A Global Vision for the New Urban Library
01.16.2018
Local libraries need to be flexible enough to serve multiple functions.
Local libraries need to be flexible enough to serve multiple functions.
Essays
Did the AIA Take a Pass on Postmodernism?
01.11.2018
The organization recently refused to give a Twenty Five Year Award to any building.
The organization recently refused to give a Twenty Five Year Award to any building.
Cannabis, Urbanism and Storefront Ethics
01.03.2018
If pot stores are opposed on moral grounds, what about other legal but dubious establishments?
If pot stores are opposed on moral grounds, what about other legal but dubious establishments?
Paris’s Station F and the Malling of Start Up Culture
12.26.2017
The giant new incubator space takes a slick eraser to the past.
The giant new incubator space takes a slick eraser to the past.
Africa’s Undeclared War on the Disabled
12.19.2017
Its cities are a deathtrap for anyone in a wheelchair or otherwise physically challenged.
Its cities are a deathtrap for anyone in a wheelchair or otherwise physically challenged.
Do Gated Retirement Communities Have Anything to Teach Us About Urbanism?
12.18.2017
Four days in The Villages in Florida has the author longing for a bit of messiness.
Four days in The Villages in Florida has the author longing for a bit of messiness.
How Architectural “Theory” Disconnects the Profession From the Public
12.15.2017
It’s time for a system of proof backed by science, rigor and evidence.
It’s time for a system of proof backed by science, rigor and evidence.
The Wealthy Are Poised for the End of the World. What Does That Tell Us About Their Interest in the Present?
12.13.2017
Today’s residential amenities for the super rich often include guard houses, bulletproof facades, and deluxe safe and panic rooms.
Today’s residential amenities for the super rich often include guard houses, bulletproof facades, and deluxe safe and panic rooms.
How the Internet Has Turned Architecture Into a Form of Online Dating
12.10.2017
Looking for work—and getting rejected doing it—was always part of the game, but now it’s more complicated.
Looking for work—and getting rejected doing it—was always part of the game, but now it’s more complicated.
There’s More than Just One Way for Architects to Create Value
12.07.2017
Smart design can create environmental, social and economic benefits.
Smart design can create environmental, social and economic benefits.
Game-Changing Eye-Tracking Studies Reveal How We Actually See Architecture
11.27.2017
Once you learn how we see buildings, you’ll never look at architecture the same way again
Once you learn how we see buildings, you’ll never look at architecture the same way again
Is Online Learning Really the Future of Architectural Education?
11.20.2017
The promise and the pitfalls of this inevitable shift.
The promise and the pitfalls of this inevitable shift.
The Politics of Architecture Are Not a Matter of Taste
11.13.2017
Why economics always supersede aesthetics
Why economics always supersede aesthetics
Churches, City Making, and the Sacking of Tbilisi by Global Architecture
11.09.2017
Walking the Old Town and pondering the church’s role in the rise of the city.
Walking the Old Town and pondering the church’s role in the rise of the city.
The Greenwich Village Apartments Created by Jane Jacobs Are Threatened With Demolition
11.07.2017
The story of how a Jacobs-led community group overcome official opposition to create an alternative to urban renewal.
The story of how a Jacobs-led community group overcome official opposition to create an alternative to urban renewal.
Where Was Jim Crow? Living in Frank Lloyd Wright’s America
10.25.2017
An exhibit in Harlem explores the roots of utopian suburbs, public-housing projects, and the vast societal gaps between them.
An exhibit in Harlem explores the roots of utopian suburbs, public-housing projects, and the vast societal gaps between them.
The Challenge and Terror of Making Payroll as an Architect
10.18.2017
How technology will transform that bi-weekly terror.
How technology will transform that bi-weekly terror.
Africa’s Urban War on Street Vendors and the Missed Opportunity for Social Unity
10.10.2017
The recent police crackdowns don’t solve or address the real problem.
The recent police crackdowns don’t solve or address the real problem.
Looking Desperately for Urbanism in Shanghai’s Pudong District
10.08.2017
Why one of the most intense neighborhoods in the world feels so alien and anti-urban.
Why one of the most intense neighborhoods in the world feels so alien and anti-urban.
Architecture’s Cultural Cachet is Killing It
10.05.2017
It fosters a perception that providing visual distinction is the primary value of an architect’s work, ahead of providing functional shelter.
It fosters a perception that providing visual distinction is the primary value of an architect’s work, ahead of providing functional shelter.
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