
Planning policies reflect a deep disdain for the poor, prioritizing elite aesthetics over social equity.
06.30.2025
With tributes from Witold Rybczynski, Gerhard W. Mayer, James Howard Kuntsler, and Jeff Speck.
With tributes from Witold Rybczynski, Gerhard W. Mayer, James Howard Kuntsler, and Jeff Speck.
06.26.2025
In the U.S., interior and exterior spaces are outsize because they can be. In France, high density means less individual space—so design matters even more.
In the U.S., interior and exterior spaces are outsize because they can be. In France, high density means less individual space—so design matters even more.
06.25.2025
CannonDesign’s Elisabeth Perrault on her firm’s collaboration with the nonprofit Sunflower Network and Pelli Clarke & Partners.
CannonDesign’s Elisabeth Perrault on her firm’s collaboration with the nonprofit Sunflower Network and Pelli Clarke & Partners.
06.18.2025
Don’t put faith in awards, publications, or PR firms to generate the next project. Instead, demonstrate your value in every completed building.
Don’t put faith in awards, publications, or PR firms to generate the next project. Instead, demonstrate your value in every completed building.
06.17.2025
Why should it be so difficult for pedestrians here to traverse a road or cross the street?
Why should it be so difficult for pedestrians here to traverse a road or cross the street?
06.16.2025
What happens when the people who will rebuild burned-out L.A. are afraid to come to work?
What happens when the people who will rebuild burned-out L.A. are afraid to come to work?
06.11.2025
Retail windows can do so much more than market goods and services.
Retail windows can do so much more than market goods and services.
06.09.2025
In addition to sharing many inherent traits, the fortunes of the former depend on the affordability of the latter.
In addition to sharing many inherent traits, the fortunes of the former depend on the affordability of the latter.
06.04.2025
Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.
Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.
06.03.2025
Author and educator Steven Heller’s commencement address to the School of Visual Arts’ Class of 2025.
Author and educator Steven Heller’s commencement address to the School of Visual Arts’ Class of 2025.
05.29.2025
AI is a tool for design, no more, no less. Humans are the creators.
AI is a tool for design, no more, no less. Humans are the creators.
05.26.2025
The Thomas Jefferson Building, Project 2025, and the unbuilding of Jefferson’s democracy.
The Thomas Jefferson Building, Project 2025, and the unbuilding of Jefferson’s democracy.
05.20.2025
Carl Elefante makes the case for the importance of rehabilitating buildings instead of erecting new ones.
Carl Elefante makes the case for the importance of rehabilitating buildings instead of erecting new ones.
05.19.2025
QUIMBY—Quality In My Backyard—is a movement to harness the urgency of YIMBYs to build neighborhoods that even NIMBYs can love.
QUIMBY—Quality In My Backyard—is a movement to harness the urgency of YIMBYs to build neighborhoods that even NIMBYs can love.
05.14.2025
Have architects become too enamored of cosplaying as artists?
Have architects become too enamored of cosplaying as artists?
05.07.2025
A few tips from the host of the popular YouTube channel “Stewart Hicks Takes on Buildings.”
A few tips from the host of the popular YouTube channel “Stewart Hicks Takes on Buildings.”
05.06.2025
Rather than court “exercises in reconstruction,” a competition sought “acts of memory, creativity and hope.”
Rather than court “exercises in reconstruction,” a competition sought “acts of memory, creativity and hope.”
05.05.2025
Residential architects understand the origin story and the life evolution of those who they design for.
Residential architects understand the origin story and the life evolution of those who they design for.
05.01.2025
Written more than 1,000 years ago, the Roman emperor’s words of wisdom offer guidance and comfort to the profession in the 21st century.
Written more than 1,000 years ago, the Roman emperor’s words of wisdom offer guidance and comfort to the profession in the 21st century.
04.30.2025
Lessons from a decade in the Crescent City.
Lessons from a decade in the Crescent City.
04.28.2025
Stock market turmoil, tariffs, and high interest rates are some of the factors that will continue to constrain production and affordability.
Stock market turmoil, tariffs, and high interest rates are some of the factors that will continue to constrain production and affordability.
04.22.2025
The state of design journalism in the internet age.
The state of design journalism in the internet age.
04.16.2025
Rebuilding doesn’t have to mean sterile development. Just look at the innovative and resilient ways people are already doing it.
Rebuilding doesn’t have to mean sterile development. Just look at the innovative and resilient ways people are already doing it.
04.14.2025
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
04.09.2025
The rise of artificial intelligence will challenge architects to rediscover their unique value.
The rise of artificial intelligence will challenge architects to rediscover their unique value.
04.07.2025
Built in waves across centuries, it tells a story on every street.
Built in waves across centuries, it tells a story on every street.
03.31.2025
Is the huge and sprawling “modern farmhouse” next?
Is the huge and sprawling “modern farmhouse” next?
03.31.2025
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
03.25.2025
Planning’s “me-centered” ethos needs to become a “we-centered” approach.
Planning’s “me-centered” ethos needs to become a “we-centered” approach.
03.19.2025
In the wake of the L.A. fires, a different strategy is required.
In the wake of the L.A. fires, a different strategy is required.
03.18.2025
Episode 2 of the Common Edge podcast explores the question: The age of the starchitect is over, what’s next?
Episode 2 of the Common Edge podcast explores the question: The age of the starchitect is over, what’s next?
03.12.2025
Why should design and construction be more like the process of bottling wine?
Why should design and construction be more like the process of bottling wine?
03.11.2025
The urbanist and educator thinks cities still don’t understand the importance of what the digital creative class does.
The urbanist and educator thinks cities still don’t understand the importance of what the digital creative class does.
03.10.2025
The data for U.S. energy production show a very different picture than the one painted by Big Oil and the current administration.
The data for U.S. energy production show a very different picture than the one painted by Big Oil and the current administration.
03.05.2025
The dystopian streaming shows that reflect our times—and that we can’t get enough of.
The dystopian streaming shows that reflect our times—and that we can’t get enough of.
03.04.2025
Why the executive Order on federal buildings is doomed to failure.
Why the executive Order on federal buildings is doomed to failure.
03.03.2025
A New Orleanian pays a Mardi Gras tribute to the Cajun Dalai Lama.
A New Orleanian pays a Mardi Gras tribute to the Cajun Dalai Lama.
02.26.2025
Grounding studio assignments in historical and current cultural issues is the best way to foster empathy in students.
Grounding studio assignments in historical and current cultural issues is the best way to foster empathy in students.
02.25.2025
Why it’s the solution to livable cities.
Why it’s the solution to livable cities.
02.24.2025
One important guideline: look for simple indicators of complex conditions.
One important guideline: look for simple indicators of complex conditions.
02.20.2025
The problem is that City of Yes was an open call to build with no requirements that lost affordable units be replaced.
The problem is that City of Yes was an open call to build with no requirements that lost affordable units be replaced.
02.18.2025
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
02.17.2025
Episode 1: Witold Rybcynzski and Kurt Andersen explore the age-old question, “What is ugly?”
Episode 1: Witold Rybcynzski and Kurt Andersen explore the age-old question, “What is ugly?”
02.11.2025
Fear and loathing in the burned-out communities of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena.
Fear and loathing in the burned-out communities of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena.
02.10.2025
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
02.05.2025
Re: America’s Unauthorized Use of Classical European Architectural Intellectual Property.
Re: America’s Unauthorized Use of Classical European Architectural Intellectual Property.
02.04.2025
The city should reconsider the single-use land patterns of Pacific Palisades and Altadena and enact zoning reforms.
The city should reconsider the single-use land patterns of Pacific Palisades and Altadena and enact zoning reforms.
02.03.2025
The film’s portrayal of its architect protagonist is entirely predictable, but carries a note of caution.
The film’s portrayal of its architect protagonist is entirely predictable, but carries a note of caution.
01.29.2025
This year, AI will assert itself on both the designer and the client sides of the construction industry.
This year, AI will assert itself on both the designer and the client sides of the construction industry.
01.27.2025
In response to a recent executive order about architectural design, the Father of Modernism speaks from beyond the grave.
In response to a recent executive order about architectural design, the Father of Modernism speaks from beyond the grave.
01.24.2025
The AEC industry continues to confront our environmental challenges—never mind what the headlines might suggest.
The AEC industry continues to confront our environmental challenges—never mind what the headlines might suggest.
01.22.2025
The City of Angels is that rare metropolis where landscape shapes ways of being.
The City of Angels is that rare metropolis where landscape shapes ways of being.
01.21.2025
A Common Edge–led workshop engages architecture students to consider where they want to take the profession.
A Common Edge–led workshop engages architecture students to consider where they want to take the profession.
01.20.2025
The recent conflagration threatens to permanently alter a rare example of California livability.
The recent conflagration threatens to permanently alter a rare example of California livability.
01.16.2025
The lesson here might be: listen first, design second.
The lesson here might be: listen first, design second.
01.15.2025
What happens when a studio course offers AI tools and a real-world housing crisis.
What happens when a studio course offers AI tools and a real-world housing crisis.
