Laurel Canyon: The Classic California Urban Ecosystem
08.27.2020
The power of people and place can often defy formal design and planning.
The power of people and place can often defy formal design and planning.
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Caltech-Trained Researcher Links Sunlight Exposure as Key to Combating Covid-19
08.24.2020
A new study underscores the importance of sunlight to fighting the pandemic.
A new study underscores the importance of sunlight to fighting the pandemic.
The Chernobyl Paradox: The Intense Connection Between Health and Living Structure
08.19.2020
A remarkable film, The Babushkas of Chernobyl, raises important questions about health and the power of place.
A remarkable film, The Babushkas of Chernobyl, raises important questions about health and the power of place.
Whack-a-Mole Urban Planning in Los Angeles Is Not Working
08.17.2020
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
Covid-19 and the Renewed Meaning of Public Space
08.13.2020
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
Letter From Nigeria: Covid and the African City
08.06.2020
The pandemic and its aftermath highlight longstanding problems, but also present opportunity.
The pandemic and its aftermath highlight longstanding problems, but also present opportunity.
Changi Airport’s Jewel: For Every Traveler, a Garden
08.04.2020
It’s an astounding experience for both travelers and Singapore locals.
It’s an astounding experience for both travelers and Singapore locals.
When It Comes to Covid-19, Density Doesn’t Kill—Sprawl Does
08.03.2020
A new, landmark study challenges assumptions about urban design and pandemics.
A new, landmark study challenges assumptions about urban design and pandemics.
Modern Architects Stink at Lying. Luckily, That’s Fixable.
07.29.2020
Why learning to tell tall tales might help the profession.
Why learning to tell tall tales might help the profession.
Solving the Urban Riddle That is Los Angeles
07.29.2020
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
Is Architectural Licensing Necessary?
07.22.2020
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
Executive Order on Constructing and Preserving Monuments to True and False American Heroes
07.10.2020
A presidential parody with a prediction.
A presidential parody with a prediction.
The Underappreciated Legacy of James Marston Fitch
07.07.2020
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
Empathy in Design: Measuring How Faces Make Places
07.01.2020
Science tells us we’re attracted to buildings that are connected to our bodies.
Science tells us we’re attracted to buildings that are connected to our bodies.
A Tribute to the Great Milton Glaser
06.30.2020
In more or less, his own wise words.
In more or less, his own wise words.
Designer Nicolas-Patience Basabose on Contemporary African Architecture and Urbanism
06.11.2020
A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.
A talk with the curator of the debut edition of the Congo Biennale.
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.
The Flipping of Our Public and Private Worlds
06.01.2020
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
Perikles and the Parthenon Paradox
05.29.2020
An interactive architectural fiction.
An interactive architectural fiction.
The Future of Being Social
05.26.2020
The human desire to mingle will not disappear, but we will adapt.
The human desire to mingle will not disappear, but we will adapt.
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