Coming Home: A Young Architect Returns to Her Native Madagascar
07.07.2019
A talk with Joan Razafiamaharo on the challenges of contemporary practice.

A talk with Joan Razafiamaharo on the challenges of contemporary practice.
07.07.2019
A talk with Joan Razafiamaharo on the challenges of contemporary practice.
A talk with Joan Razafiamaharo on the challenges of contemporary practice.
06.26.2019
The long standing practice contributes to scarcity, inequity and exclusion.
The long standing practice contributes to scarcity, inequity and exclusion.
05.14.2019
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
Sometimes civic ambition should aim lower.
05.12.2019
A conversation with the Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic about his new book on baseball stadiums.
A conversation with the Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic about his new book on baseball stadiums.
04.22.2019
A new book by photographer Stanley Greenberg takes a close, almost forensic look at New York City.
A new book by photographer Stanley Greenberg takes a close, almost forensic look at New York City.
04.15.2019
The Nigerian city of Jos is textbook case in fear and division.
The Nigerian city of Jos is textbook case in fear and division.
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.
11.14.2018
A review of Making Dystopia, a controversial book by James Stevens Curl.
A review of Making Dystopia, a controversial book by James Stevens Curl.
07.08.2018
As the continent develops, places to play disappear.
As the continent develops, places to play disappear.
05.09.2018
If you’re going to pave over paradise, at least do it well.
If you’re going to pave over paradise, at least do it well.
04.17.2018
There is no architectural style that is inherently “right” or “moral.”
There is no architectural style that is inherently “right” or “moral.”
04.09.2018
How we can learn from tragedy and create solutions to our problems.
How we can learn from tragedy and create solutions to our problems.
04.03.2018
It’s time for a curriculum based on local cultures.
It’s time for a curriculum based on local cultures.
03.20.2018
A talk with the city’s new Chief Design Officer
A talk with the city’s new Chief Design Officer
03.06.2018
It’s increasingly under attack but more important than ever.
It’s increasingly under attack but more important than ever.
02.28.2018
Are authentic places even possible today?
Are authentic places even possible today?
02.15.2018
A lively conversation with the architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A lively conversation with the architecture critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
02.07.2018
The Grand Couvert is sublime public space.
The Grand Couvert is sublime public space.
01.18.2018
A conversation with the urban design critic for the San Francisco Chronicle.
A conversation with the urban design critic for the San Francisco Chronicle.
01.16.2018
Local libraries need to be flexible enough to serve multiple functions.
Local libraries need to be flexible enough to serve multiple functions.
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