01.13.2025
Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, is a deep, accessible dive into the prosaic realms of urban planning.
Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, is a deep, accessible dive into the prosaic realms of urban planning.
01.08.2025
An architect’s search for clarity in a far-off land.
An architect’s search for clarity in a far-off land.
01.07.2025
Giving away public space for automobiles makes little sense.
Giving away public space for automobiles makes little sense.
01.06.2025
Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
12.23.2024
The city is rolling out an ambitious effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Is it set up for success?
The city is rolling out an ambitious effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Is it set up for success?
12.18.2024
Thinking small can help us answer the challenges of our time.
Thinking small can help us answer the challenges of our time.
12.17.2024
The miraculous rebuild was enabled by the century-old French system of trade guilds and education.
The miraculous rebuild was enabled by the century-old French system of trade guilds and education.
12.16.2024
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
12.11.2024
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
12.10.2024
Buildings can be designed to antagonize communities, or serve as welcoming presences.
Buildings can be designed to antagonize communities, or serve as welcoming presences.
12.09.2024
The architect’s latest book displays his talent for analytic precision and provocation.
The architect’s latest book displays his talent for analytic precision and provocation.
12.04.2024
If your town isn’t cultivating its own economic growth, then it’s being mined for someone else’s profit.
If your town isn’t cultivating its own economic growth, then it’s being mined for someone else’s profit.
12.03.2024
A talk with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, author of The Cities We Need.
A talk with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, author of The Cities We Need.
11.27.2024
Continued inaction could leave us with fewer, and far riskier, options for mitigating a warming Earth.
Continued inaction could leave us with fewer, and far riskier, options for mitigating a warming Earth.
11.26.2024
An excerpt from An Urban Odyssey: A Critic’s Search for the Soul of Cities and Self.
An excerpt from An Urban Odyssey: A Critic’s Search for the Soul of Cities and Self.
11.25.2024
If the profession is to survive, however, we have no choice.
If the profession is to survive, however, we have no choice.
11.20.2024
Doing so would raise $14 billion annually for the city.
Doing so would raise $14 billion annually for the city.
11.19.2024
Submitting to this area’s urban rhythm reveals the power of public art to define a place.
Submitting to this area’s urban rhythm reveals the power of public art to define a place.
11.18.2024
Life is imperfect, and architects understand this better than most.
Life is imperfect, and architects understand this better than most.
11.13.2024
The artist’s latest work, in Manhattan, is both an engineering and a visual marvel that moves the spirit.
The artist’s latest work, in Manhattan, is both an engineering and a visual marvel that moves the spirit.
11.12.2024
Plans for a phased demolition and rebuilding of the Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses should be viewed with skepticism.
Plans for a phased demolition and rebuilding of the Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses should be viewed with skepticism.
11.11.2024
Strategies for architects, planners, and policymakers as we adapt to a changing world.
Strategies for architects, planners, and policymakers as we adapt to a changing world.
11.07.2024
The artist is driven not just by curiosity or ambition, but by the precepts of his Quakerism.
The artist is driven not just by curiosity or ambition, but by the precepts of his Quakerism.
11.04.2024
How New York’s rising Area Median Income dashed hopes for the Atlantic Yards megaproject.
How New York’s rising Area Median Income dashed hopes for the Atlantic Yards megaproject.
11.01.2024
City council is expected to vote on the controversial proposal soon.
City council is expected to vote on the controversial proposal soon.
10.29.2024
The road to recovery will be long.
The road to recovery will be long.
10.24.2024
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
10.22.2024
They’re bringing the aesthetics and lifestyle expectations of the hospitality industry into their domiciles.
They’re bringing the aesthetics and lifestyle expectations of the hospitality industry into their domiciles.
10.14.2024
How to lure an architect onto the rocks.
How to lure an architect onto the rocks.
10.09.2024
The key to finding a new relevance for “the holy” lies in architectural humility.
The key to finding a new relevance for “the holy” lies in architectural humility.
10.07.2024
A National Building Museum exhibition surveys notable concrete architecture in D.C. and presents possible future uses.
A National Building Museum exhibition surveys notable concrete architecture in D.C. and presents possible future uses.
10.02.2024
A rare film that celebrates design and urban planning, Coppola’s latest epic is a mishmash of architectural, cinematic, and literary history.
A rare film that celebrates design and urban planning, Coppola’s latest epic is a mishmash of architectural, cinematic, and literary history.
09.25.2024
“If we are really serious in promoting inclusion and opportunities to practice, we need to take a fresh look at everything.”
“If we are really serious in promoting inclusion and opportunities to practice, we need to take a fresh look at everything.”
09.24.2024
Most New Yorkers care deeply about their great city and believe development shouldn’t be top-down and hidden from public scrutiny.
Most New Yorkers care deeply about their great city and believe development shouldn’t be top-down and hidden from public scrutiny.
09.23.2024
A talk with Sam Carter, a founding principal at the Resilient Cities Catalyst.
A talk with Sam Carter, a founding principal at the Resilient Cities Catalyst.
09.18.2024
Proponents of City of Yes are misapplying her ideas (again).
Proponents of City of Yes are misapplying her ideas (again).
09.17.2024
Why we still care, almost seven decades after his death.
Why we still care, almost seven decades after his death.
09.16.2024
Sprawling Los Angeles is vastly different from the French capital, but it can still find ways to take a cue from the City of Lights’ embrace of the local.
Sprawling Los Angeles is vastly different from the French capital, but it can still find ways to take a cue from the City of Lights’ embrace of the local.
09.12.2024
Some suggestions on living a life in design with meaning and purpose.
Some suggestions on living a life in design with meaning and purpose.
09.10.2024
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
09.09.2024
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
09.05.2024
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
09.03.2024
A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
08.29.2024
How the Statue of Liberty and the Hollywood Sign frame the nation’s inherent tensions.
How the Statue of Liberty and the Hollywood Sign frame the nation’s inherent tensions.
08.27.2024
Americans don’t like modern buildings because they don’t like the modern city.
Americans don’t like modern buildings because they don’t like the modern city.
08.21.2024
The fit between digital design and the hands-on world of construction.
The fit between digital design and the hands-on world of construction.
08.19.2024
Its aesthetic detractors don’t understand the porch’s ability to create community.
Its aesthetic detractors don’t understand the porch’s ability to create community.
08.14.2024
Why Elon Musk is worse than science fiction.
Why Elon Musk is worse than science fiction.
08.12.2024
An expat goes shopping in the European burbs.
An expat goes shopping in the European burbs.
08.07.2024
A talk with the former senator about the plan and the crisis of insurance affordability.
A talk with the former senator about the plan and the crisis of insurance affordability.
08.06.2024
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
08.05.2024
Empty office towers are likely to remain that way for years.
Empty office towers are likely to remain that way for years.
07.31.2024
Fotografiska bids adieu to its current digs with a tribute to the great street photographer.
Fotografiska bids adieu to its current digs with a tribute to the great street photographer.
07.24.2024
Havana, Tokyo, and Paris offer successful examples of how it might work.
Havana, Tokyo, and Paris offer successful examples of how it might work.
07.23.2024
From huge CO2 reductions to surging solar investments, the sector is paving the path to a sustainable future, but the time for bold action is now.
From huge CO2 reductions to surging solar investments, the sector is paving the path to a sustainable future, but the time for bold action is now.
07.22.2024
YIMBYS get a lot wrong about the legendary citizen planner.
YIMBYS get a lot wrong about the legendary citizen planner.
07.17.2024
There’s no design recipe for it.
There’s no design recipe for it.
07.10.2024
The noted landscape architect talks about one of the great 21st century urban parks.
The noted landscape architect talks about one of the great 21st century urban parks.
07.03.2024
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
07.01.2024
He designed two of the most famous landmarks of the late-20th-century. Why is he virtually unknown today?
He designed two of the most famous landmarks of the late-20th-century. Why is he virtually unknown today?
06.25.2024
A $688 million Koch family (!) investment shows the enormous upside for NBA team owners.
A $688 million Koch family (!) investment shows the enormous upside for NBA team owners.
06.18.2024
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
06.17.2024
It’s the “City of Yes”—even if you say “NO”!
It’s the “City of Yes”—even if you say “NO”!
06.05.2024
What these foreign-born giants of design theory brought to two American universities.
What these foreign-born giants of design theory brought to two American universities.
06.04.2024
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
06.03.2024
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
05.30.2024
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
05.29.2024
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
05.28.2024
There’s a surprisingly simple alternative to our hard, urban spaces.
There’s a surprisingly simple alternative to our hard, urban spaces.
05.22.2024
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
05.13.2024
We should have known the famed urbanist loved the bike.
We should have known the famed urbanist loved the bike.
05.02.2024
Like or loathe it, symbolism over substance has a long tradition.
Like or loathe it, symbolism over substance has a long tradition.
04.29.2024
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
04.23.2024
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
04.22.2024
For six decades, the photographer’s ability to offer a complex narrative about America in a single image was always unique.
For six decades, the photographer’s ability to offer a complex narrative about America in a single image was always unique.
