Despite all of the high profile exhibitions celebrating it, the profession is still struggling to define its social mission.
Despite all of the high profile exhibitions celebrating it, the profession is still struggling to define its social mission.
06.06.2016
We’ve been photographing the same “wood-grained wood-style wood-inflected engineered-wood” PLANK for oh god, like…. three point five hours.
We’ve been photographing the same “wood-grained wood-style wood-inflected engineered-wood” PLANK for oh god, like…. three point five hours.
06.02.2016
The hipster capital of the world is a poster child for urban geeks everywhere–and for good reason. It’s an urban design success story.
The hipster capital of the world is a poster child for urban geeks everywhere–and for good reason. It’s an urban design success story.
05.31.2016
“Architecture has a serious problem today in that people who are not alike don’t communicate,” Rem Koolhaas said, ‘I’m actually more interested in communicating with people I disagree with than people I agree with.”
“Architecture has a serious problem today in that people who are not alike don’t communicate,” Rem Koolhaas said, ‘I’m actually more interested in communicating with people I disagree with than people I agree with.”
05.23.2016
A longtime community board member weighs in on Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious plans to remake the city.
A longtime community board member weighs in on Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious plans to remake the city.
05.19.2016
A series of Ansel Adams-inspired photos of one of the Crescent City’s great natural resources.
A series of Ansel Adams-inspired photos of one of the Crescent City’s great natural resources.
05.18.2016
A public art project linking Red Hook, Brooklyn and Governors Island provides all kinds of important civic lessons.
A public art project linking Red Hook, Brooklyn and Governors Island provides all kinds of important civic lessons.
05.17.2016
How do you fight irrelevance? With star power! If you can’t book a former president, you can at least book an actor who plays one on TV!
How do you fight irrelevance? With star power! If you can’t book a former president, you can at least book an actor who plays one on TV!
05.16.2016
Forget the “big, beautiful wall. ” How about a yuuuge domed complex created, not for the “undesireables,” but the people trying to flee from them?
Forget the “big, beautiful wall. ” How about a yuuuge domed complex created, not for the “undesireables,” but the people trying to flee from them?
05.12.2016
She profoundly shaped our view of the city, but often overlooked the big systems that make city life possible.
She profoundly shaped our view of the city, but often overlooked the big systems that make city life possible.
05.11.2016
An interactive employee evaluation, leaked to us by a very distressed employee.
An interactive employee evaluation, leaked to us by a very distressed employee.
05.09.2016
There are two architectures. Not officially, yet, but the perception is real and growing that there is an architectural apartheid. There is an “inside” and an “outside.”
There are two architectures. Not officially, yet, but the perception is real and growing that there is an architectural apartheid. There is an “inside” and an “outside.”
05.05.2016
The great urbanist has a nuanced take on the many lessons of Jane Jacobs.
The great urbanist has a nuanced take on the many lessons of Jane Jacobs.
05.04.2016
Given the urgency of climate change, the planner insists that both bottom-up and top-down planning approaches need to be used.
Given the urgency of climate change, the planner insists that both bottom-up and top-down planning approaches need to be used.
05.02.2016
In celebration of the Jacobs centennial, the noted urbanist and author talks about the legend, their close relationship in her later years, and her lasting influence on his work.
In celebration of the Jacobs centennial, the noted urbanist and author talks about the legend, their close relationship in her later years, and her lasting influence on his work.
04.28.2016
It’s that uniquely human combination of bustling activity and DIY-urbanism.
It’s that uniquely human combination of bustling activity and DIY-urbanism.
04.27.2016
The New York that approved the architect’s incredibly expensive transit hub isn’t the New York that ultimately built it.
The New York that approved the architect’s incredibly expensive transit hub isn’t the New York that ultimately built it.
04.25.2016
We can no longer mitigate our way out of this mess. Responsibility for the problem will now pass to a new breed of urban designer and architect.
We can no longer mitigate our way out of this mess. Responsibility for the problem will now pass to a new breed of urban designer and architect.
04.19.2016
To get a fuller understanding of the complexities of building, the field needs more active designers as mainstream critics.
To get a fuller understanding of the complexities of building, the field needs more active designers as mainstream critics.
04.14.2016
Kim Holden, one of the firm’s founders, talks about rapid growth, firm culture, and the critical importance of pro bono work.
Kim Holden, one of the firm’s founders, talks about rapid growth, firm culture, and the critical importance of pro bono work.
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