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.
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Four Decades in a House of Your Own Design
09.05.2024
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
Reflections on the project that launched a career.
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.
Don’t Blame Bad Buildings on a Lack of Money
04.27.2022
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
Instead, point your finger at architecture’s decades-long educational focus on aesthetics.
How the Pandemic Has Made Life Miserable for Architects and Builders
12.08.2021
Construction, a reliably unpredictable and volatile process, has become unreliable.
Construction, a reliably unpredictable and volatile process, has become unreliable.
How a Small Set of Strategies Can Benefit the Greatest Number of Outcomes
07.26.2021
Adele Houghton on the co-benefits planning framework.
Adele Houghton on the co-benefits planning framework.
Restoring the Physical Nature of Design
07.03.2019
Architects and designers are losing touch with the tactile qualities of their art, an essential connection to building.
Architects and designers are losing touch with the tactile qualities of their art, an essential connection to building.
There’s More than Just One Way for Architects to Create Value
12.07.2017
Smart design can create environmental, social and economic benefits.
Smart design can create environmental, social and economic benefits.
The Greenwich Village Apartments Created by Jane Jacobs Are Threatened With Demolition
11.07.2017
The story of how a Jacobs-led community group overcome official opposition to create an alternative to urban renewal.
The story of how a Jacobs-led community group overcome official opposition to create an alternative to urban renewal.
The Art of Architectural Storytelling, or How to Present a Building
09.05.2017
There’s more to effective presentations than compelling visuals
There’s more to effective presentations than compelling visuals
Architecture and the Illusive, Maddening and Thrilling Quest for Beauty
08.18.2017
The quest for this quality often gets lost in the wild scrum of design and construction.
The quest for this quality often gets lost in the wild scrum of design and construction.
Letter From Abuja: The Fading Sheen of Nigeria’s Capital City
08.15.2017
Originally planned to replace Lagos, the new city now has many of the problems associated with the old one.
Originally planned to replace Lagos, the new city now has many of the problems associated with the old one.
Swipe Left: How Technology Has Skewed Architectural Competitions
08.02.2017
The digital revolution has transformed a studio experience into a form of online dating.
The digital revolution has transformed a studio experience into a form of online dating.
Why Climate Change Planning Will Be Cultural as Well as Physical
07.31.2017
The O’eswachaka Bridge and the power of cultural traditions.
The O’eswachaka Bridge and the power of cultural traditions.
What’s Happened to Architectural Record’s Record Houses issue?
06.14.2017
Gorgeous projects, for sure, but aesthetically diverse? Not so much.
Gorgeous projects, for sure, but aesthetically diverse? Not so much.
Confessions of a New AIA Fellow, or “Getting the “F”
04.16.2017
The architect’s twelve-year journey from “outsider” to “insider.”
The architect’s twelve-year journey from “outsider” to “insider.”
Separating Architecture From the Building Arts Produces Soulless Structures
03.05.2017
As architects turn over much of the construction responsibility to consultants and their software programs, something vital and human is being lost.
As architects turn over much of the construction responsibility to consultants and their software programs, something vital and human is being lost.
How the Restoration of Louis Kahn’s Yale Art Gallery Helped Kickstart Modern Preservation
01.30.2017
Lloyd DesBrisay talks with James Stewart Polshek about a seminal project.
Lloyd DesBrisay talks with James Stewart Polshek about a seminal project.
Never Built New York: Grand Architectural Visions, Dashed Dreams, and Good, Old-Fashioned Hubris
01.04.2017
A new book looks at some of Gotham’s most daring and, in some cases, insane unbuilt projects.
A new book looks at some of Gotham’s most daring and, in some cases, insane unbuilt projects.
Is Cost Architecture’s Weakest Link To Reality?
12.11.2016
Unless budgets become an integral part of architectural education and criticism, design will continue to live in an aesthetic bubble and fall easy prey to bean counters.
Unless budgets become an integral part of architectural education and criticism, design will continue to live in an aesthetic bubble and fall easy prey to bean counters.
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