This is an epic fail for a profession desiring to be relevant and useful.
This is an epic fail for a profession desiring to be relevant and useful.
Inside the Crazed Mind of an Architectural Intern (on Her First Day)
04.06.2016
Life inside the head and heart of an (unpaid) architectural intern, for a renowned architect.
Life inside the head and heart of an (unpaid) architectural intern, for a renowned architect.
Deborah Berke on succeeding Stern at Yale and tackling architecture’s diversity problem
04.04.2016
In addition to her new job as dean, the architect has two books ready for release.
In addition to her new job as dean, the architect has two books ready for release.
Death & Architecture
03.31.2016
Musings on the untimely passing of Zaha Hadid
Musings on the untimely passing of Zaha Hadid
Can the Wired City Also Be the Equitable One?
03.23.2016
Making the city fair, when all is digitally optimized.
Making the city fair, when all is digitally optimized.
Will a Modernized Cuba Lose Its Soul?
03.21.2016
A Letter from Havana on the unique DIY-required design culture there.
A Letter from Havana on the unique DIY-required design culture there.
Studio Crits: It’s Real World Constraints That Make It Architecture!
03.17.2016
Shouldn’t architecture school projects actually be required to deal with the real challenges of architecture?
Shouldn’t architecture school projects actually be required to deal with the real challenges of architecture?
Margie Ruddick on Wild Gardening and Why Nature Always Wins
03.16.2016
The award winning designer talks about her new book, the role of landscape architecture in the era of climate change, and how she includes the public in her work.
The award winning designer talks about her new book, the role of landscape architecture in the era of climate change, and how she includes the public in her work.
Sprinting to the Past
03.14.2016
Why the call to replicate the old Penn Station is an idea born of fear.
Why the call to replicate the old Penn Station is an idea born of fear.
The Principles of Ethical Redevelopment
03.10.2016
Artist Theaster Gates and the University of Chicago’s Place Lab look for equitable alternatives to gentrification.
Artist Theaster Gates and the University of Chicago’s Place Lab look for equitable alternatives to gentrification.
A Letter to Prospective Architecture School Parents
03.08.2016
You now have an architecture school student child. And as much as we have—and need—the framework of, say, Adult Children of Alcoholics, just as deeply do we need a framework for Adult Parents of Architecture Students.
You now have an architecture school student child. And as much as we have—and need—the framework of, say, Adult Children of Alcoholics, just as deeply do we need a framework for Adult Parents of Architecture Students.
Bird’s Eye View of Manila
03.08.2016
Nothing lays out the geography of a place more starkly and dramatically as the elevated view.
Nothing lays out the geography of a place more starkly and dramatically as the elevated view.
My Favorite Street: Magazine Street, New Orleans
03.03.2016
The experience of walking on this great street is remarkably pleasant, and for good reason: it’s designed for people.
The experience of walking on this great street is remarkably pleasant, and for good reason: it’s designed for people.
10 Excuses for Santiago Calatrava
03.02.2016
Yes, it’s ten years late and more than 2-billion dollars over budget. But, it is beautiful.
Yes, it’s ten years late and more than 2-billion dollars over budget. But, it is beautiful.
Buildings That Kill
02.29.2016
Architecture can be deadly–and not just in prisons.
Architecture can be deadly–and not just in prisons.
My Worst Project Never Killed Anyone
02.25.2016
It’s time for architects-along with the American Institute of Architects-to take a stand against spaces intended to torture and kill.
It’s time for architects-along with the American Institute of Architects-to take a stand against spaces intended to torture and kill.
Cab Drivers: The Ultimate Architecture Critics
02.24.2016
Every day they pass thousands of houses, hospitals, churches, and schools, so it’s no wonder many of them have strong opinions about the kinds of buildings they like. They may be one of the built environment’s most authentic focus groups.
Every day they pass thousands of houses, hospitals, churches, and schools, so it’s no wonder many of them have strong opinions about the kinds of buildings they like. They may be one of the built environment’s most authentic focus groups.
Why Architects Don’t Get It
02.22.2016
Contrary to popular belief, green building has not become mainstream-or even well understood.
Contrary to popular belief, green building has not become mainstream-or even well understood.
Who Designs Public Space?
02.17.2016
What does an urban designer do on his day off, when he’s halfway around the world? If he’s in Rabat, Morocco—as Dennis Pieprz was two years ago—he does what he’s hardwired to do: walk the city. The experience is exhilarating and humbling.
What does an urban designer do on his day off, when he’s halfway around the world? If he’s in Rabat, Morocco—as Dennis Pieprz was two years ago—he does what he’s hardwired to do: walk the city. The experience is exhilarating and humbling.
Architecture Has Become a Lifestyle Choice
02.15.2016
Architecture is in state of deep and troubling transition. But the schools are not responding to these changes. Instead, they’re enabling the decline of the profession of architecture as a building art.
Architecture is in state of deep and troubling transition. But the schools are not responding to these changes. Instead, they’re enabling the decline of the profession of architecture as a building art.
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