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Lesson Plan #9: Ideas on Architectural Education
Schools of architecture have not found ways of teaching the art of building that is effective. We want, collectively, to make architectural teaching better, and through that, to make architecture better.
by Christopher Alexander June 11, 2020 | 
(Nikos A. Salingaros) |
Wild about Saffron: Revisiting Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "The Gates"
New York City: a February Tuesday in Central Park. 55 degrees and sunny… (originally posted February 21, 2005)
by Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA June 2, 2020 | 
(Kristen Richards) |
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Quiet and Disquiet Together: A Quarantine-Induced Assessment of Downtown Manhattan
We savor the city, lingering on the rich detail, walking down streets that we neglected in busier times. It does feel like the proverbial music has stopped. How could it not? Hopefully we'll emerge from our collective timeout recommitted to creating a more equitable and resilient city.
by Dan Kaplan, FAIA, LEED AP May 28, 2020 | 
(Kristen Richards) |
Remembering Michael Sorkin, Critic and Activist
The wickedly funny Sorkin, known to many as Comrade, was a social justice warrior. He maintained perpetual outrage in the course of writing 20 books and hundreds of articles, honing his invectives for gentrification, Disneyfication, waste, and conspicuous consumption. We have lost a polemicist who urged us toward the best of our architectural principles.
by Katie Faulkner, FAIA May 21, 2020 | 
(Kristen Richards) |
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INSIGHT: Design for Wellness: What Now?
Designers must be at the forefront of ensuring that the spaces of the future embrace the lessons of 2020 without sacrificing beauty, comfort, and our shared need to come together safely and to foster human wellbeing.
by Jeffrey Paine, FAIA & Turan Duda, FAIA May 14, 2020 | 
(Robert Benson Photography) |
The New Norm: A Report by Peter Piven, FAIA
The results of a survey of firm principals across the U.S. about the differences they envision in technology/working remotely, in markets and marketing, in work life and culture, and in society in our post-pandemic future. May 6, 2020 | 
(Peter Piven) |
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Book Review: "Villas and Gardens of the Renaissance" by Lucia Impelluso with photography by Dario Fusaro
What better escapist yet relevant book could an architect desire? The splendors of Italian Renaissance architecture illuminate our Dark Age and transform eye candy into brain food.
by Norman Weinstein April 30, 2020 | 
(Dario Fusaro) |
Piranesi Drawings: Why his architectural art matters more than ever
The exhibition catalogue for a new British Museum exhibition provokes questions about neglected levels of classical heritage.
by Norman Weinstein March 12, 2020 | 
(© The Trustees of the British Museum) |
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Left Coast Reflections #6: Charrette
The word "charrette" has evolved and taken on a new meaning - one that belies its origins. In 19th-century Paris, charrettes were not at all collaborative. Some Beaux-Arts terms are still used in architectural parlance, and many have retained their original meanings - "atelier" is often used as a pretentious substitute for office.
by Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA February 20, 2020 | 
(Courtney Broaddus) |
INSIGHT: 2020 Trends in Landscape Architecture
Three trends we anticipate growing this year: addressing air quality as part of climate change; cultural and ecological inequities; and converting antiquated roadways into green infrastructure systems.
by Jim MacRae, PLA, LEED AP, and Jason Ficht, AICP CUD, APA, ASLA, CNU-A February 13, 2020 | 
(Jim MacRae) |
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INSIGHT: Incorporating Form, Function & Culture: Designing for Commercial Office Success
Commercial interior design looks beyond form and function. Architects and designers are creating spaces that promote company culture and go well beyond the physical design of a space.
by Jaimelynn Shah, Assoc. AIA, CID, LEED AP, Gensler, and Andre Filip, CEO, ELA Advertising January 23, 2020 | 
(Creative Office Interiors) |
Building Abundance #6: An Interview with Dr. Harvey Stenger, President of Binghamton University
"We have the solutions to climate change and they can be implemented right now." So says Stenger. Read on to learn more about his hopeful prognosis for the climate crisis.
by Edward McGraw, AIA, LEED AP BD+C January 16, 2020 | 
(Ashley McGraw Architects) |
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Lesson Plan #8: Petition of the British Architecture School Inmates
Students are taught how to tinker with computers and how to plug into a corporate design culture that aids and abets precisely what drives the petitioners to seek reform.
by David Brussat January 9, 2020 | 
(Nikos A. Salingaros) |
Cultural Fit
What is cultural fit when design firms merge or acquire, and how do you achieve it?
by Peter Piven, FAIA December 19, 2019 | 
(depositphotos.com) |
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Venice Gift Guide for the Venetophile in your life!
Many Venetian artisans and small businesses suffered extensive damages in the unprecedented acqua alta flooding in November, so when you invest in their creativity, you are helping them to repair, restart, and recover.
by JoAnn Locktov December 18, 2019 | 
(Alessia Fuga) |
New York Unpacked: Reflections on Jean Holabird's "Paper City"
The artist's 3D watercolors of New York City buildings go on view today in a display window of Ralph Walker's former Western Union Building (1930).
by Janet Adams Strong December 17, 2019 | 
(Jean Holabird) |
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Scarpa and Botta Interventions Severely Damaged in Venice Floods
Fondazione Querini Stampalia initiates fundraising for restoration of its architectural and cultural treasures.
by JoAnn Locktov December 12, 2019 | 
(Fondazione Querini Stampalia) |
Lesson Plan #7: An Implicit Rather than Explicit Model for Teaching Architecture
I would institute an annual prize, with substantial cash awards, for architecture students who would be given the task of designing a building that surpasses an iconic monstrosity in ugliness.
by Dr. Theodore Dalrymple December 12, 2019 | 
(Nikos A. Salingaros) |
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Top Architecture and Design Books of 2019
10 books offering historic sweeps, global visions, and heroic quests.
by Norman Weinstein December 5, 2019 | 
(Prestel) |
INSIGHT: Designing Landscapes to Adapt to Hurricane Season
By focusing on cultivating native ecosystems, landscape architects can help to build landscapes that are both more resilient and more authentic to place.
by Conners Ladner, PLA November 21, 2019 | 
(Design Workshop) |
