On the Value of Miniatures and Scale Models
12.18.2024
Thinking small can help us answer the challenges of our time.
Thinking small can help us answer the challenges of our time.
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Design Posts
Notre Dame Cathedral and the Rebirth of Artisanship
12.17.2024
The miraculous rebuild was enabled by the century-old French system of trade guilds and education.
The miraculous rebuild was enabled by the century-old French system of trade guilds and education.
Vishaan Chakrabarti: Looking for a Home, Aiming Risky Zingers
12.09.2024
The architect’s latest book displays his talent for analytic precision and provocation.
The architect’s latest book displays his talent for analytic precision and provocation.
Why Gardening Should Be Our Metaphor for Local Development
12.04.2024
If your town isn’t cultivating its own economic growth, then it’s being mined for someone else’s profit.
If your town isn’t cultivating its own economic growth, then it’s being mined for someone else’s profit.
The Art and Angst of Architecture in Southern California
11.26.2024
An excerpt from An Urban Odyssey: A Critic’s Search for the Soul of Cities and Self.
An excerpt from An Urban Odyssey: A Critic’s Search for the Soul of Cities and Self.
It’s Hard for Architects to Be Transparent About Fees
11.25.2024
If the profession is to survive, however, we have no choice.
If the profession is to survive, however, we have no choice.
In Marseille’s Cours Julien, Street Art Creates Dynamic Context
11.19.2024
Submitting to this area’s urban rhythm reveals the power of public art to define a place.
Submitting to this area’s urban rhythm reveals the power of public art to define a place.
What I Learned From Six Recessions in Architecture
11.18.2024
Life is imperfect, and architects understand this better than most.
Life is imperfect, and architects understand this better than most.
Wonder and Awe in a James Turrell Skyspace
11.13.2024
The artist’s latest work, in Manhattan, is both an engineering and a visual marvel that moves the spirit.
The artist’s latest work, in Manhattan, is both an engineering and a visual marvel that moves the spirit.
Light and Color: The Spirit-Led Work of James Turrell
11.07.2024
The artist is driven not just by curiosity or ambition, but by the precepts of his Quakerism.
The artist is driven not just by curiosity or ambition, but by the precepts of his Quakerism.
Worshiping the Old Isn’t Historic Preservation
10.24.2024
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
To keep buildings alive and relevant, some flexibility is required.
How the Global Business Class Has Transformed the Home
10.22.2024
They’re bringing the aesthetics and lifestyle expectations of the hospitality industry into their domiciles.
They’re bringing the aesthetics and lifestyle expectations of the hospitality industry into their domiciles.
Aesthetics Alone Do Not Give Sacred Space Its Meaning
10.09.2024
The key to finding a new relevance for “the holy” lies in architectural humility.
The key to finding a new relevance for “the holy” lies in architectural humility.
Brutalism in the Nation’s Capital
10.07.2024
A National Building Museum exhibition surveys notable concrete architecture in D.C. and presents possible future uses.
A National Building Museum exhibition surveys notable concrete architecture in D.C. and presents possible future uses.
The Brilliant, Unhinged Spectacle of Megalopolis
10.02.2024
A rare film that celebrates design and urban planning, Coppola’s latest epic is a mishmash of architectural, cinematic, and literary history.
A rare film that celebrates design and urban planning, Coppola’s latest epic is a mishmash of architectural, cinematic, and literary history.
The Enduring Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright
09.17.2024
Why we still care, almost seven decades after his death.
Why we still care, almost seven decades after his death.
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