The Missing Flower Power in Walkability and Neighborhood Vitality
05.28.2024
There’s a surprisingly simple alternative to our hard, urban spaces.
There’s a surprisingly simple alternative to our hard, urban spaces.
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Design Posts
Declaration of Independence From Sprawl
05.22.2024
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
When Is Architectural Symbolism Hypocrisy?
05.02.2024
Like or loathe it, symbolism over substance has a long tradition.
Like or loathe it, symbolism over substance has a long tradition.
O.J. and L.A.
04.29.2024
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
The Time-Defying Nature of Living Architectural Traditions
04.10.2024
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
Mass Timber Construction Is Evolving Rapidly
04.08.2024
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
Is This Ugly or Heroic? An Eyesore or Gem? What Is ‘Ugly’?
03.27.2024
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
‘Not Having to Worry about Proportion, Harmony, and Beauty Is a Cop-Out’
02.29.2024
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
Can We Create Architecture That Embraces the Sacred and the Secular?
02.26.2024
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
Havana’s Evolving Public-Private Landscape
02.15.2024
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
What Is Sacred Architecture in an Increasingly Secular Time?
02.05.2024
Is it space or the people who animate it?
Is it space or the people who animate it?
Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study
01.30.2024
A talk with urban planner Jeff Speck and his new business partner, Chris Dempsey.
A talk with urban planner Jeff Speck and his new business partner, Chris Dempsey.
How Might We Talk About the Shoreline of San Francisco?
01.29.2024
Bay Lexicon continues Jane Wolff’s exploration of landscapes and how finding a common language can enable better conversations about them.
Bay Lexicon continues Jane Wolff’s exploration of landscapes and how finding a common language can enable better conversations about them.
The Las Vegas Sphere: A Placeless Object in a Placeless City
01.23.2024
The latest Sin City spectacle is just that—spectacle. Pure, crystalline spectacle.
The latest Sin City spectacle is just that—spectacle. Pure, crystalline spectacle.
‘My Photographs Are a Celebration of the Making of Things’
01.09.2024
A talk with Christopher Payne about his recent book, Made in America.
A talk with Christopher Payne about his recent book, Made in America.
How to Be a Better Architect Than Me
12.14.2023
My recent talk to high school seniors.
My recent talk to high school seniors.
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