Designers and Planners Take Note: People’s Fondest Memories Rarely Involve Technology
08.11.2020
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
Essays
Boris Johnson’s Wake-Up Call to Housing Advocates in California
08.10.2020
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
Changi Airport’s Jewel: For Every Traveler, a Garden
08.04.2020
It’s an astounding experience for both travelers and Singapore locals.
It’s an astounding experience for both travelers and Singapore locals.
Modern Architects Stink at Lying. Luckily, That’s Fixable.
07.29.2020
Why learning to tell tall tales might help the profession.
Why learning to tell tall tales might help the profession.
Solving the Urban Riddle That is Los Angeles
07.29.2020
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
Is Architectural Licensing Necessary?
07.22.2020
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
Is Virtual Architecture Inherently Disingenuous?
07.21.2020
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
The Education—and Miseducation—of an Urban Planner
07.14.2020
He spent the better part of his career reconciling his formal training with his lived experience as a Gay Chicano.
He spent the better part of his career reconciling his formal training with his lived experience as a Gay Chicano.
Status, Statues, and Statutes: The Issue With Monuments to Flawed Men
07.07.2020
Debates about the nature of memorials and monuments are a good thing—when a healthy civic society exists with a common understanding of history and democratic values.
Debates about the nature of memorials and monuments are a good thing—when a healthy civic society exists with a common understanding of history and democratic values.
The Underappreciated Legacy of James Marston Fitch
07.07.2020
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
A designer and critic who saw both the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation.
Empathy in Design: Measuring How Faces Make Places
07.01.2020
Science tells us we’re attracted to buildings that are connected to our bodies.
Science tells us we’re attracted to buildings that are connected to our bodies.
A Tribute to the Great Milton Glaser
06.30.2020
In more or less, his own wise words.
In more or less, his own wise words.
12 Ways to Reform Architectural Education
06.09.2020
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
The Flipping of Our Public and Private Worlds
06.01.2020
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
The implications for design are immense and still unknown.
Untapped Opportunity: Don’t Just Repair Water Infrastructure, Reimagine It
05.27.2020
Climate change will demand that we act.
Climate change will demand that we act.
While Defining “Beauty” is a Dead End, Studying Its Properties Definitely is Not
05.04.2020
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Alone, Together: What It Means Now to Inhabit The Lonely City
04.30.2020
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
Mr. Menking and His Little Paper
04.28.2020
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
This is Our Chance to Rethink Safe Streets and Public Spaces
04.23.2020
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
The coronavirus has created an opportunity to improve the pedestrian experience in our cities.
The Reality of Design Fiction: How Storytelling Can Save the World
04.16.2020
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
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