How AI Will Upend Architecture’s Antiquated Business Model
11.05.2025
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
Q & A
Would You Work for Trump?
10.21.2025
His White House ballroom project would be an ethically thorny project for any architect.
His White House ballroom project would be an ethically thorny project for any architect.
Decades-Old Zoning and Building Codes Are Responsible for Our Housing Choices
09.29.2025
Architect-planner Dan Parolek—who coined the phrase “missing middle housing”—is working to solve entrenched problems.
Architect-planner Dan Parolek—who coined the phrase “missing middle housing”—is working to solve entrenched problems.
Are You a Classicist, Mr. President?
09.22.2025
Thomas Jefferson explains classical architecture to his brainless successor.
Thomas Jefferson explains classical architecture to his brainless successor.
AI “Can’t Draw a Damn Floor Plan With Any Degree of Coherence”
09.10.2025
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
New York City—the Metropolis Built on Water
08.05.2025
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
The Shameful Condition of New Jersey’s “Forgotten” 9/11 Memorial
07.30.2025
A conversation with Empty Sky co-designer Jessica Jamroz about the still-uncompleted and largely neglected monument.
A conversation with Empty Sky co-designer Jessica Jamroz about the still-uncompleted and largely neglected monument.
What Is a “Director of Visualization” in the Age of AI and Fake News?
07.23.2025
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
Building a Modular Health Clinic in Western Ukraine
06.25.2025
CannonDesign’s Elisabeth Perrault on her firm’s collaboration with the nonprofit Sunflower Network and Pelli Clarke & Partners.
CannonDesign’s Elisabeth Perrault on her firm’s collaboration with the nonprofit Sunflower Network and Pelli Clarke & Partners.
Richard Florida Wants to Talk About the “Creator Economy”
03.11.2025
The urbanist and educator thinks cities still don’t understand the importance of what the digital creative class does.
The urbanist and educator thinks cities still don’t understand the importance of what the digital creative class does.
Inga Saffron on the Philadelphia 76ers’ Push for a New Downtown Arena
12.11.2024
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A talk with the Pulitzer Prize winning architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Telling the Essential Stories of Everyday Places
12.03.2024
A talk with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, author of The Cities We Need.
A talk with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, author of The Cities We Need.
NCARB’s Michael Armstrong on Pathways to Architectural Practice
09.25.2024
“If we are really serious in promoting inclusion and opportunities to practice, we need to take a fresh look at everything.”
“If we are really serious in promoting inclusion and opportunities to practice, we need to take a fresh look at everything.”
What Makes a City Resilient?
09.23.2024
A talk with Sam Carter, a founding principal at the Resilient Cities Catalyst.
A talk with Sam Carter, a founding principal at the Resilient Cities Catalyst.
“Architecture Schools Are Responsible for Educating the Whole Student”
09.03.2024
A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
Mary Landrieu on Louisiana’s Coastal Masterplan and A Solution for the Rising Cost of Flood Insurance
08.07.2024
A talk with the former senator about the plan and the crisis of insurance affordability.
A talk with the former senator about the plan and the crisis of insurance affordability.
Michael Van Valkenburgh on the Making of Brooklyn Bridge Park
07.10.2024
The noted landscape architect talks about one of the great 21st century urban parks.
The noted landscape architect talks about one of the great 21st century urban parks.
‘Even If a Project Fails, the Ideas Behind It Don’t Disappear’
05.29.2024
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
Randy Fertel on the Power and Peril of Creative Improvisation
04.15.2024
A lively talk with the author about his new book, Winging It.
A lively talk with the author about his new book, Winging It.
‘Not Having to Worry about Proportion, Harmony, and Beauty Is a Cop-Out’
02.29.2024
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
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