Architects vs. Acceleration: A 2026 Survival Story
02.03.2026
AI gets practical: agents, curation, compliance, and the learning curve nobody asked for.
AI gets practical: agents, curation, compliance, and the learning curve nobody asked for.
architecture
A Student Design Competition Tackles Forced Labor in the Construction Industry
01.19.2026
Created by the Grace Farms Foundation and ACSA, “Design for Freedom” seeks to help AEC professionals engage in ethical material sourcing.
Created by the Grace Farms Foundation and ACSA, “Design for Freedom” seeks to help AEC professionals engage in ethical material sourcing.
How Home Design Can Break the Housing Crisis
01.14.2026
When it comes to single-family houses, custom construction can provide good design for less.
When it comes to single-family houses, custom construction can provide good design for less.
David Adjaye’s 30 Shades of Gray
01.12.2026
The new Princeton University Art Museum runs the gamut from awesome to awful.
The new Princeton University Art Museum runs the gamut from awesome to awful.
Some of a Good Thing: The Legacy of Frank Gehry
01.06.2026
The architect was an apostate, but also completely of his era. Perhaps more important, Gehry was a unicorn, one whose creations are not easily replicated.
The architect was an apostate, but also completely of his era. Perhaps more important, Gehry was a unicorn, one whose creations are not easily replicated.
As Disney Hall Showed, Frank Gehry’s Los Angeles Was Urban, but Not Urbanist
12.30.2025
Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. should be one of the great streets in the world. Instead, it’s got a bunch of starchitect monuments strung along it.
Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. should be one of the great streets in the world. Instead, it’s got a bunch of starchitect monuments strung along it.
Embracing Ambiguity and Chaos
12.17.2025
How architecture school prepared me to teach in Papua New Guinea.
How architecture school prepared me to teach in Papua New Guinea.
A Primer on Archispeak
12.16.2025
A practical language guide for the aspiring architectural intellectual.
A practical language guide for the aspiring architectural intellectual.
A Broadway Bathroom Soliloquy
12.14.2025
For all the good it has done, the ADA has had limited success in correcting a nettlesome part of the theatergoing experience.
For all the good it has done, the ADA has had limited success in correcting a nettlesome part of the theatergoing experience.
The Contradictions of Disney Hall
12.11.2025
An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.
An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.
Remembering Robert A.M. Stern, Historic Preservationist
12.10.2025
The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.
The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.
My Semester With Frank Gehry
12.08.2025
In a profession that claims to celebrate nonconformity, he was a true iconoclast.
In a profession that claims to celebrate nonconformity, he was a true iconoclast.
The Twilight of the Starchitect
12.03.2025
The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?
The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?
The Department of Education Has Classified Architects as “Non-Professional.” Why This Matters.
11.26.2025
The action is likely to reduce access to student loans, which will limit who chooses to pursue architecture.
The action is likely to reduce access to student loans, which will limit who chooses to pursue architecture.
Flagler College Invests in Its History
11.19.2025
The restoration and adaptation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel is an achievement that can, and should, be replicated.
The restoration and adaptation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel is an achievement that can, and should, be replicated.
How AI Will Upend Architecture’s Antiquated Business Model
11.05.2025
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
Is Architecture a Language? No. It’s Like Language
10.22.2025
George Lakoff’s new book, The Neural Mind, tells us why.
George Lakoff’s new book, The Neural Mind, tells us why.
Would You Work for Trump?
10.21.2025
His White House ballroom project would be an ethically thorny project for any architect.
His White House ballroom project would be an ethically thorny project for any architect.
Our Housing Crisis Is a Monumental Failure of Design
10.14.2025
Here’s a comprehensive blueprint for creating a new path forward.
Here’s a comprehensive blueprint for creating a new path forward.
Soane, Mackintosh, Jencks: Three Architects, Three Exceptional Houses
10.13.2025
A residential designer visits a few buildings that are important to his own perspective.
A residential designer visits a few buildings that are important to his own perspective.
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