Don’t Blame Bad Buildings on a Lack of Money
04.27.2022
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
architectural education
Asking Who Designs the City? Teaching Inclusive Architecture to Young Adults
11.17.2021
Introducing them to design through their own ideas of what makes a home—and a city.
Introducing them to design through their own ideas of what makes a home—and a city.
Why Teaching Architecture Is Difficult
10.07.2021
Understanding more than one faith is much harder than dismissing all but your own.
Understanding more than one faith is much harder than dismissing all but your own.
What If We Could Choose Our Own Architecture?
09.27.2021
An architecture student in India ponders his future in the profession.
An architecture student in India ponders his future in the profession.
A Campus Design/Build Project as an Act of Prayer
09.20.2021
The construction of a sukkah brought students of all faiths together.
The construction of a sukkah brought students of all faiths together.
Juhani Pallasmaa: “Architecture is a Verb”
07.19.2021
The architect on designing with empathy, the duties of architecture, and the dangers of a profession too focused on technology and formalism.
The architect on designing with empathy, the duties of architecture, and the dangers of a profession too focused on technology and formalism.
Is Apprenticeship the Way That Architectural Education Stays Relevant?
05.27.2021
The challenge of teaching in a rapidly changing world.
The challenge of teaching in a rapidly changing world.
How the Practice of Architecture Survives Artificial Intelligence
04.26.2021
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
Confessions of an Indian Architecture Student: It’s All Ingels’ Fault!
04.19.2021
Answering the question: “Why did you choose to study architecture?”
Answering the question: “Why did you choose to study architecture?”
How Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Can Help Architects
03.10.2021
The list is long and will take more than 8 years, but the time to start is now.
The list is long and will take more than 8 years, but the time to start is now.
Is Architectural Licensing Necessary?
07.22.2020
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
In the efforts toward broader inclusion, reform is long overdue.
12 Ways to Reform Architectural Education
06.09.2020
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
An excerpt from a new book that reaffirms the importance of drawing.
We Can’t Get No Respect
02.05.2020
Architects often complain that there is something wrong with the profession. Is there?
Architects often complain that there is something wrong with the profession. Is there?
Change the NAAB Conditions for Architectural Accreditation!
11.21.2019
Calling for a new way of educating architects.
Calling for a new way of educating architects.
Project Swap: A Design Studio Experiment Tests Ideas of Authorship and Collaboration
10.21.2019
Asking architecture students to swap projects in the middle of the design process produces some interesting insights.
Asking architecture students to swap projects in the middle of the design process produces some interesting insights.
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.
How Design Education Can Transform Our Schools
03.19.2019
An interview with educator Anne Taylor, a leading proponent of design thinking.
An interview with educator Anne Taylor, a leading proponent of design thinking.
The Postmodern Revival in Schools Has Architecture Deans Worried: Are Their Fears Well-Placed?
11.19.2018
A report from a recent gathering in New York of design educators.
A report from a recent gathering in New York of design educators.
Reinvigorating Architecture With the Sciences: It’s Time To Get On With It
10.30.2018
There’s already an established roadmap for how we can connect our buildings to our bodies.
There’s already an established roadmap for how we can connect our buildings to our bodies.
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