Mr. Menking and His Little Paper
04.28.2020
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
Essays
This is Our Chance to Rethink Safe Streets and Public Spaces
04.23.2020
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
The Reality of Design Fiction: How Storytelling Can Save the World
04.16.2020
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
During a Lockdown, What is “Essential?”
04.14.2020
Notes from the retail front in New York City.
Notes from the retail front in New York City.
In Praise of Cemeteries
04.07.2020
In the age of social distancing, their charms are attracting a new audience.
In the age of social distancing, their charms are attracting a new audience.
How Peter Paul Rubens Predicted Our Current Crisis
03.31.2020
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
How Architects and Designers Can Respond to COVID-19
03.31.2020
What are the opportunities and needs in your community, and how could your skill sets and connections be of benefit?
What are the opportunities and needs in your community, and how could your skill sets and connections be of benefit?
Michael Murphy on the Singular Voice of Michael Sorkin
03.30.2020
The executive director of MASS Design Group offers a tribute to an architectural sage.
The executive director of MASS Design Group offers a tribute to an architectural sage.
On Tea and Density in Old Delhi
03.11.2020
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
Can Architecture Solve Our Crises?
03.01.2020
It might be helpful to define its capabilities and its limits first.
It might be helpful to define its capabilities and its limits first.
Teaching an Appreciation for Architecture Through Film
01.29.2020
A course for undergraduates aimed at inspiring an awareness of the built environment.
A course for undergraduates aimed at inspiring an awareness of the built environment.
The Ambiguous Urban Legacy of Ed Logue
01.26.2020
A new biography by Lizabeth Cohen sheds light on this controversial planner.
A new biography by Lizabeth Cohen sheds light on this controversial planner.
What the Fractured Media Landscape Means for Architecture
01.21.2020
The panic over the collapse of publishing has subsided, but uncertainty remains.
The panic over the collapse of publishing has subsided, but uncertainty remains.
Neal R. Peirce: The Man Who Championed—and Helped Save—the American City
01.06.2020
A tribute to a writer who believed in the power of authentic community engagement.
A tribute to a writer who believed in the power of authentic community engagement.
Sacred Architecture Isn’t Disappearing—It’s Changing
12.26.2019
What’s emerging are new ways of thinking about how people express faith.
What’s emerging are new ways of thinking about how people express faith.
Russia, Syria, and the Sacking of Cultural Heritage
12.23.2019
Decades of conflict have ravaged historical sites and structures across the Middle East, and the losses continue to mount.
Decades of conflict have ravaged historical sites and structures across the Middle East, and the losses continue to mount.
What Will It Take to Move to Mars?
12.16.2019
A broad-ranging exhibition catalog reveals how close we are to pioneering human life on the red planet. And how far away.
A broad-ranging exhibition catalog reveals how close we are to pioneering human life on the red planet. And how far away.
What is “Critical” in Architectural Practice Today?
11.04.2019
The overused word borders on the cliche, obscuring a paucity of real thought and insight.
The overused word borders on the cliche, obscuring a paucity of real thought and insight.
Architectural Heroes Aren’t Only of the Past
10.30.2019
Let’s share our love of iconic designers with those changing the world right now.
Let’s share our love of iconic designers with those changing the world right now.
Project Swap: A Design Studio Experiment Tests Ideas of Authorship and Collaboration
10.21.2019
Asking architecture students to swap projects in the middle of the design process produces some interesting insights.
Asking architecture students to swap projects in the middle of the design process produces some interesting insights.
Donate to CommonEdge.org, a Not-For-Profit website dedicated to reconnecting architecture and design to the public.
Donate