04.15.2024
A lively talk with the author about his new book, Winging It.
A lively talk with the author about his new book, Winging It.
04.10.2024
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
04.08.2024
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
04.04.2024
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
03.27.2024
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
03.19.2024
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
03.17.2024
A new book highlights the promise—and lingering challenges—of this important material.
A new book highlights the promise—and lingering challenges—of this important material.
03.12.2024
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
03.07.2024
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
02.29.2024
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
02.26.2024
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
02.22.2024
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
02.15.2024
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
02.06.2024
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
02.05.2024
Is it space or the people who animate it?
Is it space or the people who animate it?
01.30.2024
A talk with urban planner Jeff Speck and his new business partner, Chris Dempsey.
A talk with urban planner Jeff Speck and his new business partner, Chris Dempsey.
01.29.2024
Bay Lexicon continues Jane Wolff’s exploration of landscapes and how finding a common language can enable better conversations about them.
Bay Lexicon continues Jane Wolff’s exploration of landscapes and how finding a common language can enable better conversations about them.
01.23.2024
The latest Sin City spectacle is just that—spectacle. Pure, crystalline spectacle.
The latest Sin City spectacle is just that—spectacle. Pure, crystalline spectacle.
01.22.2024
A talk with the self-proclaimed activist scholar.
A talk with the self-proclaimed activist scholar.
01.17.2024
The Smiling Gecko project in Cambodia addresses a more complex and systemic view of community life.
The Smiling Gecko project in Cambodia addresses a more complex and systemic view of community life.
01.09.2024
A talk with Christopher Payne about his recent book, Made in America.
A talk with Christopher Payne about his recent book, Made in America.
01.04.2024
Opening minds and defining a way of working is the ultimate payoff.
Opening minds and defining a way of working is the ultimate payoff.
12.19.2023
The Freedom Pavilion offers a beautiful way to contemplate peace, freedom, and solidarity with Ukraine.
The Freedom Pavilion offers a beautiful way to contemplate peace, freedom, and solidarity with Ukraine.
12.18.2023
The activist and author offers some perspective on the recently concluded UN Climate summit.
The activist and author offers some perspective on the recently concluded UN Climate summit.
12.14.2023
My recent talk to high school seniors.
My recent talk to high school seniors.
12.06.2023
The island nation is grappling with unique and formidable environmental challenges.
The island nation is grappling with unique and formidable environmental challenges.
12.05.2023
Much in the architecture world, and the world at large, has changed since the exhibition opened.
Much in the architecture world, and the world at large, has changed since the exhibition opened.
11.30.2023
Buildings don’t belong to architects, but to the culture that created them.
Buildings don’t belong to architects, but to the culture that created them.
11.29.2023
Social and cultural values may be as important as hard (and expensive) infrastructure.
Social and cultural values may be as important as hard (and expensive) infrastructure.
11.27.2023
Places that are “thin” offer experiences outside of the everyday.
Places that are “thin” offer experiences outside of the everyday.
11.21.2023
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
11.21.2023
Crowds love “The Book of HOV,” but the library has ceded public space for a self-produced tribute from his company, Roc Nation.
Crowds love “The Book of HOV,” but the library has ceded public space for a self-produced tribute from his company, Roc Nation.
11.20.2023
We asked ChatGPT a question that has plagued the profession for decades.
We asked ChatGPT a question that has plagued the profession for decades.
11.15.2023
John King, urban design critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, talks about his new book, Portal.
John King, urban design critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, talks about his new book, Portal.
11.14.2023
These public-private partnerships may not dovetail with the schools’ values or mission.
These public-private partnerships may not dovetail with the schools’ values or mission.
11.08.2023
For many, it’s a lurch between copying the past or pretending that time doesn’t exist.
For many, it’s a lurch between copying the past or pretending that time doesn’t exist.
11.07.2023
The UK cancer centers are an incredible legacy for its co-founder, Maggie Keswick Jencks.
The UK cancer centers are an incredible legacy for its co-founder, Maggie Keswick Jencks.
11.06.2023
A new book celebrates the lost grandeur and optimism of democracy.
A new book celebrates the lost grandeur and optimism of democracy.
11.02.2023
Years of effort have been undone by political strife, while earthquakes have further destroyed heritage structures.
Years of effort have been undone by political strife, while earthquakes have further destroyed heritage structures.
10.31.2023
The Perelman Performing Arts Center is a pricey bauble, but its over mechanized interiors suggest the building’s hype is unwarranted.
The Perelman Performing Arts Center is a pricey bauble, but its over mechanized interiors suggest the building’s hype is unwarranted.
10.24.2023
Forget the “doom loops,” there are plenty of indicators that urban centers are recovering.
Forget the “doom loops,” there are plenty of indicators that urban centers are recovering.
10.23.2023
Edward Mazria on the industry-altering impact of “Architects Pollute”.
Edward Mazria on the industry-altering impact of “Architects Pollute”.
10.17.2023
Urban researcher Alan Mallach on the global phenomenon of shrinking—and “thinning”—cities and countries.
Urban researcher Alan Mallach on the global phenomenon of shrinking—and “thinning”—cities and countries.
10.16.2023
“The goal is to ensure that the most at-risk…communities have the support, resources, and opportunities they need.”
“The goal is to ensure that the most at-risk…communities have the support, resources, and opportunities they need.”
10.11.2023
It’s the Competition Conundrum: You Can’t Lose If You Don’t Play.
It’s the Competition Conundrum: You Can’t Lose If You Don’t Play.
10.10.2023
Green building pioneer Bill Browning on why designing with nature is good business.
Green building pioneer Bill Browning on why designing with nature is good business.
10.04.2023
There is a keen sense of insight that comes from being in the in-between spaces of a largely binary culture.
There is a keen sense of insight that comes from being in the in-between spaces of a largely binary culture.
10.02.2023
Closer in, SHoP’s Brooklyn Tower reveals texture, color, and personality, but for many it’s a bleak middle finger on the skyline.
Closer in, SHoP’s Brooklyn Tower reveals texture, color, and personality, but for many it’s a bleak middle finger on the skyline.
09.27.2023
A revealing look at client relationships. An architectural fiction.
A revealing look at client relationships. An architectural fiction.
09.26.2023
Ending the cycle of pollution within our buildings benefits worker health, community health, and planetary health.
Ending the cycle of pollution within our buildings benefits worker health, community health, and planetary health.
09.25.2023
A new exhibition is at best a limited glimpse at a critical movement.
A new exhibition is at best a limited glimpse at a critical movement.
09.19.2023
The identity is a little different than the actual grind.
The identity is a little different than the actual grind.
09.11.2023
And how to change things for better results.
And how to change things for better results.
09.06.2023
When a style becomes historical, its meaning becomes slippery.
When a style becomes historical, its meaning becomes slippery.
09.05.2023
A talk with architecture critic Justin Davidson about the thorny knot of issues involved at New York’s most conflicted transportation-entertainment site.
A talk with architecture critic Justin Davidson about the thorny knot of issues involved at New York’s most conflicted transportation-entertainment site.
08.31.2023
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
08.29.2023
The arena and plaza have become notably more commercialized since 2012, while the towers lag in affordability and represent a modular failure.
The arena and plaza have become notably more commercialized since 2012, while the towers lag in affordability and represent a modular failure.
08.28.2023
There has been a significant drop this year. The path toward net-zero intensifies.
There has been a significant drop this year. The path toward net-zero intensifies.
08.24.2023
Life-long lessons from the father of Tropical Modernism.
Life-long lessons from the father of Tropical Modernism.
08.22.2023
An alumnus of the GSD takes a treacherous trek through the dense and glossy 50th anniversary issue.
An alumnus of the GSD takes a treacherous trek through the dense and glossy 50th anniversary issue.
08.21.2023
An enduring ‘origin myth’ continues to inspire contemporary designers.
An enduring ‘origin myth’ continues to inspire contemporary designers.
08.08.2023
What we build is who we are.
What we build is who we are.
07.24.2023
The stories found in Architectural Inheritance and Evolution in India rekindled the fire for the profession in one young professional.
The stories found in Architectural Inheritance and Evolution in India rekindled the fire for the profession in one young professional.
07.19.2023
While his design prescriptions were too narrow, his critique of modern planning principles still holds resonance.
While his design prescriptions were too narrow, his critique of modern planning principles still holds resonance.
07.17.2023
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
07.11.2023
The architect created interventions small and large, all informed by his love of walking the city’s streets.
The architect created interventions small and large, all informed by his love of walking the city’s streets.
07.10.2023
Defining divinity and higher powers, in the context of design, is often fraught.
Defining divinity and higher powers, in the context of design, is often fraught.
07.05.2023
We need new models for fixing existing sprawl and growing small towns.
We need new models for fixing existing sprawl and growing small towns.
06.26.2023
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
06.20.2023
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
06.18.2023
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
06.13.2023
Paved Paradise recounts parking’s pivotal history, exposing its environmental, economic, and social impacts.
Paved Paradise recounts parking’s pivotal history, exposing its environmental, economic, and social impacts.
