Consider the 15 mph City
05.16.2023
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
Essays
Condocide: Death of a Building Type
05.15.2023
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
Buildings, Communities, Cities: Things Fall Apart
05.11.2023
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
Away From Old Architecture: What Corbu Really Meant
05.03.2023
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Let’s Stop Using the Terms ‘Traditional’ and ‘Modern’
05.02.2023
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
Making the Case for Sustainable Housing: It’s Time for a New Argument
05.01.2023
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
Everything Is (Not) Architecture: Environmental Design and Architecture’s Slippery Slope
04.26.2023
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Who Is Using Who? The Architect-Patron Fame Game
04.24.2023
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
“Boston Is A Red City”
04.18.2023
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Letter from Tennessee: License for Civility in Uncivil Times
04.17.2023
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
Braids by Jade: L.A. Street Art Through Two Lenses
04.12.2023
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
Does Spirituality Have a Role in Educating Architects?
04.11.2023
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What Would Jane Jacobs Do? Toward a New Model for Houses of Worship
04.10.2023
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Arquitectonica and Its Latin American Contribution to Modernism
03.22.2023
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
Architecture Clients Are a Gift
03.20.2023
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
Hire Ukrainian Designers: Helping War-Torn Architects Find Meaningful Work
03.09.2023
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
Rome’s ’Possible City’ and the Gentrification Battle in San Lorenzo
02.27.2023
The center of Rome’s nightlife has become a flashpoint between real estate speculators and community activists.
The center of Rome’s nightlife has become a flashpoint between real estate speculators and community activists.
The Long and Tangled History of Architectural Style
02.22.2023
The fraught nature of the issue goes back at least two centuries.
The fraught nature of the issue goes back at least two centuries.
Beating the Odds: The Education of a Black Architect
02.20.2023
I was supposed to be one kind of statistic. I ended up as another.
I was supposed to be one kind of statistic. I ended up as another.
Wrestling With Architectural Style In A Post-Style World
02.15.2023
Why are the labels so seemingly fraught?
Why are the labels so seemingly fraught?
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