There are real social and societal costs when people believe that a standalone house is the ultimate goal.
There are real social and societal costs when people believe that a standalone house is the ultimate goal.
Indigenous Design and the Intelligence of Water
04.15.2026
An excerpt from Lo—TEK. Water. A Field Guide for TEKnology.
An excerpt from Lo—TEK. Water. A Field Guide for TEKnology.
The Passion to Build: Three Architects, Three First Structures
04.14.2026
The buildings of our youth are born of a wild and innocent belief in the meaning of making.
The buildings of our youth are born of a wild and innocent belief in the meaning of making.
Controversy in Rome: “You Don’t Make History, You Are History”
04.13.2026
An artist’s politicized restoration at a medieval church sparks heated debate.
An artist’s politicized restoration at a medieval church sparks heated debate.
With Federal Dollars, Sunnyside Yards Might Just Happen This Time
04.08.2026
Using mass timber would reduce the project’s carbon footprint and keep structural costs down.
Using mass timber would reduce the project’s carbon footprint and keep structural costs down.
Why Architects Need to Commit to Educating the Public
04.06.2026
The K–12 students connected with today will become the clients that value the profession tomorrow.
The K–12 students connected with today will become the clients that value the profession tomorrow.
Want Some Bad Food and Poor Design to Go With Your Tesla Charge?
04.01.2026
Elon Musk’s attempt at an urban restaurant strives to be cool but fails utterly.
Elon Musk’s attempt at an urban restaurant strives to be cool but fails utterly.
Rebooting Downtown, America’s Most Underperforming Neighborhood
03.30.2026
What if the central business district in your city became the best neighborhood? Here’s a roadmap.
What if the central business district in your city became the best neighborhood? Here’s a roadmap.
Learning to Reject the Transactional City
03.25.2026
As a Mexican American interested in the relational nature of cities, the author was fortunate to attend MIT when vestiges of radical planning still lingered.
As a Mexican American interested in the relational nature of cities, the author was fortunate to attend MIT when vestiges of radical planning still lingered.
Urban Lessons From the Paris Perimeter
03.24.2026
The conformity of Haussmann’s blocks gains meaning from the often intimate bricolage of Paris’ other textures.
The conformity of Haussmann’s blocks gains meaning from the often intimate bricolage of Paris’ other textures.
Trump’s Proposed White House Expansion Debases Classical Architecture
03.23.2026
A new Vitruvian trinity—beauty, sustainability, and justice—are the design values we should be defending.
A new Vitruvian trinity—beauty, sustainability, and justice—are the design values we should be defending.
The Liability Question: When AI Designs Buildings, Who’s Responsible?
03.18.2026
Greater computational power does not eliminate responsibility. Instead, it intensifies the need for informed judgment.
Greater computational power does not eliminate responsibility. Instead, it intensifies the need for informed judgment.
How Much Information Do Architects Owe the Public?
03.17.2026
It’s our duty to be transparent about what we do and why we do it.
It’s our duty to be transparent about what we do and why we do it.
Layers of the Past: What Stories Our Buildings Tell Us
03.16.2026
Perpetually demolishing and constructing anew erases the rich stories our buildings contain.
Perpetually demolishing and constructing anew erases the rich stories our buildings contain.
The Three Lessons of My Failed Homestead
03.12.2026
Where my wife and I erred when it came to time, money, and family culture.
Where my wife and I erred when it came to time, money, and family culture.
Episode 4: Our Buildings, Our Selves, With Guests Gerhard W. Mayer and Lindsay Stirman
03.11.2026
Discussing the housing crisis with the co-founders of L.A.’s Livable Communities Initiative.
Discussing the housing crisis with the co-founders of L.A.’s Livable Communities Initiative.
We Don’t Have a Climate Design Problem: We Have a Trust Problem
03.10.2026
Resilience isn’t only about carbon reduction or physical engineering; it’s about whether residents believe the systems around them are coherent and fair.
Resilience isn’t only about carbon reduction or physical engineering; it’s about whether residents believe the systems around them are coherent and fair.
Preservation Actually Saves Affordable Housing, Contrary to Popular Belief
03.09.2026
Thousands of affordable units are protected from demolition because they exist in New York City’s historic districts.
Thousands of affordable units are protected from demolition because they exist in New York City’s historic districts.
Is This Chalet Really an Antoni Gaudí?
03.03.2026
A new study appears to settle an old debate. But there’s a twist.
A new study appears to settle an old debate. But there’s a twist.
Architecture’s Awkward Embrace of Artificial Intelligence
03.03.2026
Technological advancement is coming, whether the profession wants it or not.
Technological advancement is coming, whether the profession wants it or not.
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