It is easy to feel beat down by the relentlessly bad news on the climate. Enter Edward Mazria, who sees…
Why did the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, collapse early in the morning of June 23, 2021? Was…
Edward Mazria has written an open letter to architects and others responsible for the design of the built environment. He…
The firm that gave us “mega sustainable” architecture now gives us “hedonistic sustainability.” Rather than playing word games, perhaps BIG…
Completed in 2009, the Millennium Tower in San Francisco was found to be sinking and leaning out of plumb in…
This excellent article from The New York Times uses clear graphics and animations to show weaknesses in the structural system…
A good bit has been written about the structural engineers and city inspectors who worked on the Champlain Towers South…
Nostalgia was once considered a medical condition that required treatment. As a society—and a profession—we may want to revisit that…
For me, the main question is this: How can a house, that is not being used as a house, serve…
Architects are often criticized for designing buildings that do not work well, and construction firms are often criticized for their…