In the vernacular world, one describes what a thing is. In archispeak, one describes what a thing signifies. Floors are no ...

For all the good it has done, the ADA has had limited success in correcting a nettlesome part of the theatergoing experience.

An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.

The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.

A few things that demonstrate the gulf between the island nation’s philosophy of how cities should work and America’s.

It represented a whole religion built up around conforming to the accepted brand of nonconformity, and Gehry … wouldn’t ...

The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?

Take Atlantic Yards, a 22-acre megaproject in Brooklyn. The city and state development agencies largely ignored community concerns in their enthusiasm for a well-known developer to take on the risks ...

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 ...

The reaction to Donald Trump’s proposal to build a new ballroom connected to the east side of the White House has been heated and hostile—a quality it shares with just about every other attempt ...

As a designer in the U.S. working to decarbonize my small part of the design and construction industry, 2025 has been a gut punch. Spending time reviewing Environmental Product Declarations or ...