An L.A-born urban planner finds traces of home in the Midwest.
An L.A-born urban planner finds traces of home in the Midwest.
Ensure priligy is taken with water.
Architecton: A Tribute to Stone and a Rebuke of Concrete
09.03.2025
This new film delivers a penetrating message about the built world we’ve created.
This new film delivers a penetrating message about the built world we’ve created.
Letter From Malibu: Land Grabs and Speculation Amid the Ruins
09.02.2025
The future of the city’s expensive beachfront remains unclear, but almost certainly will be costlier than ever to rebuild.
The future of the city’s expensive beachfront remains unclear, but almost certainly will be costlier than ever to rebuild.
Why Architects Need to be Part of Evolving A.I. Policy
09.01.2025
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
Trash to Treasure: A New Orleans Culture Re-Creation Story
08.27.2025
The many ways residents and local institutions worked to bring the Crescent City back after a historic natural disaster.
The many ways residents and local institutions worked to bring the Crescent City back after a historic natural disaster.
Lessons From Katrina: The Next Planning Frontier Is Community Empowerment
08.26.2025
Powerful forces become available when communities are willing to take control of their collective destiny.
Powerful forces become available when communities are willing to take control of their collective destiny.
Did New Orleans Really Survive Katrina?
08.25.2025
What almost happened instead…
What almost happened instead…
Letter From Los Angeles: ICE Raids and Fear Cloud Rebuilding Efforts
08.20.2025
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
Courtyard Urbanism: What’s Missing From American Cities
08.19.2025
Why and how I became a citizen urban planner and advocate.
Why and how I became a citizen urban planner and advocate.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Drawings and Numbers Just Don’t Add Up
08.18.2025
Changes to the White House have a long history of controversy, but this new project has some inscrutable details.
Changes to the White House have a long history of controversy, but this new project has some inscrutable details.
How to Accelerate Carbon Neutrality Without Federal Support? Invest in Carbonsheds
08.13.2025
Cities are where we can make significant impacts, comparatively quickly, to help fight climate change.
Cities are where we can make significant impacts, comparatively quickly, to help fight climate change.
A Book on Common-Sense Architecture
08.12.2025
Milton Shinberg leads the profession back to people through the human sciences.
Milton Shinberg leads the profession back to people through the human sciences.
Eric Adams’ War on New York City Street Vendors
08.11.2025
A longstanding element of the city’s retail is shut out again as the mayor rejects a key reform.
A longstanding element of the city’s retail is shut out again as the mayor rejects a key reform.
Tales of an Urban Critic: A Search for the Soul of Cities and Self
08.07.2025
Sam Kaplan Hall recounts his wide-ranging life in a new memoir that contains more than a few great personal stories.
Sam Kaplan Hall recounts his wide-ranging life in a new memoir that contains more than a few great personal stories.
New York City—the Metropolis Built on Water
08.05.2025
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
When a Beloved Client Dies
08.04.2025
The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.
The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.
The Myth of St. Gaudí: Miracle Worker or Great Architect?
07.31.2025
Even as he approaches sainthood, the man who “designed Barcelona” defies categorization.
Even as he approaches sainthood, the man who “designed Barcelona” defies categorization.
The Shameful Condition of New Jersey’s “Forgotten” 9/11 Memorial
07.30.2025
A conversation with Empty Sky co-designer Jessica Jamroz about the still-uncompleted and largely neglected monument.
A conversation with Empty Sky co-designer Jessica Jamroz about the still-uncompleted and largely neglected monument.
What Is a “Director of Visualization” in the Age of AI and Fake News?
07.23.2025
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
Dystopian Beauty: What Is This World Coming To?
07.22.2025
A trove of architectural imagery offers a bleak assessment of modern life.
A trove of architectural imagery offers a bleak assessment of modern life.
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