How Might the COVID-19 Change Architecture and Urban Design?
05.07.2020
Researcher Ashraf Salama on possible outcomes in a post-coronavirus world.
Researcher Ashraf Salama on possible outcomes in a post-coronavirus world.
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While Defining “Beauty” is a Dead End, Studying Its Properties Definitely is Not
05.04.2020
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Alone, Together: What It Means Now to Inhabit The Lonely City
04.30.2020
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
Revisiting Olivia Laing’s ode to urban isolation in a time of social distancing.
Mr. Menking and His Little Paper
04.28.2020
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
A tribute to the co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper.
Did Latino Immigrants Save America’s Cities?
04.25.2020
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
Architecture Does Not Lead: It Follows
04.20.2020
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
The Reality of Design Fiction: How Storytelling Can Save the World
04.16.2020
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
Why extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking.
A Carbon-Neutral Energy Plan for the United Kingdom: Wave Power
04.09.2020
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
In Praise of Cemeteries
04.07.2020
In the age of social distancing, their charms are attracting a new audience.
In the age of social distancing, their charms are attracting a new audience.
Governing in the Time of COVID-19: A Conversation With Salisbury Mayor Jacob Day
04.05.2020
People “expect that the city will keep running, but they’re looking to me to console and reassure.”
People “expect that the city will keep running, but they’re looking to me to console and reassure.”
How Peter Paul Rubens Predicted Our Current Crisis
03.31.2020
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
How Architects and Designers Can Respond to COVID-19
03.31.2020
What are the opportunities and needs in your community, and how could your skill sets and connections be of benefit?
What are the opportunities and needs in your community, and how could your skill sets and connections be of benefit?
Michael Murphy on the Singular Voice of Michael Sorkin
03.30.2020
The executive director of MASS Design Group offers a tribute to an architectural sage.
The executive director of MASS Design Group offers a tribute to an architectural sage.
On Tea and Density in Old Delhi
03.11.2020
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
How a street-corner vendor symbolizes the incredible, contradictory aspects of a centuries-old place where the concept of urban planning is all but impossible.
How Mayors and Design Leaders View the Coming Decade
03.08.2020
The results of a new survey by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
The results of a new survey by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
Can Architecture Solve Our Crises?
03.01.2020
It might be helpful to define its capabilities and its limits first.
It might be helpful to define its capabilities and its limits first.
Thomas Jefferson: The Musical
02.26.2020
A play featuring Sally Hemings, Adolf Loos, Albert Speer, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright.
A play featuring Sally Hemings, Adolf Loos, Albert Speer, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Edge of Knowing: A Journey of the Americas
02.25.2020
Photographer Magda Biernat and writer Ian Webster on connecting to “something unfamiliar” and making the trip south to north.
Photographer Magda Biernat and writer Ian Webster on connecting to “something unfamiliar” and making the trip south to north.
If Plan A is to Mitigate Climate Change, What’s Plan B?
02.23.2020
It’s time for planners to begin replacing the R-word of the moment, resilience, with a now not-so-unthinkable one: retreat.
It’s time for planners to begin replacing the R-word of the moment, resilience, with a now not-so-unthinkable one: retreat.
Let’s Talk About Federal Patronage and Classical Architecture
02.14.2020
Instead of knee-jerk screeds against the possibility that the U.S. government might mandate classical design, let’s take this moment to foster a more thoughtful discussion.
Instead of knee-jerk screeds against the possibility that the U.S. government might mandate classical design, let’s take this moment to foster a more thoughtful discussion.
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