06.12.2023
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
06.07.2023
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
06.06.2023
Although the event is lacking in actual architecture, it does introduce urgent and important new narratives.
Although the event is lacking in actual architecture, it does introduce urgent and important new narratives.
06.01.2023
There are good reasons to be skeptical about its ultimate utility.
There are good reasons to be skeptical about its ultimate utility.
05.31.2023
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
05.30.2023
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
05.24.2023
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
05.22.2023
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
05.18.2023
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
05.16.2023
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
05.15.2023
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
05.11.2023
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
05.03.2023
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
05.02.2023
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
05.01.2023
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
04.26.2023
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
04.24.2023
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
04.18.2023
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
04.17.2023
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
04.12.2023
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
04.11.2023
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
04.10.2023
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
04.03.2023
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
03.29.2023
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
03.27.2023
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
03.22.2023
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
03.20.2023
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
03.15.2023
The racist truth about our urban highways.
The racist truth about our urban highways.
03.14.2023
A review of Alec Nevala-Lee’s biography, Inventor of the Future.
A review of Alec Nevala-Lee’s biography, Inventor of the Future.
03.13.2023
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
03.09.2023
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
03.08.2023
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
03.07.2023
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
02.27.2023
The center of Rome’s nightlife has become a flashpoint between real estate speculators and community activists.
The center of Rome’s nightlife has become a flashpoint between real estate speculators and community activists.
02.22.2023
The fraught nature of the issue goes back at least two centuries.
The fraught nature of the issue goes back at least two centuries.
02.20.2023
I was supposed to be one kind of statistic. I ended up as another.
I was supposed to be one kind of statistic. I ended up as another.
02.15.2023
Why are the labels so seemingly fraught?
Why are the labels so seemingly fraught?
02.13.2023
A talk with landscape architect Tom Balsley about Long Island City’s Hunter’s Point South Park.
A talk with landscape architect Tom Balsley about Long Island City’s Hunter’s Point South Park.
02.07.2023
Most of the promises coming from industrialized nations have been empty ones.
Most of the promises coming from industrialized nations have been empty ones.
02.07.2023
It’s time to look beyond buildings, using new language, to employ a whole systems approach.
It’s time to look beyond buildings, using new language, to employ a whole systems approach.
02.06.2023
Celebrating a seminal site in the civil rights movement.
Celebrating a seminal site in the civil rights movement.
02.01.2023
A slippery slope, or the inevitable path toward our AI-fueled future?
A slippery slope, or the inevitable path toward our AI-fueled future?
01.30.2023
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
01.25.2023
How serendipity with architectural clients lead to an education in residential design.
How serendipity with architectural clients lead to an education in residential design.
01.23.2023
ChatGBT is talkative, relatively informed, and something just short of human.
ChatGBT is talkative, relatively informed, and something just short of human.
01.18.2023
The city reported zero pedestrian deaths on its streets in 2022. Planner Mike Lydon tells us how they did it.
The city reported zero pedestrian deaths on its streets in 2022. Planner Mike Lydon tells us how they did it.
01.17.2023
The homeless crisis is just part of a larger problem: our suburban form.
The homeless crisis is just part of a larger problem: our suburban form.
01.16.2023
A call to arms from Leddy Maytum Stacy’s new book.
A call to arms from Leddy Maytum Stacy’s new book.
01.11.2023
Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
01.10.2023
A project that has “promised much and delivered little.”
A project that has “promised much and delivered little.”
01.09.2023
A recent study illustrates some principles that might apply across all levels of education.
A recent study illustrates some principles that might apply across all levels of education.
01.04.2023
There are grand plans in the works—and mandates from Albany—for large investments in renewable energy, with wind power at the forefront.
There are grand plans in the works—and mandates from Albany—for large investments in renewable energy, with wind power at the forefront.
01.03.2023
In praise of UC Berkeley’s Bauer Wurster Hall, the so-called “worst building on campus.”
In praise of UC Berkeley’s Bauer Wurster Hall, the so-called “worst building on campus.”
12.27.2022
Thanks to our readers and contributors.
Thanks to our readers and contributors.
12.19.2022
The acclaimed author and critic talks about his new book.
The acclaimed author and critic talks about his new book.
12.13.2022
Caving to a wealthy donor, the school proposes an out of scale insertion into its historic core.
Caving to a wealthy donor, the school proposes an out of scale insertion into its historic core.
12.12.2022
How an urban design student helped lead a community regeneration project.
How an urban design student helped lead a community regeneration project.
12.05.2022
It has fast become an architectural trope.
It has fast become an architectural trope.
11.29.2022
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
11.28.2022
A set of placemaking tools for creating cities and towns.
A set of placemaking tools for creating cities and towns.
11.16.2022
The former critic of the Chicago Tribune prefers a more holistic approach.
The former critic of the Chicago Tribune prefers a more holistic approach.
11.15.2022
The critic talks about his new book on architecture, equity, and the public realm in Chicago.
The critic talks about his new book on architecture, equity, and the public realm in Chicago.
11.09.2022
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
11.08.2022
A silver lining to an impending slowdown?
A silver lining to an impending slowdown?
11.07.2022
The country needs a local industry-based solution to curtail its biggest emissions.
The country needs a local industry-based solution to curtail its biggest emissions.
11.03.2022
A conversation with the outgoing founder of Docomomo US.
A conversation with the outgoing founder of Docomomo US.
11.02.2022
Gleaming new high-rise towers stand alongside older family homes. Climate change puts both at risk—but on starkly different timetables.
Gleaming new high-rise towers stand alongside older family homes. Climate change puts both at risk—but on starkly different timetables.
10.31.2022
A talk with the author about his new book and his experiences in the 1960s underground press.
A talk with the author about his new book and his experiences in the 1960s underground press.
10.26.2022
A talk with former Councilmember Kristin Palmer about the troubled highway.
A talk with former Councilmember Kristin Palmer about the troubled highway.
10.25.2022
Architects should seek to rethink and reuse existing structures whenever possible.
Architects should seek to rethink and reuse existing structures whenever possible.
10.19.2022
The warning lights are flashing, telling us the status quo cannot hold. Will we wake up to the change that’s needed?
The warning lights are flashing, telling us the status quo cannot hold. Will we wake up to the change that’s needed?
10.11.2022
Seeing long completed projects pop up on the laptop is an exercise in time travel.
Seeing long completed projects pop up on the laptop is an exercise in time travel.
10.05.2022
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
10.03.2022
Eva Hagberg on her new book, which intertwines the story of Aline Louchheim Saarinen with Hagberg’s own journey in design media.
Eva Hagberg on her new book, which intertwines the story of Aline Louchheim Saarinen with Hagberg’s own journey in design media.
09.26.2022
The Tsais bought three floors at 220 Central Park South. Another compromise in the name of fundraising?
The Tsais bought three floors at 220 Central Park South. Another compromise in the name of fundraising?
09.21.2022
Andrew Bernheimer talks about the historic unionization at his architecture firm.
Andrew Bernheimer talks about the historic unionization at his architecture firm.
09.19.2022
And that’s a good thing.
And that’s a good thing.
09.14.2022
Advice from David Baker Architects on how to create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly buildings and developments.
Advice from David Baker Architects on how to create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly buildings and developments.
09.13.2022
His practice was one of service and humanity.
His practice was one of service and humanity.
09.12.2022
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
09.08.2022
The styles of the moment have a herd mentality about them.
The styles of the moment have a herd mentality about them.
08.31.2022
America’s biggest financial threat isn’t excessive government spending.
America’s biggest financial threat isn’t excessive government spending.
08.29.2022
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
08.24.2022
Part 2 in the “18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter” series.
Part 2 in the “18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter” series.
08.23.2022
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
08.22.2022
A talk with Atlanta architects William J. Stanley and Ivenue Love-Stanely.
A talk with Atlanta architects William J. Stanley and Ivenue Love-Stanely.
08.17.2022
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
08.16.2022
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
08.15.2022
The challenge and rewards of building a great new urban park.
The challenge and rewards of building a great new urban park.
08.10.2022
How the old mill town of Cabbagetown, in Atlanta, was reborn.
How the old mill town of Cabbagetown, in Atlanta, was reborn.
08.08.2022
The architect has a long history with that troubled road.
The architect has a long history with that troubled road.
08.02.2022
The first in a multipart series on the value of architecture.
The first in a multipart series on the value of architecture.
07.27.2022
A talk with the congressman about the future of that troubled urban highway.
A talk with the congressman about the future of that troubled urban highway.
07.26.2022
Better cities emerge when the people who shape them think more broadly about the places they are creating.
Better cities emerge when the people who shape them think more broadly about the places they are creating.
07.18.2022
Two Arup designers on equitable decarbonization.
Two Arup designers on equitable decarbonization.
07.14.2022
Closed churches, dead malls, empty movieplexes and big-box retail…design opportunities await.
Closed churches, dead malls, empty movieplexes and big-box retail…design opportunities await.
07.13.2022
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
07.06.2022
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
07.05.2022
America is getting gassed by its addiction to driving.
