20 Life Lessons in Architecture (and Beyond)
09.12.2024
Some suggestions on living a life in design with meaning and purpose.
Some suggestions on living a life in design with meaning and purpose.
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NYC’s ‘City of Yes’ Proposal Is a Free Pass for Big Real Estate
09.10.2024
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
AI, Architecture, and the Uncanny Valley
09.09.2024
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
Four Decades in a House of Your Own Design
09.05.2024
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
“Architecture Schools Are Responsible for Educating the Whole Student”
09.03.2024
A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
Election 2024: Revisiting the Duck and the Decorated Shed
08.29.2024
How the Statue of Liberty and the Hollywood Sign frame the nation’s inherent tensions.
How the Statue of Liberty and the Hollywood Sign frame the nation’s inherent tensions.
Contemporary Architecture and the Modern City
08.27.2024
Americans don’t like modern buildings because they don’t like the modern city.
Americans don’t like modern buildings because they don’t like the modern city.
Confessions of a (Mostly) Analog Architect
08.21.2024
The fit between digital design and the hands-on world of construction.
The fit between digital design and the hands-on world of construction.
How the Much-Maligned Porch Supports Walkable, Sustainable Communities
08.19.2024
Its aesthetic detractors don’t understand the porch’s ability to create community.
Its aesthetic detractors don’t understand the porch’s ability to create community.
The Clever Trick for Living in 350 Square Feet
08.06.2024
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
Measuring Progress: The Building Sector’s Response to the Climate Crisis
07.23.2024
From huge CO2 reductions to surging solar investments, the sector is paving the path to a sustainable future, but the time for bold action is now.
From huge CO2 reductions to surging solar investments, the sector is paving the path to a sustainable future, but the time for bold action is now.
Buildings Are Not Sacred, but We Can Find Beauty Through Them
07.17.2024
There’s no design recipe for it.
There’s no design recipe for it.
The Next New Thing
07.03.2024
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before.
Minoru Yamasaki: The Fragility of Architecture
07.01.2024
He designed two of the most famous landmarks of the late-20th-century. Why is he virtually unknown today?
He designed two of the most famous landmarks of the late-20th-century. Why is he virtually unknown today?
Designing for Disaster in an Increasingly Dangerous World
06.18.2024
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
Social Radicalism Reexamined: The Legacies of Christopher Alexander and Joseph Rykwert
06.05.2024
What these foreign-born giants of design theory brought to two American universities.
What these foreign-born giants of design theory brought to two American universities.
It’s Time to Blur the Boundaries Between Town and Gown
06.04.2024
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
University campus planning should look outward to the surrounding city.
Light, Empathy, and Silence: The Architecture of Marina Tabassum
06.03.2024
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
A Q&A with the celebrated Bangladeshi designer.
Why So Many Banal Boxes? Because Architecture Reflects the Ethos of Its Time
05.30.2024
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
The 5-over-1 is a perfect embodiment of our increasingly selfish and self-isolated existence.
‘Even If a Project Fails, the Ideas Behind It Don’t Disappear’
05.29.2024
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
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