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.
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.
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?
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.
10.05.2022
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
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.
09.19.2022
And that’s a good thing.
And that’s a good thing.
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.
09.13.2022
His practice was one of service and humanity.
His practice was one of service and humanity.
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.
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.
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.
08.24.2022
Part 2 in the “18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter” series.
Part 2 in the “18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter” series.
08.22.2022
A talk with Atlanta architects William J. Stanley and Ivenue Love-Stanely.
A talk with Atlanta architects William J. Stanley and Ivenue Love-Stanely.
08.17.2022
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
08.16.2022
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
08.02.2022
The first in a multipart series on the value of architecture.
The first in a multipart series on the value of architecture.
07.14.2022
Closed churches, dead malls, empty movieplexes and big-box retail…design opportunities await.
Closed churches, dead malls, empty movieplexes and big-box retail…design opportunities await.
07.13.2022
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
When the saturation of content is “a stylized fact of the Internet’s development.”
07.06.2022
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
06.30.2022
The first time in an actual design office can be unnerving.
The first time in an actual design office can be unnerving.
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