Chandigarh at 73: How a City Outgrew Its Utopia
09.16.2026
What happens when real life refuses to fit inside a utopian blueprint?
What happens when real life refuses to fit inside a utopian blueprint?
architecture
School’s in Session: What’s on Students’ Minds?
09.14.2026
A conversation with Patricia Negrón Meléndez, president of the American Institute of Architecture Students.
A conversation with Patricia Negrón Meléndez, president of the American Institute of Architecture Students.
George Lucas Returns to Earth, Bearing Gifts
09.07.2026
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is destined to become a landmark and must-visit destination for Los Angeles visitors.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is destined to become a landmark and must-visit destination for Los Angeles visitors.
How Does Architectural Knowledge Get Passed On in the AI Office?
09.01.2026
Technology may reduce production hours, but that lengthier process has been a crucial learning time for younger professionals.
Technology may reduce production hours, but that lengthier process has been a crucial learning time for younger professionals.
Architecture Shouldn’t Require an Explanation
08.26.2026
The profession didn’t lose the public because people stopped caring about buildings. It lost them when architects stopped treating public understanding as part of the job.
The profession didn’t lose the public because people stopped caring about buildings. It lost them when architects stopped treating public understanding as part of the job.
What’s the State of ‘Out There’ Architecture Today?
08.25.2026
Although it has some flaws, a new book laudably surveys the best of contemporary contextual design across the U.S.
Although it has some flaws, a new book laudably surveys the best of contemporary contextual design across the U.S.
Latino Urbanism Is Better Appreciated by Landscape Architects Than by Planners
08.18.2026
They understand that cities are not collections of zoning regulations, but living landscapes.
They understand that cities are not collections of zoning regulations, but living landscapes.
The Fractured State of Architecture Journalism and Criticism
08.11.2026
There’s lots of content out there about buildings and designers. Does any of it really connect?
There’s lots of content out there about buildings and designers. Does any of it really connect?
Rome vs. Japan: Two Civilizations, Two Philosophies of Architectural Permanence
08.04.2026
Immortality can exist within the building itself, or within an idea that the building carries forward.
Immortality can exist within the building itself, or within an idea that the building carries forward.
How AI Can Make Design Work Appear Prematurely Resolved
07.28.2026
Or, when the first image looks smarter than the designer…
Or, when the first image looks smarter than the designer…
Can Circularity Break the Cycle of Architectural Waste?
07.22.2026
We need to stop erecting single-use buildings, architecture’s equivalent of the plastic shopping bag.
We need to stop erecting single-use buildings, architecture’s equivalent of the plastic shopping bag.
What Foreign Architects Get Wrong in the Global South
07.08.2026
Vanity projects, corruption, and cultural blind spots are undermining communities.
Vanity projects, corruption, and cultural blind spots are undermining communities.
The Dutch Canal House: Six Feet Below Sea Level
06.29.2026
How the 17th century Amsterdam house turned a battle against water into the modern home.
How the 17th century Amsterdam house turned a battle against water into the modern home.
UVA’s Dean Search: A Chance to Restore a Lost Education
06.11.2026
The university has the opportunity to reconnect architectural education with its own tradition of intellectual diversity and historical inquiry.
The university has the opportunity to reconnect architectural education with its own tradition of intellectual diversity and historical inquiry.
In Architecture, What’s Old Is New Again
06.08.2026
The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.
The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.
When AI Makes Design Look Easier Than It Is
06.03.2026
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
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