The 20th century’s aesthetic consensus is under siege and subject now to change.
The 20th century’s aesthetic consensus is under siege and subject now to change.
Cesar Pelli: The Architect as Gardener
07.22.2019
A tribute to the architect, educator and collaborative visionary.
A tribute to the architect, educator and collaborative visionary.
How to Write an Architectural Manifesto
07.17.2019
Why the profession desperately needs new ones right now.
Why the profession desperately needs new ones right now.
Notes From the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh
07.15.2019
An urban planner on the instant city there and what it means for all of us going forward.
An urban planner on the instant city there and what it means for all of us going forward.
Witold Rybczynski on Charleston, Small Scale Development, and the Need for “Locatecture”
07.10.2019
A talk with the author about his new book, Charleston Fancy: Little Houses & Big Dreams in the Holy City.
A talk with the author about his new book, Charleston Fancy: Little Houses & Big Dreams in the Holy City.
Coming Home: A Young Architect Returns to Her Native Madagascar
07.07.2019
A talk with Joan Razafiamaharo on the challenges of contemporary practice.
A talk with Joan Razafiamaharo on the challenges of contemporary practice.
Restoring the Physical Nature of Design
07.03.2019
Architects and designers are losing touch with the tactile qualities of their art, an essential connection to building.
Architects and designers are losing touch with the tactile qualities of their art, an essential connection to building.
It’s Time to End the Reign of Single-Family House Zoning
06.26.2019
The long standing practice contributes to scarcity, inequity and exclusion.
The long standing practice contributes to scarcity, inequity and exclusion.
The Power of Lo-TEK: A Design Movement to Rebuild Understanding of Indigenous Philosophy and Vernacular Architecture
06.21.2019
What architects and designers can learn from native and indigenous cultures.
What architects and designers can learn from native and indigenous cultures.
In Architecture, Silence Is Anything But Golden
06.20.2019
In the world of design competitions and submissions, ghosting has become the new “No”.
In the world of design competitions and submissions, ghosting has become the new “No”.
Architects and Designers Must Unite Behind the Green New Deal!
06.16.2019
To help avoid climate catastrophe, architects need to pair sustainability with solidarity.
To help avoid climate catastrophe, architects need to pair sustainability with solidarity.
The Ethics of Architecture and Other Contradictions
06.12.2019
A talk with educator and author Thomas Fisher about his new book, The Architecture of Ethics.
A talk with educator and author Thomas Fisher about his new book, The Architecture of Ethics.
Functionalist Paens for Formalist Buildings
06.04.2019
The claims made by many architects, to justify shape-making, often borders on the specious.
The claims made by many architects, to justify shape-making, often borders on the specious.
What I Learned at Kent State About Architecture, Revolution, and the Beacon on a Hill
05.29.2019
Architecture school in the 1970s was a dizzying mix of influences.
Architecture school in the 1970s was a dizzying mix of influences.
Hudson Yards and Notre-Dame: A One-Two Punch of Megalomania
05.23.2019
With the opening of the development and the “response” to the fire, architecture has demonstrated shocking disregard. But the damage goes both ways.
With the opening of the development and the “response” to the fire, architecture has demonstrated shocking disregard. But the damage goes both ways.
Victor Hugo Portrayed Notre Dame as the Ultimate Enabling Space
05.19.2019
The characters are never more alive and fully-abled than inside the cathedral.
The characters are never more alive and fully-abled than inside the cathedral.
A Proposed “Iconic” Tower in San Jose is a Monument to Lousy Urbanism
05.14.2019
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
Paul Goldberger on Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
05.12.2019
A conversation with the Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic about his new book on baseball stadiums.
A conversation with the Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic about his new book on baseball stadiums.
Home Page: A Podcast on Architecture and Beauty
05.07.2019
A lively discussion, hosted by architect Duo Dickinson, about why the word has suddenly taken on such urgency.
A lively discussion, hosted by architect Duo Dickinson, about why the word has suddenly taken on such urgency.
The Time Hanoi Jane Sent Me to Architecture School
04.29.2019
How the activist-actor inspired a life altering change in course.
How the activist-actor inspired a life altering change in course.
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