Letter From Biddeford: ICE Threatens Small Town America
07.16.2026
Even a small Maine village is not immune to the troubles of our times.
Even a small Maine village is not immune to the troubles of our times.
Can Cities Plan and Design for Spontaneity?
07.14.2026
Yes, but it requires patience, dedication, and cooperation among communities, businesses, regulators, and local governments.
Yes, but it requires patience, dedication, and cooperation among communities, businesses, regulators, and local governments.
What Foreign Architects Get Wrong in the Global South
07.08.2026
Vanity projects, corruption, and cultural blind spots are undermining communities.
Vanity projects, corruption, and cultural blind spots are undermining communities.
Can the NYC Economic Development Corporation Deliver Economic Justice?
07.06.2026
Mayor Mamdani must appoint members to this organization that are aligned with his larger agenda.
Mayor Mamdani must appoint members to this organization that are aligned with his larger agenda.
New Orleans, Like Every City, Is Mortal
07.02.2026
For those of us concerned with the Crescent City’s survival, we must finally acknowledge a startling reality: New Orleans can be saved only if it first accepts that it might not be.
For those of us concerned with the Crescent City’s survival, we must finally acknowledge a startling reality: New Orleans can be saved only if it first accepts that it might not be.
Julianne’s Garden: Reimagining the Space Between Public and Private
06.30.2026
A lush setting that reflects a lifetime of memories, relationships, cultural traditions, and journeys.
A lush setting that reflects a lifetime of memories, relationships, cultural traditions, and journeys.
The Dutch Canal House: Six Feet Below Sea Level
06.29.2026
How the 17th century Amsterdam house turned a battle against water into the modern home.
How the 17th century Amsterdam house turned a battle against water into the modern home.
What Mamdani’s Knicks Speech Teaches Us About Civic Engagement
06.25.2026
It was a moment that transcended sports, offering lessons for a collective future.
It was a moment that transcended sports, offering lessons for a collective future.
Blair Kamin on the Obama Presidential Center: “A Huge Improvement to the Public Realm”
06.23.2026
A conversation with former Chicago Tribune architecture critic.
A conversation with former Chicago Tribune architecture critic.
The Obama Presidential Center: “It’s a Canvas. People Are Leaving Their Imprint on It”
06.17.2026
A conversation with Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey.
A conversation with Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey.
The Seeds of Our Housing Crisis Were Planted in the Reagan Era
06.15.2026
Corruption in Washington and on Wall Street helped create the problem. Architects are still feeling the pain.
Corruption in Washington and on Wall Street helped create the problem. Architects are still feeling the pain.
UVA’s Dean Search: A Chance to Restore a Lost Education
06.11.2026
The university has the opportunity to reconnect architectural education with its own tradition of intellectual diversity and historical inquiry.
The university has the opportunity to reconnect architectural education with its own tradition of intellectual diversity and historical inquiry.
Build Neighborhoods Around People Instead of Cars
06.09.2026
The cost of the auto-centric suburb: the address may be real, but the community isn’t.
The cost of the auto-centric suburb: the address may be real, but the community isn’t.
In Architecture, What’s Old Is New Again
06.08.2026
The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.
The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.
When AI Makes Design Look Easier Than It Is
06.03.2026
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
What I Learn From Teaching Architecture
06.02.2026
When teaching and learning happen simultaneously, everyone’s perspective widens.
When teaching and learning happen simultaneously, everyone’s perspective widens.
The Penn Station Announcement: What Did We Actually Learn?
06.01.2026
The new Trump-backed proposal produces more questions than it answers.
The new Trump-backed proposal produces more questions than it answers.
High Density Living, 2000 Years Ago: Inside the Roman Apartment Building
05.28.2026
An excerpt from the new book Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home.
An excerpt from the new book Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home.
The Transcendent Healing Power of Architecture
05.27.2026
In his new book, Michael P. Murphy reflects on what he’s learned through his work on various buildings.
In his new book, Michael P. Murphy reflects on what he’s learned through his work on various buildings.
Back to Earth: The Case for Lowering Speculative Land Values
05.26.2026
The question isn’t whether speculative pricing should be siphoned away, but whether it will happen through policy or crisis.
The question isn’t whether speculative pricing should be siphoned away, but whether it will happen through policy or crisis.
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