America is getting gassed by its addiction to driving.
06.30.2022
The first time in an actual design office can be unnerving.
The first time in an actual design office can be unnerving.
06.29.2022
Nature-inspired designs by Susan Jones, Rick Joy and Thomas Barrie.
Nature-inspired designs by Susan Jones, Rick Joy and Thomas Barrie.
06.28.2022
Weak-willed leadership and a banal renovation will not solve the National Gallery’s ongoing problems.
Weak-willed leadership and a banal renovation will not solve the National Gallery’s ongoing problems.
06.22.2022
A talk with the author of Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.
A talk with the author of Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.
06.21.2022
Why architecture and design must develop minimum human standards.
Why architecture and design must develop minimum human standards.
06.14.2022
From “who’s who” to “what’s next.”
From “who’s who” to “what’s next.”
06.13.2022
How the spirit of Both/And infuses the architecture of the Crescent City.
How the spirit of Both/And infuses the architecture of the Crescent City.
06.09.2022
How community activists transformed an abandoned construction site into a park.
How community activists transformed an abandoned construction site into a park.
06.07.2022
A talk with the author of Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall.
A talk with the author of Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall.
06.06.2022
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
06.02.2022
Why the AIA’s response to the Uvalde mass shooting is so disheartening.
Why the AIA’s response to the Uvalde mass shooting is so disheartening.
06.01.2022
Residential properties have been transformed into an asset class to be traded among institutional investors.
Residential properties have been transformed into an asset class to be traded among institutional investors.
05.31.2022
And it would easily be more popular than the High Line.
And it would easily be more popular than the High Line.
05.23.2022
A talk with one of the pioneers of the green building movement.
A talk with one of the pioneers of the green building movement.
05.17.2022
These don’t require “green gizmos” or complicated rating systems. They’re common sense sustainability.
These don’t require “green gizmos” or complicated rating systems. They’re common sense sustainability.
05.11.2022
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
05.10.2022
Some proposals to turn the city around for a more sustainable future.
Some proposals to turn the city around for a more sustainable future.
05.09.2022
How the AIA (don’t laugh or snicker) could be a vehicle for that.
How the AIA (don’t laugh or snicker) could be a vehicle for that.
05.03.2022
Recent events underscore that renewable energy remains the only choice for a viable future.
Recent events underscore that renewable energy remains the only choice for a viable future.
05.02.2022
A talk with podcaster Jim Krueger about the history of that city.
A talk with podcaster Jim Krueger about the history of that city.
04.27.2022
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
04.26.2022
The cartoonist’s vision was bleeker and more astute than many realize.
The cartoonist’s vision was bleeker and more astute than many realize.
04.25.2022
The signs point to our collective desire to move on, even officially.
The signs point to our collective desire to move on, even officially.
04.20.2022
A parable about the SCI-Arc controversy.
A parable about the SCI-Arc controversy.
04.19.2022
A talk with author Stephen Zacks about his new book on the artist G.H. Havagimyan.
A talk with author Stephen Zacks about his new book on the artist G.H. Havagimyan.
04.18.2022
A new book argues that the creator of the Codex Barberini and Tacuino Senese was a more influential artist than previously thought.
A new book argues that the creator of the Codex Barberini and Tacuino Senese was a more influential artist than previously thought.
04.11.2022
On the occasion of his new memoir, Between Memory and Invention: My Journey in Architecture.
On the occasion of his new memoir, Between Memory and Invention: My Journey in Architecture.
04.05.2022
A tribute to the founder of Princeton Architectural Press.
A tribute to the founder of Princeton Architectural Press.
04.04.2022
A talk with the writer, historian, and photographer about his new role.
A talk with the writer, historian, and photographer about his new role.
03.30.2022
A new book sheds fresh light on more than 100 important historical, and historic, designers.
A new book sheds fresh light on more than 100 important historical, and historic, designers.
03.29.2022
Through sophistry and a focus on “theory,” a generation of late-20th-century architects not only sought to upend the industry establishment, they rose to replace it.
Through sophistry and a focus on “theory,” a generation of late-20th-century architects not only sought to upend the industry establishment, they rose to replace it.
03.28.2022
A seven-volume series features buildings from the continent’s 49 sub-Saharan nation states.
A seven-volume series features buildings from the continent’s 49 sub-Saharan nation states.
03.23.2022
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
03.22.2022
Over six decades of relentless creation and research, he created a legacy whose breadth and complexity are difficult to apprehend.
Over six decades of relentless creation and research, he created a legacy whose breadth and complexity are difficult to apprehend.
03.21.2022
A new biography about the brilliant urbanist reveals why his radical vision is as necessary today as it was in the second half of the 20th century.
A new biography about the brilliant urbanist reveals why his radical vision is as necessary today as it was in the second half of the 20th century.
03.15.2022
Revisiting Architecture and Critical Imagination’s and the crucial role of the lay critic.
Revisiting Architecture and Critical Imagination’s and the crucial role of the lay critic.
03.14.2022
A new book on supertall buildings is an informative look at these awesome structures, but it could have offered a more critical perspective.
A new book on supertall buildings is an informative look at these awesome structures, but it could have offered a more critical perspective.
03.08.2022
Stare in wonderment at how bygone humans used fantastical “buildings” to define the present and celebrate the future.
Stare in wonderment at how bygone humans used fantastical “buildings” to define the present and celebrate the future.
03.07.2022
A stroll around the 1200 year old city reveals layers and layers of history.
A stroll around the 1200 year old city reveals layers and layers of history.
03.01.2022
Boring? Perhaps. Ubiquitous? Absolutely. But through their ease of construction and cost-effectiveness, these modest midrises are meeting a housing need.
Boring? Perhaps. Ubiquitous? Absolutely. But through their ease of construction and cost-effectiveness, these modest midrises are meeting a housing need.
02.27.2022
MASS Design Group’s Michael Murphy pays tribute to the legendary founder of Partners in Health.
MASS Design Group’s Michael Murphy pays tribute to the legendary founder of Partners in Health.
02.23.2022
A talk with urban scholar Judith Keller about the condition of the homes in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.
A talk with urban scholar Judith Keller about the condition of the homes in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.
02.22.2022
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
02.16.2022
The noted urban documentarian has been chronicling our collective Covid journey.
The noted urban documentarian has been chronicling our collective Covid journey.
02.14.2022
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
02.08.2022
A Dutch water engineer offers solutions for the American coastline.
A Dutch water engineer offers solutions for the American coastline.
02.07.2022
European urban conditions have been improving, but their U.S. counterparts remain mired in dysfunction.
European urban conditions have been improving, but their U.S. counterparts remain mired in dysfunction.
02.02.2022
A talk with Richard K. Rein, author of American Urbanist, a new biography.
A talk with Richard K. Rein, author of American Urbanist, a new biography.
01.31.2022
The master architect “posed fundamental, perennial questions that just don’t go away,” says the editor of a new, lavishly illustrated book.
The master architect “posed fundamental, perennial questions that just don’t go away,” says the editor of a new, lavishly illustrated book.
01.26.2022
The magic of design does not lie with its creator, but in the completed project.
The magic of design does not lie with its creator, but in the completed project.
01.25.2022
There’s more depth and history to the concept than you think.
There’s more depth and history to the concept than you think.
01.19.2022
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
01.18.2022
NBC News’ science and technology correspondent talks about his new book, The Loop.
NBC News’ science and technology correspondent talks about his new book, The Loop.
01.10.2022
We’re at a crucial pivot point, when transformational change is possible.
We’re at a crucial pivot point, when transformational change is possible.
01.04.2022
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
01.03.2022
The vernacular is not a style, it’s a way of thinking and doing.
The vernacular is not a style, it’s a way of thinking and doing.
12.30.2021
This was our best year ever.
This was our best year ever.
12.28.2021
A new Cooper Hewitt exhibition demonstrates how the built environment can help mend us.
A new Cooper Hewitt exhibition demonstrates how the built environment can help mend us.
12.27.2021
A tribute to the architect and city planner, who died last week.
A tribute to the architect and city planner, who died last week.
12.21.2021
Notes on the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Notes on the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
12.20.2021
Camilo José Vergara documents the holiday season under the pandemic.
Camilo José Vergara documents the holiday season under the pandemic.
12.14.2021
A talk with the co-founder of MASS Design Group on a new book and exhibition.
A talk with the co-founder of MASS Design Group on a new book and exhibition.
12.13.2021
On Staples Center becoming Crypto.com Arena.
On Staples Center becoming Crypto.com Arena.
12.08.2021
Construction, a reliably unpredictable and volatile process, has become unreliable.
Construction, a reliably unpredictable and volatile process, has become unreliable.
12.06.2021
Communal spaces—and space for solace—are essential parts of our cities.
Communal spaces—and space for solace—are essential parts of our cities.
12.01.2021
Five ways to think differently about lowering greenhouse gas emissions in multifamily projects.
Five ways to think differently about lowering greenhouse gas emissions in multifamily projects.
