The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that the “professional” status of “terminal architecture degree ...

The kinds of abandoned spaces the raves of the early ’90s were held in—here, vacant warehouses overlooking a defunct freight ...

The restoration and adaptation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel is an achievement that can, and should, be replicated.

And good risks are hard to come by.” The cops moved in while we were reciting Mourner’s Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the ...

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 ...

Hurricane Katrina—August 29, 2005—was a full-tilt catastrophe, even after it weakened from a Category 5 storm and plowed ashore near New Orleans at Category 3 strength. It put 80% of the city under ...

Let’s begin with an anecdote. I was in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the passenger seat of my friend C.K.’s car, when we passed a woman walking by the side of the road. “This poor woman,” C.K. remarked. ...

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 ...

The increasingly frequent and dire impacts of climate change have created new challenges and opportunities for the planning and design professions. My experience with these challenges began two ...

Unfortunately, many residents in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades will not return to rebuild their homes after the recent tragic fires there. As private developers circle the devastation, the time ...