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.
Essays
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.
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.
What L.A. 2028 Can Learn From the Paris Olympics
09.16.2024
Sprawling Los Angeles is vastly different from the French capital, but it can still find ways to take a cue from the City of Lights’ embrace of the local.
Sprawling Los Angeles is vastly different from the French capital, but it can still find ways to take a cue from the City of Lights’ embrace of the local.
AI, Architecture, and the Uncanny Valley
09.09.2024
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
Four Decades in a House of Your Own Design
09.05.2024
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
Election 2024: Revisiting the Duck and the Decorated Shed
08.29.2024
How the Statue of Liberty and the Hollywood Sign frame the nation’s inherent tensions.
How the Statue of Liberty and the Hollywood Sign frame the nation’s inherent tensions.
How the Much-Maligned Porch Supports Walkable, Sustainable Communities
08.19.2024
Its aesthetic detractors don’t understand the porch’s ability to create community.
Its aesthetic detractors don’t understand the porch’s ability to create community.
Warlords in Our Midst
08.14.2024
Why Elon Musk is worse than science fiction.
Why Elon Musk is worse than science fiction.
Consuming Provence: The Gentler Footprint of French Sprawl
08.12.2024
An expat goes shopping in the European burbs.
An expat goes shopping in the European burbs.
The Clever Trick for Living in 350 Square Feet
08.06.2024
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
The Deceptive Grandeur of City Skylines
08.05.2024
Empty office towers are likely to remain that way for years.
Empty office towers are likely to remain that way for years.
Vivian Maier: Nanny With a Rolleiflex
07.31.2024
Fotografiska bids adieu to its current digs with a tribute to the great street photographer.
Fotografiska bids adieu to its current digs with a tribute to the great street photographer.
Buildings Are Not Sacred, but We Can Find Beauty Through Them
07.17.2024
There’s no design recipe for it.
There’s no design recipe for it.
The Next New Thing
07.03.2024
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
As Brooklyn Nets’ Value Booms, a Missed Opportunity With the Arena
06.25.2024
A $688 million Koch family (!) investment shows the enormous upside for NBA team owners.
A $688 million Koch family (!) investment shows the enormous upside for NBA team owners.
Designing for Disaster in an Increasingly Dangerous World
06.18.2024
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
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