12.01.2021
The founder of Architecture 2030 does a post-mortem on the Glasgow Climate Summit and finds reasons for hope.
The founder of Architecture 2030 does a post-mortem on the Glasgow Climate Summit and finds reasons for hope.
11.29.2021
It’s a mistake to think of them as separate realms.
It’s a mistake to think of them as separate realms.
11.23.2021
Maybe we’re beyond all that. Maybe that’s a good thing.
Maybe we’re beyond all that. Maybe that’s a good thing.
11.22.2021
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Bennie G. Thompson Academic & Civil Rights Research Center at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Bennie G. Thompson Academic & Civil Rights Research Center at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi.
11.17.2021
Introducing them to design through their own ideas of what makes a home—and a city.
Introducing them to design through their own ideas of what makes a home—and a city.
11.15.2021
Two projects offer viable models for tackling the city’s housing crisis.
Two projects offer viable models for tackling the city’s housing crisis.
11.09.2021
Some guiding principles for work in a fracturing world.
Some guiding principles for work in a fracturing world.
11.04.2021
Some gripes about the current state of architecture.
Some gripes about the current state of architecture.
11.02.2021
The recent elimination of single family zoning is a promising step, but must also work in concert with broader changes.
The recent elimination of single family zoning is a promising step, but must also work in concert with broader changes.
10.28.2021
Do they represent revitalized city streets or add to congestion, noise, and garbage?
Do they represent revitalized city streets or add to congestion, noise, and garbage?
10.26.2021
Buildings can show how to make it happen.
Buildings can show how to make it happen.
10.25.2021
A hybrid wind/wave technology could produce enormous amounts of energy at relatively low cost.
A hybrid wind/wave technology could produce enormous amounts of energy at relatively low cost.
10.19.2021
The challenges of planning for our climate emergency.
The challenges of planning for our climate emergency.
10.18.2021
A new book on misguided assumptions of the people who design our roads.
A new book on misguided assumptions of the people who design our roads.
10.13.2021
Upon closer inspection, the films seem preoccupied with the urban condition.
Upon closer inspection, the films seem preoccupied with the urban condition.
10.12.2021
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
10.07.2021
Understanding more than one faith is much harder than dismissing all but your own.
Understanding more than one faith is much harder than dismissing all but your own.
10.06.2021
A talk with Denise J. Reed, researcher at the University of New Orleans.
A talk with Denise J. Reed, researcher at the University of New Orleans.
10.04.2021
A number of cultural venues have popped up to animate the empty storefronts.
A number of cultural venues have popped up to animate the empty storefronts.
09.29.2021
Let’s turn our nationwide oil and gas delivery system into a network for water.
Let’s turn our nationwide oil and gas delivery system into a network for water.
09.28.2021
Helping to redefine through design that often loaded term.
Helping to redefine through design that often loaded term.
09.27.2021
An architecture student in India ponders his future in the profession.
An architecture student in India ponders his future in the profession.
09.23.2021
The architect on the issues that challenge his city—and almost every other U.S. city as well.
The architect on the issues that challenge his city—and almost every other U.S. city as well.
09.21.2021
A new book on master model builder, Theodore Conrad, underscores the medium’s crucial role in design.
A new book on master model builder, Theodore Conrad, underscores the medium’s crucial role in design.
09.20.2021
The construction of a sukkah brought students of all faiths together.
The construction of a sukkah brought students of all faiths together.
09.15.2021
It’s time to make visible the long invisible.
It’s time to make visible the long invisible.
09.14.2021
What is it about water that draws us so instinctually toward it?
What is it about water that draws us so instinctually toward it?
09.13.2021
U.C. Berkeley wrestles with a new, online/in-person hybrid reality.
U.C. Berkeley wrestles with a new, online/in-person hybrid reality.
09.08.2021
Is it time for blue sky thinking to meet real world challenges?
Is it time for blue sky thinking to meet real world challenges?
09.07.2021
The urban documentarian on a half-century of photographing the twin towers and Lower Manhattan.
The urban documentarian on a half-century of photographing the twin towers and Lower Manhattan.
09.02.2021
A bustling neighborhood built on the bones of a buried city.
A bustling neighborhood built on the bones of a buried city.
08.31.2021
A talk with Rick Cole, the new executive director of the CNU.
A talk with Rick Cole, the new executive director of the CNU.
08.25.2021
How will we rebuild after the conflagration has spent its fury and fuel?
How will we rebuild after the conflagration has spent its fury and fuel?
08.24.2021
The 3 steps to take to begin designing zero carbon buildings.
The 3 steps to take to begin designing zero carbon buildings.
08.23.2021
Thoughts on some of the essentials.
Thoughts on some of the essentials.
08.17.2021
A talk with Mark Schleifstein, the environment and hurricane reporter for The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.
A talk with Mark Schleifstein, the environment and hurricane reporter for The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.
08.12.2021
How one architecture firm refines the process of working with clients.
How one architecture firm refines the process of working with clients.
08.10.2021
A talk with New History founder, Meghan Elliott.
A talk with New History founder, Meghan Elliott.
08.04.2021
It’s time to stop erasing the continent’s rich architectural heritage.
It’s time to stop erasing the continent’s rich architectural heritage.
08.02.2021
Its characteristics and interaction with the natural world are astonishing to behold.
Its characteristics and interaction with the natural world are astonishing to behold.
07.27.2021
As a young architectural thinker considers the intersection of science, emotion, and design, some suggestions for expanding his scope.
As a young architectural thinker considers the intersection of science, emotion, and design, some suggestions for expanding his scope.
07.26.2021
Adele Houghton on the co-benefits planning framework.
Adele Houghton on the co-benefits planning framework.
07.21.2021
Some guiding principles for living in a world of sea level rise.
Some guiding principles for living in a world of sea level rise.
07.20.2021
Extending the life and purpose of viable older buildings is critical.
Extending the life and purpose of viable older buildings is critical.
07.19.2021
The architect on designing with empathy, the duties of architecture, and the dangers of a profession too focused on technology and formalism.
The architect on designing with empathy, the duties of architecture, and the dangers of a profession too focused on technology and formalism.
07.14.2021
The changes are palpable, but its essential spirit remains.
The changes are palpable, but its essential spirit remains.
07.13.2021
New infrastructure that signals the inevitable shift to renewable energy.
New infrastructure that signals the inevitable shift to renewable energy.
07.12.2021
The sooner architects recognize this, the better our buildings will be.
The sooner architects recognize this, the better our buildings will be.
07.08.2021
Writers and critics on the role she played in helping build and sustain design culture.
Writers and critics on the role she played in helping build and sustain design culture.
07.06.2021
Two movements exploded, and then suddenly their cultural magic dimmed.
Two movements exploded, and then suddenly their cultural magic dimmed.
06.23.2021
A talk with John Englander, author of Moving to Higher Ground.
A talk with John Englander, author of Moving to Higher Ground.
06.21.2021
It’s not just designers and planners who need to understand how racism pervades the built environment—it’s all of us.
It’s not just designers and planners who need to understand how racism pervades the built environment—it’s all of us.
06.17.2021
The architect talks about her new role helping oversee federal buildings.
The architect talks about her new role helping oversee federal buildings.
06.15.2021
History offers up myriad ways to solve the problem.
History offers up myriad ways to solve the problem.
06.14.2021
A talk about the virtues and shortcomings of carbon offsets
A talk about the virtues and shortcomings of carbon offsets
06.08.2021
These powerful tools can help designers see the subliminal.
These powerful tools can help designers see the subliminal.
06.08.2021
A compelling talk with the London-based artist and designer.
A compelling talk with the London-based artist and designer.
06.07.2021
As global tourism returns, the city remains vexed by profound challenges for the future.
As global tourism returns, the city remains vexed by profound challenges for the future.
06.03.2021
A recent Atlantic essay and new book gets LA all wrong (again).
A recent Atlantic essay and new book gets LA all wrong (again).
06.01.2021
Auto retail businesses are becoming obsolete. Now what?
Auto retail businesses are becoming obsolete. Now what?
05.27.2021
The challenge of teaching in a rapidly changing world.
The challenge of teaching in a rapidly changing world.
05.25.2021
Antonis Antoniou and Steven Heller talk about their new book, Decoding Manhattan.
Antonis Antoniou and Steven Heller talk about their new book, Decoding Manhattan.
05.23.2021
Here, centuries of culture are exuberantly expressed through architecture.
Here, centuries of culture are exuberantly expressed through architecture.
05.18.2021
Who qualifies for this vital role in 2021?
Who qualifies for this vital role in 2021?
05.17.2021
Reflections on a longtime colleague and collaborator.
Reflections on a longtime colleague and collaborator.
05.16.2021
Christopher Hawthorne, L.A.’s Chief Design Officer, on new directions in density and housing.
Christopher Hawthorne, L.A.’s Chief Design Officer, on new directions in density and housing.
05.13.2021
Out of chaos and fear came groups like Design Advocates and the DAP Collective.
Out of chaos and fear came groups like Design Advocates and the DAP Collective.
05.10.2021
In a single block, you can travel back in time 100, 150, even 200 years.
