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Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
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Our Top 10 Posts for 2022
12.27.2022
Thanks to our readers and contributors.
Thanks to our readers and contributors.
Witold Rybczynski on The Story of Architecture
12.19.2022
The acclaimed author and critic talks about his new book.
The acclaimed author and critic talks about his new book.
What’s With Our Obsession with Stacked-Boxes?
12.05.2022
It has fast become an architectural trope.
It has fast become an architectural trope.
Can Architecture Save the Third Dimension?
11.29.2022
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
Blair Kamin: ‘Who Is the City For?’
11.15.2022
The critic talks about his new book on architecture, equity, and the public realm in Chicago.
The critic talks about his new book on architecture, equity, and the public realm in Chicago.
Civano: The Arizona Development That Shows Resilient Urbanism Is Possible
11.09.2022
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
Building Busts Increase the Value of Architectural Beauty
11.08.2022
A silver lining to an impending slowdown?
A silver lining to an impending slowdown?
Theodore Prudon: ‘Modernism Has Never Been a Popular Movement’
11.03.2022
A conversation with the outgoing founder of Docomomo US.
A conversation with the outgoing founder of Docomomo US.
Sometimes, the Better Alternative Is Not to Build New Things
10.25.2022
Architects should seek to rethink and reuse existing structures whenever possible.
Architects should seek to rethink and reuse existing structures whenever possible.
Our Overriding Necessity
10.19.2022
The warning lights are flashing, telling us the status quo cannot hold. Will we wake up to the change that’s needed?
The warning lights are flashing, telling us the status quo cannot hold. Will we wake up to the change that’s needed?
Zombie Projects Come Alive in a Real Estate Boom
10.11.2022
Seeing long completed projects pop up on the laptop is an exercise in time travel.
Seeing long completed projects pop up on the laptop is an exercise in time travel.
How to Create Real Housing Affordability, With Dignity
10.05.2022
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
When Architectural History Meets Personal History
10.03.2022
Eva Hagberg on her new book, which intertwines the story of Aline Louchheim Saarinen with Hagberg’s own journey in design media.
Eva Hagberg on her new book, which intertwines the story of Aline Louchheim Saarinen with Hagberg’s own journey in design media.
Campus Sacred Spaces Are Changing
09.19.2022
And that’s a good thing.
And that’s a good thing.
Activating the Edges: How to Create Lively, Active Streets
09.14.2022
Advice from David Baker Architects on how to create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly buildings and developments.
Advice from David Baker Architects on how to create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly buildings and developments.
James Stewart Polshek: Reflections on a Life in Architecture
09.13.2022
His practice was one of service and humanity.
His practice was one of service and humanity.
In His Plans for New York, Vornado’s Steven Roth Is Channeling Robert Moses
09.12.2022
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
Architecture Has Its Own Cultural Appropriation Problem
09.08.2022
The styles of the moment have a herd mentality about them.
The styles of the moment have a herd mentality about them.
Moving Boundaries: The New Alliance Between the Human Sciences and Architecture
08.29.2022
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
A recent conference promises to change the built environment for the better and rejuvenate the design professions.
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