When It Comes to Design for the Disabled, Let the Science Lead the Process
06.21.2022
Why architecture and design must develop minimum human standards.
Why architecture and design must develop minimum human standards.
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Architecture Is Evolving, and the Pritzker Prize Demonstrates This
06.14.2022
From “who’s who” to “what’s next.”
From “who’s who” to “what’s next.”
Alexandra Lange on Malls as “A Resource of Semi-Public Community Space”
06.07.2022
A talk with the author of Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall.
A talk with the author of Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall.
How the Wood-Frame House Became America’s Most Familiar Building
06.06.2022
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
A Car-Free Brooklyn Bridge Is Possible
05.31.2022
And it would easily be more popular than the High Line.
And it would easily be more popular than the High Line.
Five Simple Rules For House Design That Drastically Lower Energy Costs
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.
Blair Kamin’s Tribute to Helmut Jahn
05.11.2022
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
Did a Highway Kill the City of Hartford?
05.02.2022
A talk with podcaster Jim Krueger about the history of that city.
A talk with podcaster Jim Krueger about the history of that city.
An Architect and a Prostitute Walk Into a Bar
04.20.2022
A parable about the SCI-Arc controversy.
A parable about the SCI-Arc controversy.
Giuliano da Sangallo, Unsung Renaissance Innovator
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.
Correcting the Record: The Women Who Changed Architecture
03.30.2022
A new book sheds fresh light on more than 100 important historical, and historic, designers.
A new book sheds fresh light on more than 100 important historical, and historic, designers.
De-Coding Decon: How the Architectural Avant-Garde Became the Architectural Establishment, Part 2
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.
A Remarkably Comprehensive New Guide to the Architecture of Sub-Saharan Africa
03.28.2022
A seven-volume series features buildings from the continent’s 49 sub-Saharan nation states.
A seven-volume series features buildings from the continent’s 49 sub-Saharan nation states.
De-Coding Decon: How the Architectural Avant-Garde Became the Establishment, Part I
03.23.2022
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
How Christopher Alexander Changed Architecture—and Much More
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.
Reaching for the Heavens
03.14.2022
A new book on supertall buildings is an informative look at these awesome structures, but it could have offered a more critical perspective.
A new book on supertall buildings is an informative look at these awesome structures, but it could have offered a more critical perspective.
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