Just Don’t Call It a Revival: Adam Nathaniel Furman Defends Postmodernism
03.13.2019
A spirited interview with the London-based architect and designer.
A spirited interview with the London-based architect and designer.
Q & A
Kevin Roche on Architecture, Building Community and Being of Service
03.05.2019
A 2017 interview with the architect, who died last week at the age of 96.
A 2017 interview with the architect, who died last week at the age of 96.
Rob Walker on the Mistakes of Brad Pitt’s Make It Right
02.18.2019
A talk with the journalist and New Orleans resident, who recently took a deep and critical look at the architectural experiment.
A talk with the journalist and New Orleans resident, who recently took a deep and critical look at the architectural experiment.
The Bizarre and Confounding Influence of Dubai on Africa’s Emerging Cities
02.05.2019
Across the continent, these new developments go by different names, but all are mimicries of Dubai.
Across the continent, these new developments go by different names, but all are mimicries of Dubai.
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 Architects Still Struggle With Disability Requirements 28 Years After Passage of the ADA
12.19.2018
Mere compliance isn’t the same as good accessible design.
Mere compliance isn’t the same as good accessible design.
To Celebrate His Centenary, A 1988 Interview with Paul Rudolph on His Most Controversial Project
11.28.2018
On the 25th anniversary of building’s completion, the architect spoke for the first time about the Yale A&A’s checkered history.
On the 25th anniversary of building’s completion, the architect spoke for the first time about the Yale A&A’s checkered history.
Protecting Religious Spaces: What Every Designer of Sacred Places Should Consider
10.31.2018
In the wake of the Pittsburgh shootings, a question persists: how does architecture respond?
In the wake of the Pittsburgh shootings, a question persists: how does architecture respond?
Mark Lamster on His New Biography of Philip Johnson
10.24.2018
A talk with the author about the former dean of American architecture.
A talk with the author about the former dean of American architecture.
Doom or Bloom: What Will Artificial Intelligence Mean for Architecture?
09.17.2018
An optimist’s take on the impact of emerging technology on the future of the profession.
An optimist’s take on the impact of emerging technology on the future of the profession.
An Architectural Fiction: Allison Rising, Epilogue
08.27.2018
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, a hypothetical interview with the fictional architect of the imaginary Jack Rig house.
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, a hypothetical interview with the fictional architect of the imaginary Jack Rig house.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Being a Client for Great Public Buildings
07.30.2018
A lively talk about architecture, creating good government buildings, and why it matters.
A lively talk about architecture, creating good government buildings, and why it matters.
New York City’s Trash Problem Has a Design Solution
06.19.2018
A talk with Clare Miflin, one of the authors of NYC’s Zero Waste Design Guidelines.
A talk with Clare Miflin, one of the authors of NYC’s Zero Waste Design Guidelines.
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk on Seaside, Miami, and Making Tall Buildings Good Neighbors
05.03.2018
A conversation with one of the founders of the Congress for New Urbanism.
A conversation with one of the founders of the Congress for New Urbanism.
Vivian Loftness on Biophilia and Why We Must Design Buildings Connected to Nature
04.19.2018
An interview with one of the world’s foremost experts on biophilic design.
An interview with one of the world’s foremost experts on biophilic design.
Growing Up in a Glass House: An Architect’s Daughter Explores Modernism’s Shadow
04.11.2018
An Interview with author Elizabeth W. Garber about her new book, Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect’s Daughter.
An Interview with author Elizabeth W. Garber about her new book, Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect’s Daughter.
Blair Kamin on Writing and Reporting on Architecture’s #metoo Moment
03.21.2018
A lively and timely conversation with the architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune.
A lively and timely conversation with the architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune.
Why Christopher Hawthorne Left the LA Times For a Job at City Hall
03.20.2018
A talk with the city’s new Chief Design Officer
A talk with the city’s new Chief Design Officer
Martin C. Pedersen on Common Edge, Authentic Public Engagement, and the Magic of Eero Saarinen
03.19.2018
A lively talk with an editor at pulp.
A lively talk with an editor at pulp.
Inga Saffron on Philadelphia’s Revival and Why Amazon Might Be Good For the City
02.15.2018
A lively conversation with the architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A lively conversation with the architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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