Ugly Buildings Are Not Simply a Matter of Aesthetics
05.30.2023
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Zoning, Preservation, Climate Change: Connecting the Dots
05.24.2023
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
Why Mass Transit in America Disappeared
05.22.2023
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
To Address Climate Change, Architects Must Tackle Embodied Carbon
05.18.2023
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
Consider the 15 mph City
05.16.2023
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
Condocide: Death of a Building Type
05.15.2023
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
Buildings, Communities, Cities: Things Fall Apart
05.11.2023
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
Away From Old Architecture: What Corbu Really Meant
05.03.2023
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Let’s Stop Using the Terms ‘Traditional’ and ‘Modern’
05.02.2023
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
Making the Case for Sustainable Housing: It’s Time for a New Argument
05.01.2023
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
Everything Is (Not) Architecture: Environmental Design and Architecture’s Slippery Slope
04.26.2023
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Who Is Using Who? The Architect-Patron Fame Game
04.24.2023
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
“Boston Is A Red City”
04.18.2023
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Letter from Tennessee: License for Civility in Uncivil Times
04.17.2023
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
Braids by Jade: L.A. Street Art Through Two Lenses
04.12.2023
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
Does Spirituality Have a Role in Educating Architects?
04.11.2023
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What Would Jane Jacobs Do? Toward a New Model for Houses of Worship
04.10.2023
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California
04.03.2023
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
The Washington, D.C., Drawings of Dhiru Thadani
03.29.2023
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
Kelp Farming May Help Clean New York’s Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change
03.27.2023
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
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