While his design prescriptions were too narrow, his critique of modern planning principles still holds resonance.
While his design prescriptions were too narrow, his critique of modern planning principles still holds resonance.
Encounters With Damian: Columbia University’s Homeless Neighbor
07.17.2023
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
Letter From Ljubljana, Slovenia: The Human-Centered Urbanism of Jože Plečnik
07.11.2023
The architect created interventions small and large, all informed by his love of walking the city’s streets.
The architect created interventions small and large, all informed by his love of walking the city’s streets.
Architecture and the God Problem
07.10.2023
Defining divinity and higher powers, in the context of design, is often fraught.
Defining divinity and higher powers, in the context of design, is often fraught.
What’s the Point of Lower-Density Urbanism?
07.05.2023
We need new models for fixing existing sprawl and growing small towns.
We need new models for fixing existing sprawl and growing small towns.
Architects Must Resist the AI “Revolution”
06.26.2023
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
Is Santa Clara—the Heart of Silicon Valley—Soulless and Banal by Intent?
06.20.2023
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
From Venice to Detroit: Laboratories of the Future, Reconsidered
06.18.2023
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
Why Does America Provide More Space for Storing Cars Than Housing People?
06.13.2023
Paved Paradise recounts parking’s pivotal history, exposing its environmental, economic, and social impacts.
Paved Paradise recounts parking’s pivotal history, exposing its environmental, economic, and social impacts.
What Los Angeles Transit Could Learn From Charlotte
06.12.2023
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
Rice University Builds an Opera Theater
06.07.2023
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
Leslie Lokko’s 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: New Stories to Tell
06.06.2023
Although the event is lacking in actual architecture, it does introduce urgent and important new narratives.
Although the event is lacking in actual architecture, it does introduce urgent and important new narratives.
Is AI Really the Next Big Thing in Architecture?
06.01.2023
There are good reasons to be skeptical about its ultimate utility.
There are good reasons to be skeptical about its ultimate utility.
What Would a Code of Ethics Look Like for Architecture Schools?
05.31.2023
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
Ugly Buildings Are Not Simply a Matter of Aesthetics
05.30.2023
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Zoning, Preservation, Climate Change: Connecting the Dots
05.24.2023
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
Why Mass Transit in America Disappeared
05.22.2023
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
To Address Climate Change, Architects Must Tackle Embodied Carbon
05.18.2023
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
Consider the 15 mph City
05.16.2023
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
Condocide: Death of a Building Type
05.15.2023
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
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