In a single block, you can travel back in time 100, 150, even 200 years.
05.09.2021
A leading management consultant sees a new world—if architects can seize it.
A leading management consultant sees a new world—if architects can seize it.
05.04.2021
Many of the building materials used today are the products of forced labor.
Many of the building materials used today are the products of forced labor.
05.02.2021
Don’t be fooled by that smile printed on the boxes you’re receiving.
Don’t be fooled by that smile printed on the boxes you’re receiving.
05.02.2021
The plan could shift our understanding of what keeping things in working order looks like.
The plan could shift our understanding of what keeping things in working order looks like.
04.26.2021
The Gaslighting of SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown.
The Gaslighting of SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown.
04.26.2021
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
04.25.2021
Transforming the suburbs might be a crucial first step.
Transforming the suburbs might be a crucial first step.
04.20.2021
A talk with the author about his new book, Second Nature.
A talk with the author about his new book, Second Nature.
04.19.2021
Answering the question: “Why did you choose to study architecture?”
Answering the question: “Why did you choose to study architecture?”
04.18.2021
Fifty years ago, it was the scene of an urban design crime.
Fifty years ago, it was the scene of an urban design crime.
04.13.2021
One walk around the neighborhood and he was smitten.
One walk around the neighborhood and he was smitten.
04.12.2021
Corviale, aka The Big Snake, is in for a makeover.
Corviale, aka The Big Snake, is in for a makeover.
04.11.2021
Removing load bearing walls…no problem!
Removing load bearing walls…no problem!
04.06.2021
We’re attracted to those places where the manmade abuts the natural.
We’re attracted to those places where the manmade abuts the natural.
04.05.2021
A walk through a city defined by mountains and a river.
A walk through a city defined by mountains and a river.
04.04.2021
What the recent mass eviction of the homeless means for the city.
What the recent mass eviction of the homeless means for the city.
03.31.2021
Why can’t we build them like we used to?
Why can’t we build them like we used to?
03.30.2021
How does the profession navigate an era dominated by the internet and AI?
How does the profession navigate an era dominated by the internet and AI?
03.29.2021
A lively talk with multi-hyphenate architect, designer, artist, and author.
A lively talk with multi-hyphenate architect, designer, artist, and author.
03.25.2021
A blueprint for authentic public engagement.
A blueprint for authentic public engagement.
03.23.2021
Is colonizing the fourth planet really a good idea?
Is colonizing the fourth planet really a good idea?
03.22.2021
A beloved neighborhood staple edges ever closer to extinction.
A beloved neighborhood staple edges ever closer to extinction.
03.17.2021
It’s a bold, unprecedented experiment in art curation.
It’s a bold, unprecedented experiment in art curation.
03.16.2021
A photo essay on the joys of getting purposefully lost.
A photo essay on the joys of getting purposefully lost.
03.15.2021
A talk with Roberta Brades Gratz, author of It’s a Helluva Town.
A talk with Roberta Brades Gratz, author of It’s a Helluva Town.
03.10.2021
The list is long and will take more than 8 years, but the time to start is now.
The list is long and will take more than 8 years, but the time to start is now.
03.09.2021
The long history of political power and architecture.
The long history of political power and architecture.
03.08.2021
A lively talk with an architectural internet sensation.
A lively talk with an architectural internet sensation.
03.03.2021
A conversation with the architect about the value of work that never makes it beyond the drawing board.
A conversation with the architect about the value of work that never makes it beyond the drawing board.
03.02.2021
This teenage architect-to-be wants the profession he joins to be dedicated to emotional experience.
This teenage architect-to-be wants the profession he joins to be dedicated to emotional experience.
03.01.2021
Does the now ubiquitous phrase still have meaning?
Does the now ubiquitous phrase still have meaning?
02.24.2021
Walking the neighborhood, while travelling back in time.
Walking the neighborhood, while travelling back in time.
02.23.2021
Why are we seeing so many new skyscrapers that resemble teetering stacks of skewed boxes?
Why are we seeing so many new skyscrapers that resemble teetering stacks of skewed boxes?
02.22.2021
A talk with the author of Our Days Are Like Full Years.
A talk with the author of Our Days Are Like Full Years.
02.17.2021
Out of disruption and necessity will come change.
Out of disruption and necessity will come change.
02.16.2021
There are important implications for downtowns across the country.
There are important implications for downtowns across the country.
02.15.2021
Needless intricacies in building designs waste natural resources. Architects must do better.
Needless intricacies in building designs waste natural resources. Architects must do better.
02.10.2021
A talk with Dan Heinfeld on what ails the construction industry.
A talk with Dan Heinfeld on what ails the construction industry.
02.09.2021
What looked like progress now appears as something else starkly different.
What looked like progress now appears as something else starkly different.
02.08.2021
The opening of the new station should be thought of as a crucial first step.
The opening of the new station should be thought of as a crucial first step.
02.03.2021
For decades, high-volume roadways have marred the downtowns of cities. It’s time for a “Big Rethink.”
For decades, high-volume roadways have marred the downtowns of cities. It’s time for a “Big Rethink.”
02.02.2021
Where household income is a diversity issue.
Where household income is a diversity issue.
02.01.2021
It’s time for these anti-urban relics to go.
It’s time for these anti-urban relics to go.
01.28.2021
It’s time for a complete shift in our approach to American cities.
It’s time for a complete shift in our approach to American cities.
01.26.2021
Engaging with politics doesn’t always require filtering it through obtuse design theory.
Engaging with politics doesn’t always require filtering it through obtuse design theory.
01.25.2021
Don’t fall for the Triple Bottom Lie!
Don’t fall for the Triple Bottom Lie!
01.21.2021
The resistance to educating future architects on this important art must end.
The resistance to educating future architects on this important art must end.
01.19.2021
An exit interview with the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.
An exit interview with the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.
01.18.2021
Modernism is crumbling beside it. Where does that leave architecture?
Modernism is crumbling beside it. Where does that leave architecture?
01.13.2021
The response to the Capitol attack demonstrates that even civic buildings can inhabit the realm of sacred architecture.
The response to the Capitol attack demonstrates that even civic buildings can inhabit the realm of sacred architecture.
01.12.2021
For K–5 students, understanding how cities are put together starts by making urban space a personal experience.
For K–5 students, understanding how cities are put together starts by making urban space a personal experience.
01.11.2021
The past associations with authoritarianism are clearly misplaced.
The past associations with authoritarianism are clearly misplaced.
01.06.2021
A new book on how architects visualize and design asserts the critical importance of working by hand.
A new book on how architects visualize and design asserts the critical importance of working by hand.
01.05.2021
Her passing marks the end of an era already passed.
Her passing marks the end of an era already passed.
01.04.2021
Reconciling climate challenges with the demand for new work.
Reconciling climate challenges with the demand for new work.
12.29.2020
It will backfire spectacularly and only reinforces the incorrect notion that classical architecture is authoritarian.
It will backfire spectacularly and only reinforces the incorrect notion that classical architecture is authoritarian.
12.28.2020
A talk with Raphael Sperry, who helped lead the effort.
A talk with Raphael Sperry, who helped lead the effort.
12.23.2020
Jeff Speck’s response to the recently signed executive order mandating traditional architecture for federal buildings.
Jeff Speck’s response to the recently signed executive order mandating traditional architecture for federal buildings.
12.22.2020
It provides a primal joy that no screen can ever capture.
It provides a primal joy that no screen can ever capture.
12.21.2020
The profession has a problem with diversity and inclusion.
The profession has a problem with diversity and inclusion.
12.16.2020
Architects and interior designers should replace these dreary spaces with mobile technology.
Architects and interior designers should replace these dreary spaces with mobile technology.
12.15.2020
What nature understands about color that designers don’t.
What nature understands about color that designers don’t.
12.10.2020
The newest effort organized by the city’s chief design officer.
The newest effort organized by the city’s chief design officer.
12.02.2020
The compelling challenge of adaptive reuse.
The compelling challenge of adaptive reuse.
11.30.2020
Discovering the hometown I never really knew before.
Discovering the hometown I never really knew before.
11.23.2020
Can these giants of suburban and rural areas do more for the public realm?
Can these giants of suburban and rural areas do more for the public realm?
11.18.2020
Everywhere the architect went, he exuded creative energy and joy.
Everywhere the architect went, he exuded creative energy and joy.
11.16.2020
How a seminal event in Los Angeles shaped the thinking of an urban designer.
How a seminal event in Los Angeles shaped the thinking of an urban designer.
11.11.2020
Considerations for a Relational Basis of Design.
Considerations for a Relational Basis of Design.
11.05.2020
Architect and interior designer Gloria Jaroff is not neutral on neutrals.
Architect and interior designer Gloria Jaroff is not neutral on neutrals.
11.02.2020
A recent show highlights the career of a remarkable designer nearly lost to the mists of history.
A recent show highlights the career of a remarkable designer nearly lost to the mists of history.
10.29.2020
Aphorisms on leadership and collaboration.
Aphorisms on leadership and collaboration.
