It’s Time to Blur the Boundaries Between Town and Gown
06.04.2024
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
Essays
The Missing Flower Power in Walkability and Neighborhood Vitality
05.28.2024
There’s a surprisingly simple alternative to our hard, urban spaces.
There’s a surprisingly simple alternative to our hard, urban spaces.
Jane Jacobs, Cyclist
05.13.2024
We should have known the famed urbanist loved the bike.
We should have known the famed urbanist loved the bike.
O.J. and L.A.
04.29.2024
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
The ‘Social Landscapes’ of Lee Friedlander
04.22.2024
For six decades, the photographer’s ability to offer a complex narrative about America in a single image was always unique.
For six decades, the photographer’s ability to offer a complex narrative about America in a single image was always unique.
What Happened to New York City Public Housing, and How Can We Fix It?
04.04.2024
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
Is This Ugly or Heroic? An Eyesore or Gem? What Is ‘Ugly’?
03.27.2024
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
The Making of Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans
03.07.2024
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
Great American Cities That Teach Architecture
02.22.2024
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
Awesome and Affordable: Making the Case for Great Housing
02.06.2024
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
What Is Sacred Architecture in an Increasingly Secular Time?
02.05.2024
Is it space or the people who animate it?
Is it space or the people who animate it?
Why Would You Want to Teach Architecture?
01.04.2024
Opening minds and defining a way of working is the ultimate payoff.
Opening minds and defining a way of working is the ultimate payoff.
In Warsaw, a Student-Designed Architectural Response to Dark Times
12.19.2023
The Freedom Pavilion offers a beautiful way to contemplate peace, freedom, and solidarity with Ukraine.
The Freedom Pavilion offers a beautiful way to contemplate peace, freedom, and solidarity with Ukraine.
How to Be a Better Architect Than Me
12.14.2023
My recent talk to high school seniors.
My recent talk to high school seniors.
How Architects Deal With Demolished Designs
11.30.2023
Buildings don’t belong to architects, but to the culture that created them.
Buildings don’t belong to architects, but to the culture that created them.
An AI Experiment: Why Do Lawyers Make More Than Architects?
11.20.2023
We asked ChatGPT a question that has plagued the profession for decades.
We asked ChatGPT a question that has plagued the profession for decades.
Why Time Is a Problem for Architects
11.08.2023
For many, it’s a lurch between copying the past or pretending that time doesn’t exist.
For many, it’s a lurch between copying the past or pretending that time doesn’t exist.
Living in the Face of Fear: The Heterotopic Hope of the Maggie’s Centers
11.07.2023
The UK cancer centers are an incredible legacy for its co-founder, Maggie Keswick Jencks.
The UK cancer centers are an incredible legacy for its co-founder, Maggie Keswick Jencks.
The Challenge of Creating a Women-Friendly Architecture School in Afghanistan
11.02.2023
Years of effort have been undone by political strife, while earthquakes have further destroyed heritage structures.
Years of effort have been undone by political strife, while earthquakes have further destroyed heritage structures.
On Winning—and Not Winning—Design Competitions
10.11.2023
It’s the Competition Conundrum: You Can’t Lose If You Don’t Play.
It’s the Competition Conundrum: You Can’t Lose If You Don’t Play.
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