11.07.2024
The artist is driven not just by curiosity or ambition, but by the precepts of his Quakerism.
The artist is driven not just by curiosity or ambition, but by the precepts of his Quakerism.
06.05.2024
What these foreign-born giants of design theory brought to two American universities.
What these foreign-born giants of design theory brought to two American universities.
03.17.2024
A new book highlights the promise—and lingering challenges—of this important material.
A new book highlights the promise—and lingering challenges—of this important material.
02.22.2024
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
10.31.2023
The Perelman Performing Arts Center is a pricey bauble, but its over mechanized interiors suggest the building’s hype is unwarranted.
The Perelman Performing Arts Center is a pricey bauble, but its over mechanized interiors suggest the building’s hype is unwarranted.
06.26.2023
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
06.07.2023
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
05.03.2023
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
12.13.2022
Caving to a wealthy donor, the school proposes an out of scale insertion into its historic core.
Caving to a wealthy donor, the school proposes an out of scale insertion into its historic core.
11.09.2022
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
08.29.2022
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
06.28.2022
Weak-willed leadership and a banal renovation will not solve the National Gallery’s ongoing problems.
Weak-willed leadership and a banal renovation will not solve the National Gallery’s ongoing problems.
04.18.2022
A new book argues that the creator of the Codex Barberini and Tacuino Senese was a more influential artist than previously thought.
A new book argues that the creator of the Codex Barberini and Tacuino Senese was a more influential artist than previously thought.
03.29.2022
Through sophistry and a focus on “theory,” a generation of late-20th-century architects not only sought to upend the industry establishment, they rose to replace it.
Through sophistry and a focus on “theory,” a generation of late-20th-century architects not only sought to upend the industry establishment, they rose to replace it.
03.23.2022
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
01.19.2022
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
12.27.2021
A tribute to the architect and city planner, who died last week.
A tribute to the architect and city planner, who died last week.
11.23.2021
Maybe we’re beyond all that. Maybe that’s a good thing.
Maybe we’re beyond all that. Maybe that’s a good thing.
09.21.2021
A new book on master model builder, Theodore Conrad, underscores the medium’s crucial role in design.
A new book on master model builder, Theodore Conrad, underscores the medium’s crucial role in design.
08.25.2021
How will we rebuild after the conflagration has spent its fury and fuel?
How will we rebuild after the conflagration has spent its fury and fuel?
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