The eerie beauty of an empty New York City.
The eerie beauty of an empty New York City.
Untapped Opportunity: Don’t Just Repair Water Infrastructure, Reimagine It
05.27.2020
Climate change will demand that we act.
Climate change will demand that we act.
The Future of Being Social
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.
A Conversation With St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman: Reopening the City
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.
Climate Change and the Arrival of the Baseless House
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.
Ernesto Pujol on the Opportunity Presented to Us During a Time of Collective Confinement
05.12.2020
“We need to hold on to this moment of clarity.”
“We need to hold on to this moment of clarity.”
Ernesto Pujol Looks Inward, Again
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.
How Might the COVID-19 Change Architecture and Urban Design?
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.
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve: Burning Man “Changed Me Forever”
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.
While Defining “Beauty” is a Dead End, Studying Its Properties Definitely is Not
05.04.2020
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Alone, Together: What It Means Now to Inhabit The Lonely City
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.
Mr. Menking and His Little Paper
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.
Did Latino Immigrants Save America’s Cities?
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.
This is Our Chance to Rethink Safe Streets and Public Spaces
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.
Architecture Does Not Lead: It Follows
04.20.2020
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
A Mayor Far-Too-Familiar With Crisis Management: Christine Hunschofsky
04.19.2020
A talk with the mayor of Parkland, Florida.
A talk with the mayor of Parkland, Florida.
The Reality of Design Fiction: How Storytelling Can Save the World
04.16.2020
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
During a Lockdown, What is “Essential?”
04.14.2020
Notes from the retail front in New York City.
Notes from the retail front in New York City.
Conducting City Government on Zoom: Mayor Manny Cid
04.12.2020
A conversation with the mayor of Miami Lakes, Florida.
A conversation with the mayor of Miami Lakes, Florida.
A Carbon-Neutral Energy Plan for the United Kingdom: Wave Power
04.09.2020
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
In Praise of Cemeteries
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.
Governing in the Time of COVID-19: A Conversation With Salisbury Mayor Jacob Day
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.”
How Peter Paul Rubens Predicted Our Current Crisis
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.
How Architects and Designers Can Respond to COVID-19
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?
Michael Murphy on the Singular Voice of Michael Sorkin
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.
The Unique Pain of Architects: Letting Go
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.
On Tea and Density in Old Delhi
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.
How Mayors and Design Leaders View the Coming Decade
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.
Can Architecture Solve Our Crises?
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.
Thomas Jefferson: The Musical
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.
The Edge of Knowing: A Journey of the Americas
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.
If Plan A is to Mitigate Climate Change, What’s Plan B?
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.
The Urban Planning Lessons of Istanbul: A Photo Essay
02.12.2020
It’s a vital, diverse and extraordinarily pleasing city.
It’s a vital, diverse and extraordinarily pleasing city.
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