02.16.2026
The patchwork facades of contemporary residential structures offer no beauty or sense of a building’s interior structure.
The patchwork facades of contemporary residential structures offer no beauty or sense of a building’s interior structure.
02.10.2026
A recent book on the architect, planner, and educator sheds new light on his seminal career.
A recent book on the architect, planner, and educator sheds new light on his seminal career.
02.09.2026
A talk with Patrick Chopson, co-founder of Cove Architecture.
A talk with Patrick Chopson, co-founder of Cove Architecture.
02.04.2026
The de facto founder of landscape architecture was a complicated and contradictory figure.
The de facto founder of landscape architecture was a complicated and contradictory figure.
02.03.2026
AI gets practical: agents, curation, compliance, and the learning curve nobody asked for.
AI gets practical: agents, curation, compliance, and the learning curve nobody asked for.
02.02.2026
As the saying goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
As the saying goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
01.21.2026
We should be designing Los Angeles for 2075, not 1975.
We should be designing Los Angeles for 2075, not 1975.
01.19.2026
Created by the Grace Farms Foundation and ACSA, “Design for Freedom” seeks to help AEC professionals engage in ethical material sourcing.
Created by the Grace Farms Foundation and ACSA, “Design for Freedom” seeks to help AEC professionals engage in ethical material sourcing.
01.14.2026
When it comes to single-family houses, custom construction can provide good design for less.
When it comes to single-family houses, custom construction can provide good design for less.
01.13.2026
Los Angeles should use this opportunity to capture the many Chicano memories and stories of August 29, 1970.
Los Angeles should use this opportunity to capture the many Chicano memories and stories of August 29, 1970.
01.12.2026
The new Princeton University Art Museum runs the gamut from awesome to awful.
The new Princeton University Art Museum runs the gamut from awesome to awful.
01.07.2026
How far will the president’s campaign to appropriate America’s civic monuments go?
How far will the president’s campaign to appropriate America’s civic monuments go?
01.06.2026
The architect was an apostate, but also completely of his era. Perhaps more important, Gehry was a unicorn, one whose creations are not easily replicated.
The architect was an apostate, but also completely of his era. Perhaps more important, Gehry was a unicorn, one whose creations are not easily replicated.
01.05.2026
Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to finally provide a planning vision that supports residents and social value instead of the real estate industry.
Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to finally provide a planning vision that supports residents and social value instead of the real estate industry.
12.30.2025
Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. should be one of the great streets in the world. Instead, it’s got a bunch of starchitect monuments strung along it.
Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. should be one of the great streets in the world. Instead, it’s got a bunch of starchitect monuments strung along it.
12.29.2025
This annual gathering is pumping millions into positive changes for one of Africa’s largest metropolises.
This annual gathering is pumping millions into positive changes for one of Africa’s largest metropolises.
12.23.2025
Wonderful things can be found in the towns and cities between the coasts—but only if you’re willing to keep your eyes and mind open.
Wonderful things can be found in the towns and cities between the coasts—but only if you’re willing to keep your eyes and mind open.
12.22.2025
When the physical form of a place supports proximity, routine encounters, and a diversity of public life, civic engagement doesn’t need to be engineered; it emerges.
When the physical form of a place supports proximity, routine encounters, and a diversity of public life, civic engagement doesn’t need to be engineered; it emerges.
12.17.2025
How architecture school prepared me to teach in Papua New Guinea.
How architecture school prepared me to teach in Papua New Guinea.
12.16.2025
A practical language guide for the aspiring architectural intellectual.
A practical language guide for the aspiring architectural intellectual.
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