02.18.2025
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
02.17.2025
Episode 1: Witold Rybcynzski and Kurt Andersen explore the age-old question, “What is ugly?”
Episode 1: Witold Rybcynzski and Kurt Andersen explore the age-old question, “What is ugly?”
02.11.2025
Fear and loathing in the burned-out communities of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena.
Fear and loathing in the burned-out communities of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena.
02.10.2025
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
02.05.2025
Re: America’s Unauthorized Use of Classical European Architectural Intellectual Property.
Re: America’s Unauthorized Use of Classical European Architectural Intellectual Property.
02.04.2025
The city should reconsider the single-use land patterns of Pacific Palisades and Altadena and enact zoning reforms.
The city should reconsider the single-use land patterns of Pacific Palisades and Altadena and enact zoning reforms.
02.03.2025
The film’s portrayal of its architect protagonist is entirely predictable, but carries a note of caution.
The film’s portrayal of its architect protagonist is entirely predictable, but carries a note of caution.
01.29.2025
This year, AI will assert itself on both the designer and the client sides of the construction industry.
This year, AI will assert itself on both the designer and the client sides of the construction industry.
01.27.2025
In response to a recent executive order about architectural design, the Father of Modernism speaks from beyond the grave.
In response to a recent executive order about architectural design, the Father of Modernism speaks from beyond the grave.
01.24.2025
The AEC industry continues to confront our environmental challenges—never mind what the headlines might suggest.
The AEC industry continues to confront our environmental challenges—never mind what the headlines might suggest.
01.22.2025
The City of Angels is that rare metropolis where landscape shapes ways of being.
The City of Angels is that rare metropolis where landscape shapes ways of being.
01.21.2025
A Common Edge–led workshop engages architecture students to consider where they want to take the profession.
A Common Edge–led workshop engages architecture students to consider where they want to take the profession.
01.20.2025
The recent conflagration threatens to permanently alter a rare example of California livability.
The recent conflagration threatens to permanently alter a rare example of California livability.
01.16.2025
The lesson here might be: listen first, design second.
The lesson here might be: listen first, design second.
01.15.2025
What happens when a studio course offers AI tools and a real-world housing crisis.
What happens when a studio course offers AI tools and a real-world housing crisis.
01.13.2025
Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, is a deep, accessible dive into the prosaic realms of urban planning.
Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, is a deep, accessible dive into the prosaic realms of urban planning.
01.08.2025
An architect’s search for clarity in a far-off land.
An architect’s search for clarity in a far-off land.
01.07.2025
Giving away public space for automobiles makes little sense.
Giving away public space for automobiles makes little sense.
01.06.2025
Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
12.23.2024
The city is rolling out an ambitious effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Is it set up for success?
The city is rolling out an ambitious effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Is it set up for success?
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