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?
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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.
Marcus Aurelius for Architects and Designers
05.01.2025
Written more than 1,000 years ago, the Roman emperor’s words of wisdom offer guidance and comfort to the profession in the 21st century.
Written more than 1,000 years ago, the Roman emperor’s words of wisdom offer guidance and comfort to the profession in the 21st century.
Trump’s Economic Policies Will Likely Make the Housing Crisis Worse
04.28.2025
Stock market turmoil, tariffs, and high interest rates are some of the factors that will continue to constrain production and affordability.
Stock market turmoil, tariffs, and high interest rates are some of the factors that will continue to constrain production and affordability.
Episode 3: Our Buildings, Our Selves, With Guests Paul Goldberger and Zach Mortice
04.22.2025
The state of design journalism in the internet age.
The state of design journalism in the internet age.
After the Ashes in LA: “The Future Is Right in Front of You”
04.16.2025
Rebuilding doesn’t have to mean sterile development. Just look at the innovative and resilient ways people are already doing it.
Rebuilding doesn’t have to mean sterile development. Just look at the innovative and resilient ways people are already doing it.
Message to Stupid Politicians (of Both Parties): Build Things!
04.14.2025
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
Redefining Authorship: How AI Is Changing What It Means to Be an Architect
04.09.2025
The rise of artificial intelligence will challenge architects to rediscover their unique value.
The rise of artificial intelligence will challenge architects to rediscover their unique value.
The Graveyard of Styles in Home Design
03.31.2025
Is the huge and sprawling “modern farmhouse” next?
Is the huge and sprawling “modern farmhouse” next?
What Would It Mean to Be An “AI First” Architecture Firm?
03.31.2025
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
Our Buildings, Our Selves, Featuring Guests Michael Kimmelman and Kate Wagner
03.18.2025
Episode 2 of the Common Edge podcast explores the question: The age of the starchitect is over, what’s next?
Episode 2 of the Common Edge podcast explores the question: The age of the starchitect is over, what’s next?
Wine and Architecture, Legibility and the Art of Making
03.12.2025
Why should design and construction be more like the process of bottling wine?
Why should design and construction be more like the process of bottling wine?
Don’t Buy the Fossil Fuel Hype: There Is No “National Energy Emergency”
03.10.2025
The data for U.S. energy production show a very different picture than the one painted by Big Oil and the current administration.
The data for U.S. energy production show a very different picture than the one painted by Big Oil and the current administration.
Style Is Not Beauty, Just As Religion Is Not Faith
03.04.2025
Why the executive Order on federal buildings is doomed to failure.
Why the executive Order on federal buildings is doomed to failure.
The Importance of Cultivating Empathy in Design Education
02.26.2025
Grounding studio assignments in historical and current cultural issues is the best way to foster empathy in students.
Grounding studio assignments in historical and current cultural issues is the best way to foster empathy in students.
Our Buildings, Our Selves: Humanity in Architecture, a New Monthly Podcast
02.17.2025
Episode 1: Witold Rybcynzski and Kurt Andersen explore the age-old question, “What is ugly?”
Episode 1: Witold Rybcynzski and Kurt Andersen explore the age-old question, “What is ugly?”
The Dangerous Myth of the Napkin Sketch
02.10.2025
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
A Cease and Desist Letter From the European Office of Classical Architecture Affairs
02.05.2025
Re: America’s Unauthorized Use of Classical European Architectural Intellectual Property.
Re: America’s Unauthorized Use of Classical European Architectural Intellectual Property.
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