A talk with Roberta Brandes Gratz, author of a new biography on the philanthropist Edith Rosenwald Stern.
A talk with Roberta Brandes Gratz, author of a new biography on the philanthropist Edith Rosenwald Stern.
The Joys and Raptures of Drawing
10.27.2026
It’s how the author touches the world and, in its manifestation, reflects how the world has touched him.
It’s how the author touches the world and, in its manifestation, reflects how the world has touched him.
The Housing Crisis Is Also a Design Crisis
10.22.2026
Six strategies to help solve the shortage of homes at a cost lower than new construction.
Six strategies to help solve the shortage of homes at a cost lower than new construction.
Los Angeles Needs a New Idea of the City
10.21.2026
Vision-Based Planning is how LA should approach the planning and construction of new housing.
Vision-Based Planning is how LA should approach the planning and construction of new housing.
Architecture Is Bored, Boring, and Self-Serving
10.19.2026
Aesthetically speaking, we’re currently in the age of “no there, there.”
Aesthetically speaking, we’re currently in the age of “no there, there.”
The Educational Value of Drawing Sets
10.12.2026
In the AI era, it’s vital that firm leaders continue helping young designers learn to see what sketches may leave unresolved.
In the AI era, it’s vital that firm leaders continue helping young designers learn to see what sketches may leave unresolved.
Ignoring the Climate Challenge Is Not an Option
10.07.2026
A better future for us and the coming generations is possible—but it will take a collective effort.
A better future for us and the coming generations is possible—but it will take a collective effort.
Can NYC’s “Fast-Track” Community Districts Really Produce More Housing?
10.06.2026
The city needs big parcels of land to build complete neighborhoods, not just piecemeal infill projects.
The city needs big parcels of land to build complete neighborhoods, not just piecemeal infill projects.
Now That Information Is Free, What’s a College Campus For?
10.01.2026
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.
Who Shapes the Territory? Or, Why Urban Planning Does Not Exist
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.
The Urban Lens: “I Want to Show How Places Are Used”
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.
Chandigarh at 73: How a City Outgrew Its Utopia
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?
Form Follows Feeling: My Catholic Aesthetic
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.
School’s in Session: What’s on Students’ Minds?
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.
Undoing the Devastation of “Urban Renewal” in New Haven
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.
An Urban Designer Wants to Civilize AI the Way Cities Create Citizens
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.
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