Light and Color: The Spirit-Led Work of James Turrell
Nov 7, 2024 · Last August, I was fortunate to participate in a two-week course on architecture and the human sciences sponsored by the Moving Boundaries Collaborative. Our venues were Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland. Nordic X, as this session was called, was particularly rich, as the theme was “Light in Architecture and the Design of Lighting for Human Wellbeing.” Course chairs Kurt Hunker ...
The ‘City of Yes’ Will Make a Big Manhattan Mess
On November 13, the New York City Council will vote on the third and final part of the City of Yes (COY) proposal from Mayor Eric Adams (and Big Real Estate). Called the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COYHO), it has 1,386 pages of zoning changes that make it the most controversial and consequential section for the future shape of our …
Why Is NYC’s Mandatory Composting Program So Invisible?
Dec 23, 2024 · The city is rolling out an ambitious effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Is it set up for success?
Design for Global Survival: The 2030 Palette – Common Edge
Nov 11, 2024 · Climate-change impacts ar e rapidly intensifying. Recent events like the catastrophic hurricanes Helene and Milton, wildfires in Australia and the Amazon rainforest, severe flooding in the U.S., Spain, Central Europe, and Southeast Asia, and extreme heat waves across the U.S., Europe, and Africa demonstrate that the need for resilient planning and design solutions has never been more urgent ...
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One of America’s most preeminent critics talks about his new role as architectural advisor to the organization charged with building the president’s library. More
It’s Hard for Architects to Be Transparent About Fees
Nov 25, 2024 · It is hard for arc hitects to be transparent. As a profession, we’re shrouded in cliches, both internal and external: the Corbu glasses, the black garb, The Fountainhead. As a result, simple honesty about how we work can be complicated. I am more than happy to debunk those absurdities, but many architects prefer to use the PR value of that image to assert worth. But the branding and cultural ...
Architecture With Empathy In An Age of Division and Discord
Dec 10, 2024 · The communities w e design for are not immutable; they evolve as society shifts, adapts, and progresses. Architects come to understand this dynamic process throughout our careers as we engage with clients, uncovering their histories, motivations, and aspirations to transform their environments. Our success hinges on our ability to connect with clients whose values and backgrounds may differ ...
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The AEC industry continues to confront our environmental challenges—never mind what the headlines might suggest. More
On the Value of Miniatures and Scale Models – Common Edge
Dec 18, 2024 · The first miniature I ever saw was in Honey Pearlman’s farmhouse. Our family would visit Honey when we stayed with my grandmother in upstate New York: I remember feeding the chickens and swimming in the pond (with its sizable population of leeches). But most of all, I remember the hanging letterpress drawer next to the stairwell, its irregular rectangular displays filled with tiny objects ...
The Brilliant, Unhinged Spectacle of Megalopolis - Common Edge
Oct 2, 2024 · A rare film that celebrates design and urban planning, Coppola’s latest epic is a mishmash of architectural, cinematic, and literary history.