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.
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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.
On the Waning Value of Architecture in an Increasingly Complex World
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.
Architectural Practice as a Form of Ministry
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.
The Global City and the (de)Evolution of the Public Realm
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?
The Accidental Making of an Architect
08.16.2022
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
Or stumbling into architecture in the 1970s.
18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter
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.
Adaptive Reuse Is the Architectural Challenge of the Future
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.
Architecture Media in the Attention-Economy Era
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.”
How Do the Critics of Yesteryear Think About Urban Density?
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.
From Confession to Profession: Notes From an Architectural Intern
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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