It took nine months before Michael McCarthy and Marcia Myers fully realized what they'd actually purchased in Harbor Springs, Michigan. "We saw this w...
Just announced, David Adjaye, Principal Architect of Adjaye Associates, is this year's recipient of the Design Miami/ Designer of the Year Award. Davi...
The long-gone but never forgotten architect Frank Lloyd Wright continues to leave traces of himself to thrill his diehard fans. After the recent resto...
Kodak cameras, Parker pens, London black cabs - iconic and familiar as they are, is it so surprising that they've all experienced a design overhaul fr...
We all live, in other words, in shades of gray in both our private and public lives. So why do we have such a hard time accepting the same in our political life?
An Open Letter to GQ Dear GQ, Thank you for awarding Boston the distinction of worst dressed US city as part of your comedy issue this month. We her...
Photo courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects. I've always enjoyed watching architects dabble in a myriad of creative disciplines. Leonardo da Vinci ...
The ten years it took to create the National 9/11 Memorial is just right. So-called delay is actually a benediction. Intervening events that often seemed like delays were instead a sum of outcomes spawned by competing and largely honorable intent.
View from the water. Photo courtesy of © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Just recently announced, the Kingdom Tower will be the world's ta...
On August 15 MGM Resorts International announced that it submitted plans to Clark County seeking permission to demolish the unfinished Harmon Tower, a...
Nothing is better for advocates of urbanism than simple immersion in the look and feel of a successful, authentic place. After a week of observation ...
Week seven of the Saturday High Architecture class at Art Center College of Design. I am starting the lesson with a pop quiz. My students quickly begi...
Those of us who write about cities should be students of history and experience, and with some humility listen to scholars and the legacy of urban development from from around the world.
Recovery in Haiti will continue for decades, properly implementing education on safe structures are just the first steps down the long path.