Architecture and the Age of Creative Disruption
03.30.2021
How does the profession navigate an era dominated by the internet and AI?
How does the profession navigate an era dominated by the internet and AI?
Duo Dickinson
The Next Generation of Architects Will Remake How We Make Things
02.17.2021
Out of disruption and necessity will come change.
Out of disruption and necessity will come change.
Paige Rense, Architectural Digest, and the End of 20th Century Architecture
01.05.2021
Her passing marks the end of an era already passed.
Her passing marks the end of an era already passed.
Maquettes in Architecture: The Forgotten Joys of Model-Making
12.22.2020
It provides a primal joy that no screen can ever capture.
It provides a primal joy that no screen can ever capture.
Architecture Misses Charles Moore
11.18.2020
Everywhere the architect went, he exuded creative energy and joy.
Everywhere the architect went, he exuded creative energy and joy.
Does Architecture Have a “Fake News” Problem?
10.07.2020
The issue isn’t about what is presented, but what’s not.
The issue isn’t about what is presented, but what’s not.
Covid-19 Has Raised the Question: Why Do We Design Buildings?
09.02.2020
The value of meaning and purpose.
The value of meaning and purpose.
Is Virtual Architecture Inherently Disingenuous?
07.21.2020
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
The Utter Folly of Certainty in Uncertain Times
06.22.2020
It’s hard to foretell the future of a rapidly changing world.
It’s hard to foretell the future of a rapidly changing world.
Architecture and the Illusion of Control
06.04.2020
The only way to have meaning in a radically changing world is to help meet essential human needs.
The only way to have meaning in a radically changing world is to help meet essential human needs.
Architecture Does Not Lead: It Follows
04.20.2020
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
The Unique Pain of Architects: Letting Go
03.18.2020
The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.
The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.
The Insanity of a State Sanctioned Style for Architecture
02.06.2020
Dictating the terms of “beauty” is a very slippery slope.
Dictating the terms of “beauty” is a very slippery slope.
What the Fractured Media Landscape Means for Architecture
01.21.2020
The panic over the collapse of publishing has subsided, but uncertainty remains.
The panic over the collapse of publishing has subsided, but uncertainty remains.
We Are Art Vandelay, Architect
12.17.2019
Was George Costanza’s appropriation of the profession a harbinger of where we find ourselves now?
Was George Costanza’s appropriation of the profession a harbinger of where we find ourselves now?
Churches Go Secular: No Place for God?
12.02.2019
The repurposing of them may demonstrate savvy development, but the increasing absence of their original use signals something else.
The repurposing of them may demonstrate savvy development, but the increasing absence of their original use signals something else.
Architectural Heroes Aren’t Only of the Past
10.30.2019
Let’s share our love of iconic designers with those changing the world right now.
Let’s share our love of iconic designers with those changing the world right now.
The Invented Reality of Suburbia Is Not the Norm
10.01.2019
The demographics of home buying are shifting in a different direction.
The demographics of home buying are shifting in a different direction.
Are We Air Conditioning Our Planet to Death?
09.09.2019
Eighty-seven percent of American homes are equipped with AC. And the rest of the world is following suit.
Eighty-seven percent of American homes are equipped with AC. And the rest of the world is following suit.
The Two Most Dangerous Words In Architecture: Style and Beauty
07.30.2019
The 20th century’s aesthetic consensus is under siege and subject now to change.
The 20th century’s aesthetic consensus is under siege and subject now to change.
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