Wine and Architecture, Legibility and the Art of Making
03.12.2025
Why should design and construction be more like the process of bottling wine?
Why should design and construction be more like the process of bottling wine?
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“AI Is Just a Tool”—and Other Fictions
02.18.2025
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
The Dangerous Myth of the Napkin Sketch
02.10.2025
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
Ultimately, architecture is a pluralistic endeavor, not the creation of a solitary genius.
The Clever Trick for Living in 350 Square Feet
08.06.2024
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
The solution, surprisingly, lies beyond the walls of our home.
Awesome and Affordable: Making the Case for Great Housing
02.06.2024
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
On Winning—and Not Winning—Design Competitions
10.11.2023
It’s the Competition Conundrum: You Can’t Lose If You Don’t Play.
It’s the Competition Conundrum: You Can’t Lose If You Don’t Play.
Making the Economic Case for Biophilic Design
10.10.2023
Green building pioneer Bill Browning on why designing with nature is good business.
Green building pioneer Bill Browning on why designing with nature is good business.
The Creative Power Produced by Embracing Paradox
10.04.2023
There is a keen sense of insight that comes from being in the in-between spaces of a largely binary culture.
There is a keen sense of insight that comes from being in the in-between spaces of a largely binary culture.
Art & Architecture Writers Demand Fair Pay
08.31.2023
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
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.
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.
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.
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?
It’s Not a Design Issue
06.02.2022
Why the AIA’s response to the Uvalde mass shooting is so disheartening.
Why the AIA’s response to the Uvalde mass shooting is so disheartening.
The Architectural Pandemic of the “Stick Frame Over Podium” Building
02.22.2022
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
Our Top 10 Posts for 2021
12.30.2021
This was our best year ever.
This was our best year ever.
Is Apprenticeship the Way That Architectural Education Stays Relevant?
05.27.2021
The challenge of teaching in a rapidly changing world.
The challenge of teaching in a rapidly changing world.
How the Practice of Architecture Survives Artificial Intelligence
04.26.2021
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
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