O.J. and L.A.
04.29.2024
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
What the iconic car chase revealed about Southern California’s landscape.
Developers Are Dangerously in Control of New York City
04.23.2024
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
The ‘Social Landscapes’ of Lee Friedlander
04.22.2024
For six decades, the photographer’s ability to offer a complex narrative about America in a single image was always unique.
For six decades, the photographer’s ability to offer a complex narrative about America in a single image was always unique.
Randy Fertel on the Power and Peril of Creative Improvisation
04.15.2024
A lively talk with the author about his new book, Winging It.
A lively talk with the author about his new book, Winging It.
The Time-Defying Nature of Living Architectural Traditions
04.10.2024
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
Mass Timber Construction Is Evolving Rapidly
04.08.2024
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
With owners and developers warming up to plyscrapers, wood-based projects are on an upward trajectory.
What Happened to New York City Public Housing, and How Can We Fix It?
04.04.2024
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
Is This Ugly or Heroic? An Eyesore or Gem? What Is ‘Ugly’?
03.27.2024
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
How AI Can Help Us End Design Education Anachronisms
03.19.2024
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
Is Mass Timber the Key Element in a Low Carbon Future?
03.17.2024
A new book highlights the promise—and lingering challenges—of this important material.
A new book highlights the promise—and lingering challenges—of this important material.
Social Housing in America: Architects Must Answer the Call
03.12.2024
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
The Making of Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans
03.07.2024
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
‘Not Having to Worry about Proportion, Harmony, and Beauty Is a Cop-Out’
02.29.2024
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
A conversation with 2024 Driehaus Prize winner Peter Pennoyer.
Can We Create Architecture That Embraces the Sacred and the Secular?
02.26.2024
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
It’s not spirituality that’s in retreat, but face to face rituals and customs.
Great American Cities That Teach Architecture
02.22.2024
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
Learning about urban planning and design outside the studio.
Havana’s Evolving Public-Private Landscape
02.15.2024
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
Awesome and Affordable: Making the Case for Great Housing
02.06.2024
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
What Is Sacred Architecture in an Increasingly Secular Time?
02.05.2024
Is it space or the people who animate it?
Is it space or the people who animate it?
Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study
01.30.2024
A talk with urban planner Jeff Speck and his new business partner, Chris Dempsey.
A talk with urban planner Jeff Speck and his new business partner, Chris Dempsey.
How Might We Talk About the Shoreline of San Francisco?
01.29.2024
Bay Lexicon continues Jane Wolff’s exploration of landscapes and how finding a common language can enable better conversations about them.
Bay Lexicon continues Jane Wolff’s exploration of landscapes and how finding a common language can enable better conversations about them.
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