How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
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?
Who Is Using Who? The Architect-Patron Fame Game
04.24.2023
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
“Boston Is A Red City”
04.18.2023
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
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.
Does Spirituality Have a Role in Educating Architects?
04.11.2023
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What Would Jane Jacobs Do? Toward a New Model for Houses of Worship
04.10.2023
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California
04.03.2023
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
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.
Kelp Farming May Help Clean New York’s Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change
03.27.2023
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
Arquitectonica and Its Latin American Contribution to Modernism
03.22.2023
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
Architecture Clients Are a Gift
03.20.2023
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
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.
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.
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.
The 15-Minute City, Deconstructed
03.08.2023
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
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.
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.
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