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.
05.30.2023
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
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.
03.20.2023
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
02.15.2023
Why are the labels so seemingly fraught?
Why are the labels so seemingly fraught?
01.11.2023
Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
12.05.2022
It has fast become an architectural trope.
It has fast become an architectural trope.
11.08.2022
A silver lining to an impending slowdown?
A silver lining to an impending slowdown?
10.11.2022
Seeing long completed projects pop up on the laptop is an exercise in time travel.
Seeing long completed projects pop up on the laptop is an exercise in time travel.
09.08.2022
The styles of the moment have a herd mentality about them.
The styles of the moment have a herd mentality about them.
08.16.2022
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
07.14.2022
Closed churches, dead malls, empty movieplexes and big-box retail…design opportunities await.
Closed churches, dead malls, empty movieplexes and big-box retail…design opportunities await.
06.14.2022
From “who’s who” to “what’s next.”
From “who’s who” to “what’s next.”
05.17.2022
These don’t require “green gizmos” or complicated rating systems. They’re common sense sustainability.
These don’t require “green gizmos” or complicated rating systems. They’re common sense sustainability.
04.27.2022
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
03.22.2022
Over six decades of relentless creation and research, he created a legacy whose breadth and complexity are difficult to apprehend.
Over six decades of relentless creation and research, he created a legacy whose breadth and complexity are difficult to apprehend.
02.22.2022
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
01.26.2022
The magic of design does not lie with its creator, but in the completed project.
The magic of design does not lie with its creator, but in the completed project.
01.10.2022
We’re at a crucial pivot point, when transformational change is possible.
We’re at a crucial pivot point, when transformational change is possible.
12.08.2021
Construction, a reliably unpredictable and volatile process, has become unreliable.
Construction, a reliably unpredictable and volatile process, has become unreliable.
11.04.2021
Some gripes about the current state of architecture.
Some gripes about the current state of architecture.
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