Architecture Archives

Dear White Architects, Be B.R.A.V.E, Not Sad. Love, NOMA

Kelly Beamon,

The National Organization of Minority Architects says to end racial violence, architects must first ban the biases within the industry.

Rogers Partners Builds a Boys & Girls Club for the Modern Age

Liz Stinson,

Pinkerton Clubhouse was designed as a "vertical playscape" and has become a bright anchor for the North Harlem neighborhood.

Moxon Architects Updates a Civic Building in Scotland with a Bold, Steel-Clad Addition

Crystal Bennes,

The expanded 1853 town hall in Fraserburgh, Scotland, now features sandstone, granite—and Corten steel.

A Case for a More Literal Architecture

Kiel Moe,

By moving away from processes of abstraction, writes Kiel Moe, we might arrive at a clearer picture of the terrestrial web of life that supports architecture.

This Sustainable Office Does More with Less

Katie Okamoto,

Without touching the building's envelope or MEP, LPA has designed a workplace that consumes 70 percent less energy than comparable structures.

Eighty Seven Park, Beach, Tower, Park The Boundary

Renzo Piano's First Miami Project is a Luxe Residential Tower by the Beach

Drew Limsky,

A new otherworldly condo building by the Italian architect rises on a lot once occupied by a Howard Johnson hotel.

Why Are There So Few Great Accessible Buildings?

Bess Williamson,

Design historian Bess Williamson assesses the state of accessible architecture in 2020, which marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Jeanne Gang on "Actionable Idealism" and Architecture that Connects

Jeanne Gang,

In this excerpt from Studio Gang's upcoming Phaidon monograph, the celebrated architect finds "aesthetic and formal affiliations" across 25 projects from the last two decades.

Step Inside Water Works, WORKac’s Aqueous Exhibition at Poortersloge

Lila Allen,

After shuttering in March, the studio’s water-driven retrospective is available virtually.

In Boston, a Development’s Approach to a Changing Coastline Is to Embrace It

James McCown,

Among the resilient features of Clippership Wharf is a “living shoreline” of marsh and native fauna.

Mabel O. Wilson is Updating the Narrative of American Architecture to Include Black Architects

Kimberly Dowdell,

A new book, an upcoming MoMA exhibition, and a recently completed memorial are informed by the Columbia University professor's unflinching critique of traditional architectural pedagogy.

Already Great: Successful Civic Architecture Begins at the Municipal Level

Matt Shaw,

While federal architecture dithers over style wars, civic projects at the city, county, and state-level march to the beat of a different drum.

AEC Professionals, Embrace the Full Potential of WFH

Chanel Dehond,

If you haven't yet liberated yourself from professional conventions, illustrator Chanel Dehond has some suggestions for how you can self-actualize outside the frame of your video camera.