Build Neighborhoods Around People Instead of Cars
06.09.2026
The cost of the auto-centric suburb: the address may be real, but the community isn’t.
The cost of the auto-centric suburb: the address may be real, but the community isn’t.
Essays
When AI Makes Design Look Easier Than It Is
06.03.2026
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
High Density Living, 2000 Years Ago: Inside the Roman Apartment Building
05.28.2026
An excerpt from the new book Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home.
An excerpt from the new book Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home.
Back to Earth: The Case for Lowering Speculative Land Values
05.26.2026
The question isn’t whether speculative pricing should be siphoned away, but whether it will happen through policy or crisis.
The question isn’t whether speculative pricing should be siphoned away, but whether it will happen through policy or crisis.
A New Chapter for Urbanism in Middle America
05.21.2026
The Midwest and the Rust Belt are leading the way in forward-thinking approaches to public space.
The Midwest and the Rust Belt are leading the way in forward-thinking approaches to public space.
How Courtyard Blocks Promote Social Connection
05.18.2026
Common in Europe, this urban form offers numerous benefits to people, neighborhoods, and cities.
Common in Europe, this urban form offers numerous benefits to people, neighborhoods, and cities.
The Car Trap and How I Escaped It
05.18.2026
Living automobile-free in America is not for the faint of heart.
Living automobile-free in America is not for the faint of heart.
If Everybody’s Using AI, What’s An AI Design Studio For?
05.12.2026
Architecture and design education is being fundamentally altered.
Architecture and design education is being fundamentally altered.
Will AI Make Architectural Expertise Easier to Misprice?
04.27.2026
As technology reduces the time needed to complete tasks, firms need to clarify what clients are actually paying for: expertise and judgment, not billable hours.
As technology reduces the time needed to complete tasks, firms need to clarify what clients are actually paying for: expertise and judgment, not billable hours.
Why Should We Care About Good Urbanism?
04.21.2026
New research shows that architectural aesthetics are crucial when it comes to support for new housing.
New research shows that architectural aesthetics are crucial when it comes to support for new housing.
Losing Friends to the American Dream: Homeownership
04.20.2026
There are real social and societal costs when people believe that a standalone house is the ultimate goal.
There are real social and societal costs when people believe that a standalone house is the ultimate goal.
The Passion to Build: Three Architects, Three First Structures
04.14.2026
The buildings of our youth are born of a wild and innocent belief in the meaning of making.
The buildings of our youth are born of a wild and innocent belief in the meaning of making.
With Federal Dollars, Sunnyside Yards Might Just Happen This Time
04.08.2026
Using mass timber would reduce the project’s carbon footprint and keep structural costs down.
Using mass timber would reduce the project’s carbon footprint and keep structural costs down.
Learning to Reject the Transactional City
03.25.2026
As a Mexican American interested in the relational nature of cities, the author was fortunate to attend MIT when vestiges of radical planning still lingered.
As a Mexican American interested in the relational nature of cities, the author was fortunate to attend MIT when vestiges of radical planning still lingered.
Urban Lessons From the Paris Perimeter
03.24.2026
The conformity of Haussmann’s blocks gains meaning from the often intimate bricolage of Paris’ other textures.
The conformity of Haussmann’s blocks gains meaning from the often intimate bricolage of Paris’ other textures.
Layers of the Past: What Stories Our Buildings Tell Us
03.16.2026
Perpetually demolishing and constructing anew erases the rich stories our buildings contain.
Perpetually demolishing and constructing anew erases the rich stories our buildings contain.
The Three Lessons of My Failed Homestead
03.12.2026
Where my wife and I erred when it came to time, money, and family culture.
Where my wife and I erred when it came to time, money, and family culture.
We Don’t Have a Climate Design Problem: We Have a Trust Problem
03.10.2026
Resilience isn’t only about carbon reduction or physical engineering; it’s about whether residents believe the systems around them are coherent and fair.
Resilience isn’t only about carbon reduction or physical engineering; it’s about whether residents believe the systems around them are coherent and fair.
Architecture’s Awkward Embrace of Artificial Intelligence
03.03.2026
Technological advancement is coming, whether the profession wants it or not.
Technological advancement is coming, whether the profession wants it or not.
The Architectures of Kengo Kuma
02.25.2026
An excerpt from a new monograph about the Japanese designer, who favors natural materials and a handmade approach.
An excerpt from a new monograph about the Japanese designer, who favors natural materials and a handmade approach.
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