David B. Meleca

Architecture Shouldn’t Require an Explanation

08.26.2026

By David B. Meleca

The profession didn’t lose the public because people stopped caring about buildings. It lost them when architects stopped treating public understanding as part of the job.

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The profession didn’t lose the public because people stopped caring about buildings. It lost them when architects stopped treating public understanding as part of the job.

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