Controversies surrounding vanity projects in the Global South have ignited a broader and long-standing debate about the ...

Her garden transforms the front yard into an extension of the home and a welcoming space for social interaction. Through ...

The Driehaus is about traditional and classical architecture, and I don’t think there’s much interest at, say, Architectural Record in examining those kinds of practices. It’s not considered important ...

The tragedy that struck one of the world’s most recognizable and beloved landmarks offers France a chance to heal after months of civil unrest. As with any unfortunate event, sympathy from a horrified ...

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the greatest architects in history, and he’d tell you so himself. The man in the cape and porkpie hat had an ego as big as any of his buildings, but as they say: If it’s ...

The inflation-adjusted price of residential land in the U.S. quadrupled between 1975 and 2006. By 2025, New York City’s land values were estimated at $2.84 trillion. Manhattan’s land alone is valued ...

The building materials that are used to construct our homes absolutely make a difference to our human and planetary health. And while we can pick up a bag of chips or box of cereal and read the ...

I was inspired to write this essay by a fascinating post on the social dynamic of porches by Patrick Deneen entitled A Republic of Front Porches. Sustainable places must be acccessible by a variety of ...

Architecture lost itself in an identity crisis not long ago. The discipline wandered in self-reflection, reexamining how practitioners go about their work, how the built environment should appear, and ...

While many architects have long clung to the old “form follows function” adage, form follows brain function might be the motto of today’s advertisers and automakers, who increasingly use high-tech ...

The relentless drumbeat of climate disasters in the headlines—scorching heat waves, raging wildfires, historic floods, crippling droughts—are no longer a series of anomalies. As a grim new reality ...

Humans go to extreme effort to build things. The monumentality of the Pyramids, the complexity of Stonehenge, the glories of Rome—all of these are timeless manifestations of our fundamental need to ...