The Unique Pain of Architects: Letting Go
03.18.2020
The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.

The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.
03.18.2020
The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.
The buildings we design have their own lives (and deaths), whether we like it or not.
02.14.2020
Instead of knee-jerk screeds against the possibility that the U.S. government might mandate classical design, let’s take this moment to foster a more thoughtful discussion.
Instead of knee-jerk screeds against the possibility that the U.S. government might mandate classical design, let’s take this moment to foster a more thoughtful discussion.
02.06.2020
Dictating the terms of “beauty” is a very slippery slope.
Dictating the terms of “beauty” is a very slippery slope.
02.05.2020
Architects often complain that there is something wrong with the profession. Is there?
Architects often complain that there is something wrong with the profession. Is there?
12.30.2019
As France rebuilds a cultural icon, it should also take overdue, promised measures to restore the African heritage it stole and destroyed.
As France rebuilds a cultural icon, it should also take overdue, promised measures to restore the African heritage it stole and destroyed.
12.17.2019
Was George Costanza’s appropriation of the profession a harbinger of where we find ourselves now?
Was George Costanza’s appropriation of the profession a harbinger of where we find ourselves now?
12.04.2019
Planning in the era of climate change will require an honest look at what we can and cannot protect.
Planning in the era of climate change will require an honest look at what we can and cannot protect.
12.02.2019
The repurposing of them may demonstrate savvy development, but the increasing absence of their original use signals something else.
The repurposing of them may demonstrate savvy development, but the increasing absence of their original use signals something else.
11.21.2019
Calling for a new way of educating architects.
Calling for a new way of educating architects.
11.11.2019
A bold proposal by the California AIA has the potential to transform the building industry.
A bold proposal by the California AIA has the potential to transform the building industry.
10.01.2019
The demographics of home buying are shifting in a different direction.
The demographics of home buying are shifting in a different direction.
09.09.2019
Eighty-seven percent of American homes are equipped with AC. And the rest of the world is following suit.
Eighty-seven percent of American homes are equipped with AC. And the rest of the world is following suit.
07.17.2019
Why the profession desperately needs new ones right now.
Why the profession desperately needs new ones right now.
07.03.2019
Architects and designers are losing touch with the tactile qualities of their art, an essential connection to building.
Architects and designers are losing touch with the tactile qualities of their art, an essential connection to building.
06.26.2019
The long standing practice contributes to scarcity, inequity and exclusion.
The long standing practice contributes to scarcity, inequity and exclusion.
06.20.2019
In the world of design competitions and submissions, ghosting has become the new “No”.
In the world of design competitions and submissions, ghosting has become the new “No”.
06.12.2019
A talk with educator and author Thomas Fisher about his new book, The Architecture of Ethics.
A talk with educator and author Thomas Fisher about his new book, The Architecture of Ethics.
06.04.2019
The claims made by many architects, to justify shape-making, often borders on the specious.
The claims made by many architects, to justify shape-making, often borders on the specious.
05.23.2019
With the opening of the development and the “response” to the fire, architecture has demonstrated shocking disregard. But the damage goes both ways.
With the opening of the development and the “response” to the fire, architecture has demonstrated shocking disregard. But the damage goes both ways.
05.14.2019
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
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