Rice University Builds an Opera Theater
06.07.2023
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
Review
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.
The Washington, D.C., Drawings of Dhiru Thadani
03.29.2023
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
Bucky Fuller’s Most Complex Invention May Have Been Himself
03.14.2023
A review of Alec Nevala-Lee’s biography, Inventor of the Future.
A review of Alec Nevala-Lee’s biography, Inventor of the Future.
Civano: The Arizona Development That Shows Resilient Urbanism Is Possible
11.09.2022
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
Moving Boundaries: The New Alliance Between the Human Sciences and Architecture
08.29.2022
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
How the Wood-Frame House Became America’s Most Familiar Building
06.06.2022
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
Giuliano da Sangallo, Unsung Renaissance Innovator
04.18.2022
A new book argues that the creator of the Codex Barberini and Tacuino Senese was a more influential artist than previously thought.
A new book argues that the creator of the Codex Barberini and Tacuino Senese was a more influential artist than previously thought.
William H. Whyte: Still Relevant After All These Years
03.21.2022
A new biography about the brilliant urbanist reveals why his radical vision is as necessary today as it was in the second half of the 20th century.
A new biography about the brilliant urbanist reveals why his radical vision is as necessary today as it was in the second half of the 20th century.
Reaching for the Heavens
03.14.2022
A new book on supertall buildings is an informative look at these awesome structures, but it could have offered a more critical perspective.
A new book on supertall buildings is an informative look at these awesome structures, but it could have offered a more critical perspective.
Our Top 10 Posts for 2021
12.30.2021
This was our best year ever.
This was our best year ever.
How Architecture Has Responded to Health Emergencies
12.28.2021
A new Cooper Hewitt exhibition demonstrates how the built environment can help mend us.
A new Cooper Hewitt exhibition demonstrates how the built environment can help mend us.
Confessions of a Recovering Traffic Engineer
10.18.2021
A new book on misguided assumptions of the people who design our roads.
A new book on misguided assumptions of the people who design our roads.
The Allure—and Importance—of Architectural Models
09.21.2021
A new book on master model builder, Theodore Conrad, underscores the medium’s crucial role in design.
A new book on master model builder, Theodore Conrad, underscores the medium’s crucial role in design.
The High, Hidden Costs of Amazon
05.02.2021
Don’t be fooled by that smile printed on the boxes you’re receiving.
Don’t be fooled by that smile printed on the boxes you’re receiving.
The Frick’s New Digs: A Historic Collection Meets Breuer’s Whitney
03.17.2021
It’s a bold, unprecedented experiment in art curation.
It’s a bold, unprecedented experiment in art curation.
The Delights—and Challenges—of Moynihan Train Hall
02.08.2021
The opening of the new station should be thought of as a crucial first step.
The opening of the new station should be thought of as a crucial first step.
Household Dame: The Visionary Modernism of Eileen Gray
11.02.2020
A recent show highlights the career of a remarkable designer nearly lost to the mists of history.
A recent show highlights the career of a remarkable designer nearly lost to the mists of history.
Urban Design in a Time of “Anti-Space”
09.30.2020
The thoughtful city-making prescriptions of Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg.
The thoughtful city-making prescriptions of Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg.
Did Latino Immigrants Save America’s Cities?
04.25.2020
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
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