Light, Empathy, and Silence: The Architecture of Marina Tabassum
06.03.2024
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
Opinion
Why So Many Banal Boxes? Because Architecture Reflects the Ethos of Its Time
05.30.2024
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
Declaration of Independence From Sprawl
05.22.2024
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
When Is Architectural Symbolism Hypocrisy?
05.02.2024
Like or loathe it, symbolism over substance has a long tradition.
Like or loathe it, symbolism over substance has a long tradition.
Developers Are Dangerously in Control of New York City
04.23.2024
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
Mass Timber Construction Is Evolving Rapidly
04.08.2024
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
How AI Can Help Us End Design Education Anachronisms
03.19.2024
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
Social Housing in America: Architects Must Answer the Call
03.12.2024
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
Can We Create Architecture That Embraces the Sacred and the Secular?
02.26.2024
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
Are For-Profit Developments Consistent With the Values of a Public University?
11.14.2023
These public-private partnerships may not dovetail with the schools’ values or mission.
These public-private partnerships may not dovetail with the schools’ values or mission.
Our Cities Aren’t Dead Yet!
10.24.2023
Forget the “doom loops,” there are plenty of indicators that urban centers are recovering.
Forget the “doom loops,” there are plenty of indicators that urban centers are recovering.
Art & Architecture Writers Demand Fair Pay
08.31.2023
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
Architects Must Resist the AI “Revolution”
06.26.2023
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
Is Santa Clara—the Heart of Silicon Valley—Soulless and Banal by Intent?
06.20.2023
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
What Would a Code of Ethics Look Like for Architecture Schools?
05.31.2023
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
Ugly Buildings Are Not Simply a Matter of Aesthetics
05.30.2023
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Never Again Is Now: The Transportation Professions’ Responsibility to Work Toward Justice
03.15.2023
The racist truth about our urban highways.
The racist truth about our urban highways.
Should New York City Streets Be Illegal?
03.07.2023
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
It’s Time for Africa to Chart Its Own Climate Change Agenda
02.07.2023
Most of the promises coming from industrialized nations have been empty ones.
Most of the promises coming from industrialized nations have been empty ones.
Dear Mayor Bass: Los Angeles Can’t Double Down on Past Mistakes
01.17.2023
The homeless crisis is just part of a larger problem: our suburban form.
The homeless crisis is just part of a larger problem: our suburban form.
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