Michael Van Valkenburgh on the Making of Brooklyn Bridge Park
07.10.2024
The noted landscape architect talks about one of the great 21st century urban parks.
The noted landscape architect talks about one of the great 21st century urban parks.
Design
The Next New Thing
07.03.2024
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
Minoru Yamasaki: The Fragility of Architecture
07.01.2024
He designed two of the most famous landmarks of the late-20th-century. Why is he virtually unknown today?
He designed two of the most famous landmarks of the late-20th-century. Why is he virtually unknown today?
Designing for Disaster in an Increasingly Dangerous World
06.18.2024
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
It’s Time to Blur the Boundaries Between Town and Gown
06.04.2024
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
Light, Empathy, and Silence: The Architecture of Marina Tabassum
06.03.2024
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
Why So Many Banal Boxes? Because Architecture Reflects the Ethos of Its Time
05.30.2024
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
‘Even If a Project Fails, the Ideas Behind It Don’t Disappear’
05.29.2024
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
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.
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.
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