From Venice to Detroit: Laboratories of the Future, Reconsidered
06.18.2023
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
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Leslie Lokko’s 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: New Stories to Tell
06.06.2023
Although the event is lacking in actual architecture, it does introduce urgent and important new narratives.
Although the event is lacking in actual architecture, it does introduce urgent and important new narratives.
Everything Is (Not) Architecture: Environmental Design and Architecture’s Slippery Slope
04.26.2023
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Letter from Tennessee: License for Civility in Uncivil Times
04.17.2023
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
Not all civil portent is writ as large. It sometimes comes in small places, hidden in plain sight.
Braids by Jade: L.A. Street Art Through Two Lenses
04.12.2023
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
Artist Lauren Halsey’s visual chronicles of her changing neighborhood.
George Smart on Why Documentation Is Such a Powerful Preservation Tool
03.13.2023
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
Hire Ukrainian Designers: Helping War-Torn Architects Find Meaningful Work
03.09.2023
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
Rome’s ’Possible City’ and the Gentrification Battle in San Lorenzo
02.27.2023
The center of Rome’s nightlife has become a flashpoint between real estate speculators and community activists.
The center of Rome’s nightlife has become a flashpoint between real estate speculators and community activists.
Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church: A Historic Congregation Tells Its Story
02.06.2023
Celebrating a seminal site in the civil rights movement.
Celebrating a seminal site in the civil rights movement.
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.
Rebuilding and Destigmatizing Rome’s Quarticciolo Neighborhood
12.12.2022
How an urban design student helped lead a community regeneration project.
How an urban design student helped lead a community regeneration project.
In Honoring Philanthropists with the Onassis Medal, the MAS Forgets Its Crusade Against Supertalls
09.26.2022
The Tsais bought three floors at 220 Central Park South. Another compromise in the name of fundraising?
The Tsais bought three floors at 220 Central Park South. Another compromise in the name of fundraising?
In His Plans for New York, Vornado’s Steven Roth Is Channeling Robert Moses
09.12.2022
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
The Memphis Experience: Building a Park on a Tightrope
08.15.2022
The challenge and rewards of building a great new urban park.
The challenge and rewards of building a great new urban park.
Rep. Troy Carter on the Fate of New Orleans’ Claiborne Expressway
07.27.2022
A talk with the congressman about the future of that troubled urban highway.
A talk with the congressman about the future of that troubled urban highway.
Architecture Media in the Attention-Economy Era
07.13.2022
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
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