Why Mexican Squares May Be the Best Public Spaces in the World
04.28.2016
It’s that uniquely human combination of bustling activity and DIY-urbanism.
It’s that uniquely human combination of bustling activity and DIY-urbanism.
Opinion
Calatrava’s Extravagant Train Station and the Price of Beauty
04.27.2016
The New York that approved the architect’s incredibly expensive transit hub isn’t the New York that ultimately built it.
The New York that approved the architect’s incredibly expensive transit hub isn’t the New York that ultimately built it.
Climate Change is Upon Us. How Are We Planning for It?
04.25.2016
We can no longer mitigate our way out of this mess. Responsibility for the problem will now pass to a new breed of urban designer and architect.
We can no longer mitigate our way out of this mess. Responsibility for the problem will now pass to a new breed of urban designer and architect.
Why Architecture Needs More Building-Architect Critics
04.19.2016
To get a fuller understanding of the complexities of building, the field needs more active designers as mainstream critics.
To get a fuller understanding of the complexities of building, the field needs more active designers as mainstream critics.
It’s National Architecture Week!
04.13.2016
Instead of spending money on what is essentially a branding effort, what if the AIA organized a national education program aimed at the primary schools?
Instead of spending money on what is essentially a branding effort, what if the AIA organized a national education program aimed at the primary schools?
Architects Design Just 2% of All Houses–Why?
04.07.2016
This is an epic fail for a profession desiring to be relevant and useful.
This is an epic fail for a profession desiring to be relevant and useful.
Inside the Crazed Mind of an Architectural Intern (on Her First Day)
04.06.2016
Life inside the head and heart of an (unpaid) architectural intern, for a renowned architect.
Life inside the head and heart of an (unpaid) architectural intern, for a renowned architect.
Can the Wired City Also Be the Equitable One?
03.23.2016
Making the city fair, when all is digitally optimized.
Making the city fair, when all is digitally optimized.
Studio Crits: It’s Real World Constraints That Make It Architecture!
03.17.2016
Shouldn’t architecture school projects actually be required to deal with the real challenges of architecture?
Shouldn’t architecture school projects actually be required to deal with the real challenges of architecture?
Sprinting to the Past
03.14.2016
Why the call to replicate the old Penn Station is an idea born of fear.
Why the call to replicate the old Penn Station is an idea born of fear.
The Principles of Ethical Redevelopment
03.10.2016
Artist Theaster Gates and the University of Chicago’s Place Lab look for equitable alternatives to gentrification.
Artist Theaster Gates and the University of Chicago’s Place Lab look for equitable alternatives to gentrification.
Bird’s Eye View of Manila
03.08.2016
Nothing lays out the geography of a place more starkly and dramatically as the elevated view.
Nothing lays out the geography of a place more starkly and dramatically as the elevated view.
My Favorite Street: Magazine Street, New Orleans
03.03.2016
The experience of walking on this great street is remarkably pleasant, and for good reason: it’s designed for people.
The experience of walking on this great street is remarkably pleasant, and for good reason: it’s designed for people.
10 Excuses for Santiago Calatrava
03.02.2016
Yes, it’s ten years late and more than 2-billion dollars over budget. But, it is beautiful.
Yes, it’s ten years late and more than 2-billion dollars over budget. But, it is beautiful.
Buildings That Kill
02.29.2016
Architecture can be deadly–and not just in prisons.
Architecture can be deadly–and not just in prisons.
My Worst Project Never Killed Anyone
02.25.2016
It’s time for architects-along with the American Institute of Architects-to take a stand against spaces intended to torture and kill.
It’s time for architects-along with the American Institute of Architects-to take a stand against spaces intended to torture and kill.
Cab Drivers: The Ultimate Architecture Critics
02.24.2016
Every day they pass thousands of houses, hospitals, churches, and schools, so it’s no wonder many of them have strong opinions about the kinds of buildings they like. They may be one of the built environment’s most authentic focus groups.
Every day they pass thousands of houses, hospitals, churches, and schools, so it’s no wonder many of them have strong opinions about the kinds of buildings they like. They may be one of the built environment’s most authentic focus groups.
Why Architects Don’t Get It
02.22.2016
Contrary to popular belief, green building has not become mainstream-or even well understood.
Contrary to popular belief, green building has not become mainstream-or even well understood.
Who Designs Public Space?
02.17.2016
What does an urban designer do on his day off, when he’s halfway around the world? If he’s in Rabat, Morocco—as Dennis Pieprz was two years ago—he does what he’s hardwired to do: walk the city. The experience is exhilarating and humbling.
What does an urban designer do on his day off, when he’s halfway around the world? If he’s in Rabat, Morocco—as Dennis Pieprz was two years ago—he does what he’s hardwired to do: walk the city. The experience is exhilarating and humbling.
Architecture Has Become a Lifestyle Choice
02.15.2016
Architecture is in state of deep and troubling transition. But the schools are not responding to these changes. Instead, they’re enabling the decline of the profession of architecture as a building art.
Architecture is in state of deep and troubling transition. But the schools are not responding to these changes. Instead, they’re enabling the decline of the profession of architecture as a building art.
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