The internet and AI haven’t killed the classroom. Instead, they’ve changed what university buildings can and should be used for.
The internet and AI haven’t killed the classroom. Instead, they’ve changed what university buildings can and should be used for.
09.29.2026
What exists is the territory, its ecology, its people, and the competing interests that claim its value.
What exists is the territory, its ecology, its people, and the competing interests that claim its value.
09.28.2026
Urban designer Dennis Pieprz talks about his new book, Urban Lens: A Photo Diary of An Architectural Traveler.
Urban designer Dennis Pieprz talks about his new book, Urban Lens: A Photo Diary of An Architectural Traveler.
09.16.2026
What happens when real life refuses to fit inside a utopian blueprint?
What happens when real life refuses to fit inside a utopian blueprint?
09.15.2026
How this planner’s religious upbringing shaped the way he experiences and plans cities.
How this planner’s religious upbringing shaped the way he experiences and plans cities.
09.14.2026
A conversation with Patricia Negrón Meléndez, president of the American Institute of Architecture Students.
A conversation with Patricia Negrón Meléndez, president of the American Institute of Architecture Students.
09.09.2026
It’s taken decades to reverse the damage that planner Maurice Rotival helped create—and the job isn’t complete.
It’s taken decades to reverse the damage that planner Maurice Rotival helped create—and the job isn’t complete.
09.08.2026
The Hugging Face fiasco is a serious warning that more rules will not make it safer. Alexandros Washburn thinks cities offer a better model.
The Hugging Face fiasco is a serious warning that more rules will not make it safer. Alexandros Washburn thinks cities offer a better model.
09.07.2026
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is destined to become a landmark and must-visit destination for Los Angeles visitors.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is destined to become a landmark and must-visit destination for Los Angeles visitors.
09.01.2026
Technology may reduce production hours, but that lengthier process has been a crucial learning time for younger professionals.
Technology may reduce production hours, but that lengthier process has been a crucial learning time for younger professionals.
08.31.2026
A housing market can be short of homes and still have too many of the wrong ones for the next generation.
A housing market can be short of homes and still have too many of the wrong ones for the next generation.
08.26.2026
The profession didn’t lose the public because people stopped caring about buildings. It lost them when architects stopped treating public understanding as part of the job.
The profession didn’t lose the public because people stopped caring about buildings. It lost them when architects stopped treating public understanding as part of the job.
08.25.2026
Although it has some flaws, a new book laudably surveys the best of contemporary contextual design across the U.S.
Although it has some flaws, a new book laudably surveys the best of contemporary contextual design across the U.S.
08.24.2026
An obscure section of the New York City Charter could make equitable and inclusive development a reality.
An obscure section of the New York City Charter could make equitable and inclusive development a reality.
08.18.2026
They understand that cities are not collections of zoning regulations, but living landscapes.
They understand that cities are not collections of zoning regulations, but living landscapes.
08.17.2026
Sometimes, FDNY fights itself—and the city—instead of fires.
Sometimes, FDNY fights itself—and the city—instead of fires.
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