Asking the question: does this building make me feel more or less alive?
Asking the question: does this building make me feel more or less alive?
An Architect’s Determination and Devotion is Often a Project’s Make or Break Factor
06.27.2018
Staying with it can take years, but the rewards are ultimately worth it.
Staying with it can take years, but the rewards are ultimately worth it.
Lessons in Resilience Planning from the Tribal Chief of the Kalinago Indians
06.20.2018
Surviving 400 years of persecution, war and discrimination teaches people how to adapt and thrive.
Surviving 400 years of persecution, war and discrimination teaches people how to adapt and thrive.
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.
Homage to an Outsider Artist
06.14.2018
The power of passion and humor often makes up for shortcomings in training and expertise.
The power of passion and humor often makes up for shortcomings in training and expertise.
STADIUM: the Venice Biennale’s Most Powerful Architectural Statement
06.13.2018
The Chilean pavilion cut through the pomp, pretense and excess of the event.
The Chilean pavilion cut through the pomp, pretense and excess of the event.
The Legacy of Christopher Alexander: Form Language, Pattern Language, and Complexity
06.04.2018
A short, visual primer on connecting buildings to nature.
A short, visual primer on connecting buildings to nature.
Houston’s Road to Resilience Requires a Broad Holistic Plan
05.30.2018
The national media may have moved, but the city continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Harvey
The national media may have moved, but the city continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Harvey
To Fix Architecture, Fix the Design Crit
05.29.2018
It’s time to back our claims with real evidence.
It’s time to back our claims with real evidence.
What Do International Preservation Standards Say About New Architecture in Historic Places?
05.23.2018
The interpretations of what’s right and proper seem to shift with time and place.
The interpretations of what’s right and proper seem to shift with time and place.
It’s Time to Reform Africa’s Broken Criminal Justice System
05.22.2018
The barbaric conditions inside its prisons are part of a larger problem.
The barbaric conditions inside its prisons are part of a larger problem.
What a New Botox Commercial Says About the Public’s Perception of Architecture
05.16.2018
It seems to say, like everything else, it’s just looks that matter.
It seems to say, like everything else, it’s just looks that matter.
The Struggle For Fair Labor Practices in Architecture Will Start in the Classroom
05.15.2018
Long overdue changes in education can help transform the profession.
Long overdue changes in education can help transform the profession.
Reconsidering Paradise: How Honolulu Became a Poster Child for American Autocentric Urbanism
05.09.2018
If you’re going to pave over paradise, at least do it well.
If you’re going to pave over paradise, at least do it well.
The Genius, Heart and Humility of Indian Architect B.V. Doshi
05.07.2018
A remarkable 70 year career focused on education and service to the community.
A remarkable 70 year career focused on education and service to the community.
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.
What Marchers Today Can Learn From the May 1968 Protests in Paris
05.01.2018
Hand drawn slogans and the city’s streets are powerful political tools.
Hand drawn slogans and the city’s streets are powerful political tools.
The Legacy of Christopher Alexander and A New Conception of the Universe
04.26.2018
Nikos Salingaros on architecture, wholeness, grace and belief.
Nikos Salingaros on architecture, wholeness, grace and belief.
Architecture Ignores History At Its Own Peril
04.24.2018
Both rejecting or replicating it are false paths.
Both rejecting or replicating it are false paths.
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.
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