Malls, Talls, and Pseudo-Culture Halls: Hudson Yards’ Failed Urban Forms
03.18.2019
Why do global cities keep recycling the same stale formulas?
Why do global cities keep recycling the same stale formulas?
urban planning
The Missing Middle: Los Angeles Needs to Build Different Types of Housing
03.10.2019
Solving the crisis means getting out of our own way.
Solving the crisis means getting out of our own way.
Governor Cuomo’s and Mayor de Blasio’s Grovelling to Amazon Demeans New York
03.07.2019
The recent debacle was merely the culmination of a decades-long appeasement to corporations and developers.
The recent debacle was merely the culmination of a decades-long appeasement to corporations and developers.
Rob Walker on the Mistakes of Brad Pitt’s Make It Right
02.18.2019
A talk with the journalist and New Orleans resident, who recently took a deep and critical look at the architectural experiment.
A talk with the journalist and New Orleans resident, who recently took a deep and critical look at the architectural experiment.
An Amazon Correction: The City Won—and the Company Isn’t Going Anywhere
02.18.2019
Cancelling the construction of an anti-urban campus is not the same as pulling out of the city.
Cancelling the construction of an anti-urban campus is not the same as pulling out of the city.
The Bizarre and Confounding Influence of Dubai on Africa’s Emerging Cities
02.05.2019
Across the continent, these new developments go by different names, but all are mimicries of Dubai.
Across the continent, these new developments go by different names, but all are mimicries of Dubai.
Why the Pearl District in Portland is the Best Walkable Neighborhood Created in Decades
12.10.2018
Contrary to popular myth, we can produce brand, new pedestrian- friendly communities.
Contrary to popular myth, we can produce brand, new pedestrian- friendly communities.
Letter from Southern California: Packing Books as the Woolsey Fire Approaches
11.12.2018
When I woke up Sunday morning, I breathed in the homes of my neighbors.
When I woke up Sunday morning, I breathed in the homes of my neighbors.
How to Solve Los Angeles’ Housing Crisis? With Urban Design Rapid Prototyping
10.15.2018
Could a European-style IBA work in LA?
Could a European-style IBA work in LA?
Contrary to Architecture’s Critical Establishment, Robert A.M. Stern’s Yale Colleges Are a Triumph of Placemaking
09.13.2018
The lavish, new dorms were not critical hits, but they will stand the ultimate test: time.
The lavish, new dorms were not critical hits, but they will stand the ultimate test: time.
Will Detroit Ever Fully Recover From John Portman’s Renaissance Center?
09.07.2018
In cities all over the country, his projects consistently failed to live up to their promise.
In cities all over the country, his projects consistently failed to live up to their promise.
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