Built Density or Floor Area Ratio (FAR): A real estate metric that measures the total floor space of buildings relative to ...

No matter how brilliant they may be, architects are responsible for their acquiescence to clients, whose desires eclipse all ...

I recently talked to Stasiowski about the emergence of AI, how it will affect architecture’s fossilized business model, and ...

It may shock some people to hear this, but architecture is not urban planning. It is not transportation planning, sociology, political science, or critical geography. However, architecture, new-build ...

There is an astonishing degree of complexity, order, and beauty in the natural world. Even so, and especially within the realm of living things, nothing is more complex than it needs to be to sustain ...

In an era dominated by naked self-interest and polarizing political debates on climate change, a quiet revolution is taking place, regardless of the political landscape. The transformation of our ...

The tragedy that struck one of the world’s most recognizable and beloved landmarks offers France a chance to heal after months of civil unrest. As with any unfortunate event, sympathy from a horrified ...

For most people, calling a place “sacred” designates it as an important location, one usually associated with spirituality. It might be the setting for religious rituals (the sacred space of a church, ...

The rise of generative AI has given every design educator sufficient reason to reconsider both what to teach and how to teach it. Training an architect is a long process, and mapping it onto an ...

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the greatest architects in history, and he’d tell you so himself. The man in the cape and porkpie hat had an ego as big as any of his buildings, but as they say: If it’s ...

Metrics have been used for years by NIMBYs, YIMBYs, municipalities, and numerous other housing-focused groups to fight for their desired outcomes. But most metrics that are employed are seriously ...