How Should Architects Respond to the L.A. Conflagration?
01.16.2025
The lesson here might be: listen first, design second.
The lesson here might be: listen first, design second.
Architecture Students on AI
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.
Unlocking the Mysteries of Zoning
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.
Confronting the Leviathan in Vietnam
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.
NYC Finally Has Congestion Pricing—Now, the Free Parking Must Go
01.07.2025
Giving away public space for automobiles makes little sense.
Giving away public space for automobiles makes little sense.
A Radical (and Totally Practical) Rethinking of U.S. Housing Construction
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.
Why Is NYC’s Mandatory Composting Program So Invisible?
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?
On the Value of Miniatures and Scale Models
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.
Notre Dame Cathedral and the Rebirth of Artisanship
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.
Will Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” Be a City for All?
12.16.2024
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
Inga Saffron on the Philadelphia 76ers’ Push for a New Downtown Arena
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.
Architecture With Empathy In An Age of Division and Discord
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.
Vishaan Chakrabarti: Looking for a Home, Aiming Risky Zingers
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.
Why Gardening Should Be Our Metaphor for Local Development
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.
Telling the Essential Stories of Everyday Places
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.
Turning Point: The Three Climate-Planning Scenarios Available to Us
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.
The Art and Angst of Architecture in Southern California
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.
It’s Hard for Architects to Be Transparent About Fees
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.
To Fund Housing, New York State Should Reinstate the Stock Transfer Tax
11.20.2024
Doing so would raise $14 billion annually for the city.
Doing so would raise $14 billion annually for the city.
In Marseille’s Cours Julien, Street Art Creates Dynamic Context
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.
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