10.27.2020
Rising from the ashes: a new, more nimble organization that is applying lessons learned.
Rising from the ashes: a new, more nimble organization that is applying lessons learned.
10.25.2020
The recent anti-SARS protests underscored the utter lack of public open spaces.
The recent anti-SARS protests underscored the utter lack of public open spaces.
10.21.2020
A strategic narrative of immigration planning for the 21st century.
A strategic narrative of immigration planning for the 21st century.
10.19.2020
Coastal migration due to climate change might well spur a repopulation of small towns and cities.
Coastal migration due to climate change might well spur a repopulation of small towns and cities.
10.14.2020
What opportunities does the “loss of the stable state” offer the future of education?
What opportunities does the “loss of the stable state” offer the future of education?
10.12.2020
A talk with the voice of Los Angeles architecture and design.
A talk with the voice of Los Angeles architecture and design.
10.07.2020
The issue isn’t about what is presented, but what’s not.
The issue isn’t about what is presented, but what’s not.
10.05.2020
Black Built explores the impact of the work of Black architects on communities of color.
Black Built explores the impact of the work of Black architects on communities of color.
09.30.2020
The thoughtful city-making prescriptions of Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg.
The thoughtful city-making prescriptions of Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg.
09.28.2020
Introducing the “perennially out of touch” Paul Koretz.
Introducing the “perennially out of touch” Paul Koretz.
09.25.2020
The debate continues…
The debate continues…
09.23.2020
A conversation with two students about “Notes on Credibility” and their time at the university.
A conversation with two students about “Notes on Credibility” and their time at the university.
09.21.2020
A response to critics who doubt the power of architecture.
A response to critics who doubt the power of architecture.
09.15.2020
There are multiple design strategies to deploy.
There are multiple design strategies to deploy.
09.14.2020
The staggering quality of work spans centuries, with lessons for today’s designers.
The staggering quality of work spans centuries, with lessons for today’s designers.
09.02.2020
The value of meaning and purpose.
The value of meaning and purpose.
08.30.2020
An advocate for the Open Building approach.
An advocate for the Open Building approach.
08.27.2020
The power of people and place can often defy formal design and planning.
The power of people and place can often defy formal design and planning.
08.25.2020
A talk with the mayor about his decision to remove the statues, and what comes next.
A talk with the mayor about his decision to remove the statues, and what comes next.
08.24.2020
A new study underscores the importance of sunlight to fighting the pandemic.
A new study underscores the importance of sunlight to fighting the pandemic.
08.19.2020
A remarkable film, The Babushkas of Chernobyl, raises important questions about health and the power of place.
A remarkable film, The Babushkas of Chernobyl, raises important questions about health and the power of place.
08.17.2020
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
08.13.2020
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
08.11.2020
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
08.10.2020
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
08.06.2020
The pandemic and its aftermath highlight longstanding problems, but also present opportunity.
The pandemic and its aftermath highlight longstanding problems, but also present opportunity.
08.04.2020
It’s an astounding experience for both travelers and Singapore locals.
It’s an astounding experience for both travelers and Singapore locals.
08.03.2020
A new, landmark study challenges assumptions about urban design and pandemics.
A new, landmark study challenges assumptions about urban design and pandemics.
07.29.2020
Why learning to tell tall tales might help the profession.
Why learning to tell tall tales might help the profession.
07.29.2020
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
07.27.2020
The founder of Architecture2030 on the need for a green energy grid and a Zero carbon code.
The founder of Architecture2030 on the need for a green energy grid and a Zero carbon code.
07.22.2020
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
07.21.2020
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
07.20.2020
The scary pitfalls of rigid professionalism.
The scary pitfalls of rigid professionalism.
07.15.2020
The Dean of America’s Mayors talks about this seminal project, 20 years in the making.
The Dean of America’s Mayors talks about this seminal project, 20 years in the making.
07.14.2020
He spent the better part of his career reconciling his formal training with his lived experience as a Gay Chicano.
He spent the better part of his career reconciling his formal training with his lived experience as a Gay Chicano.
07.10.2020
A presidential parody with a prediction.
A presidential parody with a prediction.
07.07.2020
Debates about the nature of memorials and monuments are a good thing—when a healthy civic society exists with a common understanding of history and democratic values.
Debates about the nature of memorials and monuments are a good thing—when a healthy civic society exists with a common understanding of history and democratic values.
07.07.2020
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
07.06.2020
How do we plan for communities in flux?
How do we plan for communities in flux?
07.01.2020
Science tells us we’re attracted to buildings that are connected to our bodies.
Science tells us we’re attracted to buildings that are connected to our bodies.
06.30.2020
In more or less, his own wise words.
In more or less, his own wise words.
06.24.2020
A talk with author Jed Horne about his recent article in Vanity Fair.
A talk with author Jed Horne about his recent article in Vanity Fair.
06.22.2020
It’s hard to foretell the future of a rapidly changing world.
It’s hard to foretell the future of a rapidly changing world.
06.18.2020
A talk with the New Orleans-based architect and political activist.
A talk with the New Orleans-based architect and political activist.
06.15.2020
An economic and political blueprint for a more just and sustainable future.
An economic and political blueprint for a more just and sustainable future.
06.11.2020
A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.
A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.
06.09.2020
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
06.04.2020
The only way to have meaning in a radically changing world is to help meet essential human needs.
The only way to have meaning in a radically changing world is to help meet essential human needs.
06.03.2020
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning critic and urbanist.
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning critic and urbanist.
06.01.2020
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
05.29.2020
An interactive architectural fiction.
An interactive architectural fiction.
05.28.2020
The eerie beauty of an empty New York City.
The eerie beauty of an empty New York City.
05.27.2020
Climate change will demand that we act.
Climate change will demand that we act.
05.26.2020
The human desire to mingle will not disappear, but we will adapt.
The human desire to mingle will not disappear, but we will adapt.
05.20.2020
He talks about his city’s approach to reopening and recovery.
He talks about his city’s approach to reopening and recovery.
05.19.2020
How rising seas and new FEMA regulations have impacted the American house.
How rising seas and new FEMA regulations have impacted the American house.
05.12.2020
“We need to hold on to this moment of clarity.”
“We need to hold on to this moment of clarity.”
05.11.2020
The performance artist and self-described “urban monk” on what this time of solitude and reflection can provide us.
The performance artist and self-described “urban monk” on what this time of solitude and reflection can provide us.
05.07.2020
Researcher Ashraf Salama on possible outcomes in a post-coronavirus world.
Researcher Ashraf Salama on possible outcomes in a post-coronavirus world.
05.06.2020
She talks about the city-making lessons learned from the annual gathering in the desert.
She talks about the city-making lessons learned from the annual gathering in the desert.
05.04.2020
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
04.30.2020
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
04.28.2020
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
04.25.2020
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
04.23.2020
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
04.20.2020
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
04.19.2020
A talk with the mayor of Parkland, Florida.
A talk with the mayor of Parkland, Florida.
04.16.2020
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
04.14.2020
Notes from the retail front in New York City.
Notes from the retail front in New York City.
04.12.2020
A conversation with the mayor of Miami Lakes, Florida.
A conversation with the mayor of Miami Lakes, Florida.
04.09.2020
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
04.07.2020
In the age of social distancing, their charms are attracting a new audience.
In the age of social distancing, their charms are attracting a new audience.
04.05.2020
People “expect that the city will keep running, but they’re looking to me to console and reassure.”
People “expect that the city will keep running, but they’re looking to me to console and reassure.”
03.31.2020
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
03.31.2020
What are the opportunities and needs in your community, and how could your skill sets and connections be of benefit?
What are the opportunities and needs in your community, and how could your skill sets and connections be of benefit?
03.30.2020
The executive director of MASS Design Group offers a tribute to an architectural sage.
The executive director of MASS Design Group offers a tribute to an architectural sage.
03.18.2020
The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.
The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.
03.11.2020
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
03.08.2020
The results of a new survey by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
The results of a new survey by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
03.01.2020
It might be helpful to define its capabilities and its limits first.
It might be helpful to define its capabilities and its limits first.
02.26.2020
A play featuring Sally Hemings, Adolf Loos, Albert Speer, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright.
A play featuring Sally Hemings, Adolf Loos, Albert Speer, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright.
02.25.2020
Photographer Magda Biernat and writer Ian Webster on connecting to “something unfamiliar” and making the trip south to north.
Photographer Magda Biernat and writer Ian Webster on connecting to “something unfamiliar” and making the trip south to north.
02.23.2020
It’s time for planners to begin replacing the R-word of the moment, resilience, with a now not-so-unthinkable one: retreat.
It’s time for planners to begin replacing the R-word of the moment, resilience, with a now not-so-unthinkable one: retreat.
02.12.2020
It’s a vital, diverse and extraordinarily pleasing city.
It’s a vital, diverse and extraordinarily pleasing city.
04.13.2017
It’s an article of faith for most architects and designers, but the scientific evidence for this belief is sadly lacking.
It’s an article of faith for most architects and designers, but the scientific evidence for this belief is sadly lacking.
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