Post Archive
09.09.2026
It’s taken decades to reverse the damage that planner Maurice Rotival helped create—and the job isn’t complete.
It’s taken decades to reverse the damage that planner Maurice Rotival helped create—and the job isn’t complete.
09.07.2026
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is destined to become a landmark and must-visit destination for Los Angeles visitors.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is destined to become a landmark and must-visit destination for Los Angeles visitors.
08.31.2026
A housing market can be short of homes and still have too many of the wrong ones for the next generation.
A housing market can be short of homes and still have too many of the wrong ones for the next generation.
08.26.2026
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.
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.
08.25.2026
Although it has some flaws, a new book laudably surveys the best of contemporary contextual design across the U.S.
Although it has some flaws, a new book laudably surveys the best of contemporary contextual design across the U.S.
08.18.2026
They understand that cities are not collections of zoning regulations, but living landscapes.
They understand that cities are not collections of zoning regulations, but living landscapes.
08.17.2026
Sometimes, FDNY fights itself—and the city—instead of fires.
Sometimes, FDNY fights itself—and the city—instead of fires.
08.04.2026
Immortality can exist within the building itself, or within an idea that the building carries forward.
Immortality can exist within the building itself, or within an idea that the building carries forward.
07.22.2026
We need to stop erecting single-use buildings, architecture’s equivalent of the plastic shopping bag.
We need to stop erecting single-use buildings, architecture’s equivalent of the plastic shopping bag.
07.20.2026
John Massengale and Victor Dover have revised their classic book on street design, vitally improving its organization and potential impact.
John Massengale and Victor Dover have revised their classic book on street design, vitally improving its organization and potential impact.
07.14.2026
Yes, but it requires patience, dedication, and cooperation among communities, businesses, regulators, and local governments.
Yes, but it requires patience, dedication, and cooperation among communities, businesses, regulators, and local governments.
07.08.2026
Vanity projects, corruption, and cultural blind spots are undermining communities.
Vanity projects, corruption, and cultural blind spots are undermining communities.
06.30.2026
A lush setting that reflects a lifetime of memories, relationships, cultural traditions, and journeys.
A lush setting that reflects a lifetime of memories, relationships, cultural traditions, and journeys.
06.29.2026
How the 17th century Amsterdam house turned a battle against water into the modern home.
How the 17th century Amsterdam house turned a battle against water into the modern home.
06.23.2026
A conversation with former Chicago Tribune architecture critic.
A conversation with former Chicago Tribune architecture critic.
06.17.2026
A conversation with Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey.
A conversation with Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey.
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