I recently talked to Stasiowski about the emergence of AI, how it will affect architecture’s fossilized business model, and ...

No matter how brilliant they may be, architects are responsible for their acquiescence to clients, whose desires eclipse all ...

Built Density or Floor Area Ratio (FAR): A real estate metric that measures the total floor space of buildings relative to ...

Every architect understands that an ethically challenged client or project can imperil a practice. Perhaps apropos of this: The design for Donald Trump’s $200 million White House ballroom, renderings ...

Atlanta’s skyline tells a story of ambition, reinvention, and social exclusion. At the center of it stands architect-developer John Portman, whose master planning of the Peachtree Center district in ...

For years there has been a loud and often polarizing battle: NIMBYs vs. YIMBYs. But as housing costs soar and climate pressures mount, a new movement might offer a way forward—one that’s not about ...

Welcome to the second episode of Our Buildings, Our Selves: Humanity in Architecture, a monthly podcast produced by Common Edge, the Connecticut Architecture Foundation, the Connecticut AIA, and ...

What’s so special about February?” I recently asked my graduate design studio class. “Shortest month?” “GroundHog Day?” “Valentine’s Day?” “It’s Black History Month!” was the answer I was looking for.

Metrics have been used for years by NIMBYs, YIMBYs, municipalities, and numerous other housing-focused groups to fight for their desired outcomes. But most metrics that are employed are seriously ...

In an era dominated by naked self-interest and polarizing political debates on climate change, a quiet revolution is taking place, regardless of the political landscape. The transformation of our ...

The two ends of Los Angeles’ Cultural Crescent—formed by the majestic Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains and their foothills, which ring the northern end of the great L.A. Basin—are gone. For ...

Let’s talk about education for a minute,” said Matthew Civello, CEO of Scanscraps, at a recent roundtable talk at the Conference of Climate and Compost at Baruch College in New York City. “I’ll just ...