James Stewart Polshek: Reflections on a Life in Architecture
09.13.2022
His practice was one of service and humanity.
His practice was one of service and humanity.
Essays
On the Waning Value of Architecture in an Increasingly Complex World
08.24.2022
Part 2 in the “18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter” series.
Part 2 in the “18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter” series.
The Global City and the (de)Evolution of the Public Realm
08.17.2022
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
The Accidental Making of an Architect
08.16.2022
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
The Memphis Experience: Building a Park on a Tightrope
08.15.2022
The challenge and rewards of building a great new urban park.
The challenge and rewards of building a great new urban park.
18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter
08.02.2022
The first in a multipart series on the value of architecture.
The first in a multipart series on the value of architecture.
Architecture Media in the Attention-Economy Era
07.13.2022
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
How Do the Critics of Yesteryear Think About Urban Density?
07.06.2022
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
When It Comes to Design for the Disabled, Let the Science Lead the Process
06.21.2022
Why architecture and design must develop minimum human standards.
Why architecture and design must develop minimum human standards.
Inclusion and Fusion: New Orleans at the Common Edge
06.13.2022
How the spirit of Both/And infuses the architecture of the Crescent City.
How the spirit of Both/And infuses the architecture of the Crescent City.
The Ecological Potential of Rome’s Urban Wilderness
06.09.2022
How community activists transformed an abandoned construction site into a park.
How community activists transformed an abandoned construction site into a park.
Blair Kamin’s Tribute to Helmut Jahn
05.11.2022
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
Peanuts Urbanism: Charles Schulz’s Subtle Critique of Suburbia
04.26.2022
The cartoonist’s vision was bleeker and more astute than many realize.
The cartoonist’s vision was bleeker and more astute than many realize.
An Architect and a Prostitute Walk Into a Bar
04.20.2022
A parable about the SCI-Arc controversy.
A parable about the SCI-Arc controversy.
How Robert A.M. Stern Resurrected Architectural History
04.11.2022
On the occasion of his new memoir, Between Memory and Invention: My Journey in Architecture.
On the occasion of his new memoir, Between Memory and Invention: My Journey in Architecture.
Kevin Lippert: Genuine Polymath
04.05.2022
A tribute to the founder of Princeton Architectural Press.
A tribute to the founder of Princeton Architectural Press.
De-Coding Decon: How the Architectural Avant-Garde Became the Architectural Establishment, Part 2
03.29.2022
Through sophistry and a focus on “theory,” a generation of late-20th-century architects not only sought to upend the industry establishment, they rose to replace it.
Through sophistry and a focus on “theory,” a generation of late-20th-century architects not only sought to upend the industry establishment, they rose to replace it.
De-Coding Decon: How the Architectural Avant-Garde Became the Establishment, Part I
03.23.2022
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
Joseph Giovannini’s Architecture Unbound tells the whole story.
How Christopher Alexander Changed Architecture—and Much More
03.22.2022
Over six decades of relentless creation and research, he created a legacy whose breadth and complexity are difficult to apprehend.
Over six decades of relentless creation and research, he created a legacy whose breadth and complexity are difficult to apprehend.
What’s the Point of Architecture Criticism?
03.15.2022
Revisiting Architecture and Critical Imagination’s and the crucial role of the lay critic.
Revisiting Architecture and Critical Imagination’s and the crucial role of the lay critic.
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