What Would a Code of Ethics Look Like for Architecture Schools?
05.31.2023
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
Some simple guidelines would help clarify issues.
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Ugly Buildings Are Not Simply a Matter of Aesthetics
05.30.2023
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Bad architecture must come from some underlying ethos.
Zoning, Preservation, Climate Change: Connecting the Dots
05.24.2023
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
To Address Climate Change, Architects Must Tackle Embodied Carbon
05.18.2023
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
Condocide: Death of a Building Type
05.15.2023
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
Buildings, Communities, Cities: Things Fall Apart
05.11.2023
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
If the detached house is “The American Dream,” do we need a new dream?
Away From Old Architecture: What Corbu Really Meant
05.03.2023
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Rethinking the meaning of Le Corbusier’s groundbreaking manifesto.
Let’s Stop Using the Terms ‘Traditional’ and ‘Modern’
05.02.2023
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
By now, the terms are arbitrary and confusing.
Making the Case for Sustainable Housing: It’s Time for a New Argument
05.01.2023
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
Everything Is (Not) Architecture: Environmental Design and Architecture’s Slippery Slope
04.26.2023
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Does it exist, distinct from buildings and bodies?
Who Is Using Who? The Architect-Patron Fame Game
04.24.2023
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
The co-mingling of famous client and famous designer has a long history.
“Boston Is A Red City”
04.18.2023
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Construction rooted in local materials is what has provided cities with distinctive identities—and colors.
Does Spirituality Have a Role in Educating Architects?
04.11.2023
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
The Washington, D.C., Drawings of Dhiru Thadani
03.29.2023
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
Arquitectonica and Its Latin American Contribution to Modernism
03.22.2023
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
The noted urbanist and author on the work of the Miami-based firm.
Architecture Clients Are a Gift
03.20.2023
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
The process of creating a building is based in relationships, not drawings and dollars.
Bucky Fuller’s Most Complex Invention May Have Been Himself
03.14.2023
A review of Alec Nevala-Lee’s biography, Inventor of the Future.
A review of Alec Nevala-Lee’s biography, Inventor of the Future.
George Smart on Why Documentation Is Such a Powerful Preservation Tool
03.13.2023
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
A talk with the founder of USModernist and NCModernist.
Hire Ukrainian Designers: Helping War-Torn Architects Find Meaningful Work
03.09.2023
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
This volunteer organization connects Ukrainian designers with firms in the U.S.
The 15-Minute City, Deconstructed
03.08.2023
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
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