The Lost Soul of Oakland: Living Large in Lower Rockridge
09.24.2025
Real estate speculation is eroding the beauty of a great urban neighborhood.
Real estate speculation is eroding the beauty of a great urban neighborhood.
architecture
Are You a Classicist, Mr. President?
09.22.2025
Thomas Jefferson explains classical architecture to his brainless successor.
Thomas Jefferson explains classical architecture to his brainless successor.
Creating Sacred Space Isn’t About Problem Solving
09.11.2025
Communities of faith want their identity reflected in the places they gather.
Communities of faith want their identity reflected in the places they gather.
AI “Can’t Draw a Damn Floor Plan With Any Degree of Coherence”
09.10.2025
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
Architecton: A Tribute to Stone and a Rebuke of Concrete
09.03.2025
This new film delivers a penetrating message about the built world we’ve created.
This new film delivers a penetrating message about the built world we’ve created.
Why Architects Need to be Part of Evolving A.I. Policy
09.01.2025
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
Courtyard Urbanism: What’s Missing From American Cities
08.19.2025
Why and how I became a citizen urban planner and advocate.
Why and how I became a citizen urban planner and advocate.
A Book on Common-Sense Architecture
08.12.2025
Milton Shinberg leads the profession back to people through the human sciences.
Milton Shinberg leads the profession back to people through the human sciences.
Tales of an Urban Critic: A Search for the Soul of Cities and Self
08.07.2025
Sam Kaplan Hall recounts his wide-ranging life in a new memoir that contains more than a few great personal stories.
Sam Kaplan Hall recounts his wide-ranging life in a new memoir that contains more than a few great personal stories.
New York City—the Metropolis Built on Water
08.05.2025
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
A talk with photographer Stanley Greenberg about his new book documenting the vast infrastructure of the city’s water system.
When a Beloved Client Dies
08.04.2025
The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.
The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.
A Historic Prague Brewery Becomes Part of a New Residential District
07.15.2025
Adaptive reuse in the Czech Republic.
Adaptive reuse in the Czech Republic.
My Crystal Ball: An Architect Holds Humanity’s Future in the Palm of His Hand
07.09.2025
Speculative fiction about our next million years of existence.
Speculative fiction about our next million years of existence.
The American Paradox: Bigger Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better
06.26.2025
In the U.S., interior and exterior spaces are outsize because they can be. In France, high density means less individual space—so design matters even more.
In the U.S., interior and exterior spaces are outsize because they can be. In France, high density means less individual space—so design matters even more.
Where Does Architectural Design Work Come From?
06.18.2025
Don’t put faith in awards, publications, or PR firms to generate the next project. Instead, demonstrate your value in every completed building.
Don’t put faith in awards, publications, or PR firms to generate the next project. Instead, demonstrate your value in every completed building.
An Architect’s Life in a Diehard Profession
06.04.2025
Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.
Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.
Notes From the Venice Biennale, Past and Present
05.14.2025
Have architects become too enamored of cosplaying as artists?
Have architects become too enamored of cosplaying as artists?
Learning How to Talk About Architecture on Social Media
05.07.2025
A few tips from the host of the popular YouTube channel “Stewart Hicks Takes on Buildings.”
A few tips from the host of the popular YouTube channel “Stewart Hicks Takes on Buildings.”
Designs to Heal the Singed Heart of Los Angeles
05.06.2025
Rather than court “exercises in reconstruction,” a competition sought “acts of memory, creativity and hope.”
Rather than court “exercises in reconstruction,” a competition sought “acts of memory, creativity and hope.”
The Unique Intimacies of Designing a House
05.05.2025
Residential architects understand the origin story and the life evolution of those who they design for.
Residential architects understand the origin story and the life evolution of those who they design for.
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