Malls, Talls, and Pseudo-Culture Halls: Hudson Yards’ Failed Urban Forms
03.18.2019
Why do global cities keep recycling the same stale formulas?
Why do global cities keep recycling the same stale formulas?
Opinion
The Missing Middle: Los Angeles Needs to Build Different Types of Housing
03.10.2019
Solving the crisis means getting out of our own way.
Solving the crisis means getting out of our own way.
Governor Cuomo’s and Mayor de Blasio’s Grovelling to Amazon Demeans New York
03.07.2019
The recent debacle was merely the culmination of a decades-long appeasement to corporations and developers.
The recent debacle was merely the culmination of a decades-long appeasement to corporations and developers.
Women in Architecture Need a New Set of Role Models—Beyond the Star System
02.27.2019
Advancing the profession must start with improving working conditions for everyone.
Advancing the profession must start with improving working conditions for everyone.
Confusion of the Vanities: Why Architectural Style-Wars Are Becoming Irrelevant
02.25.2019
Might there be a less rigid, style-blind, third way?
Might there be a less rigid, style-blind, third way?
An Amazon Correction: The City Won—and the Company Isn’t Going Anywhere
02.18.2019
Cancelling the construction of an anti-urban campus is not the same as pulling out of the city.
Cancelling the construction of an anti-urban campus is not the same as pulling out of the city.
Why “Zaha Hadid Activewear” Feels Off-Brand
02.04.2019
Or is it the inevitable commercial afterlife of an artistic genius?
Or is it the inevitable commercial afterlife of an artistic genius?
Letter From Greenwich: What We Talk About When We Talk About Affordable Housing
01.22.2019
As the town prepares the plan that will guide development for the next decade, tensions are brewing in the “teardown zone.”
As the town prepares the plan that will guide development for the next decade, tensions are brewing in the “teardown zone.”
Jeff Speck on Walkable City Rules, Cars, and Why Bikes Make Streets Safer for Everyone
01.21.2019
A talk with the author of Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places.
A talk with the author of Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places.
Why Reusing Buildings Should Be the Next Big Thing
01.14.2019
It took the AIA too long to recognize adaptive reuse as the best way to fight climate change.
It took the AIA too long to recognize adaptive reuse as the best way to fight climate change.
African Architecture: Ornaments, Crime & Prejudice
12.26.2018
On reading Adolf Loos’s controversial essay as a young African design student in Europe.
On reading Adolf Loos’s controversial essay as a young African design student in Europe.
Why the Pearl District in Portland is the Best Walkable Neighborhood Created in Decades
12.10.2018
Contrary to popular myth, we can produce brand, new pedestrian- friendly communities.
Contrary to popular myth, we can produce brand, new pedestrian- friendly communities.
The Design Media Needs to Examine Its Own Privilege
11.20.2018
The unspoken class divide limits its reach and impact.
The unspoken class divide limits its reach and impact.
How to Solve Los Angeles’ Housing Crisis? With Urban Design Rapid Prototyping
10.15.2018
Could a European-style IBA work in LA?
Could a European-style IBA work in LA?
A Critical Reassessment of John Portman? No, His Buildings Were Resolutely Anti-Urban
08.28.2018
The recent recalibration of the late architect’s legacy is completely misguided.
The recent recalibration of the late architect’s legacy is completely misguided.
Cross-Country Redux: An Architect’s Inspiring—and Dispiriting—Drive Across America
07.18.2018
Forty years after making his first trip, the author revels in the landscape and despairs about what we’ve built on it.
Forty years after making his first trip, the author revels in the landscape and despairs about what we’ve built on it.
Letter From Mexico City: An Insidious Memorial to a Still Unfolding Tragedy
07.17.2018
Recent attempts to pay tribute to victims of last September’s earthquake were crassly political.
Recent attempts to pay tribute to victims of last September’s earthquake were crassly political.
The Legacy of Christopher Alexander: Criteria for an Intelligent Architecture
07.02.2018
Asking the question: does this building make me feel more or less alive?
Asking the question: does this building make me feel more or less alive?
Houston’s Road to Resilience Requires a Broad Holistic Plan
05.30.2018
The national media may have moved, but the city continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Harvey
The national media may have moved, but the city continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Harvey
To Fix Architecture, Fix the Design Crit
05.29.2018
It’s time to back our claims with real evidence.
It’s time to back our claims with real evidence.
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