SHoP’s Brooklyn Tower looms over New York City, like a postmodern Barad-dûr (image from SHoP) What should the architecture of…
It’s hard to tell, given the lack of hard data and allusions to the Almighty…. Is the Alison-Mayne House, designed…
Every 1,400-word essay should be so dense with meaning. Ryan Scavnicky, the founder of Extra Office and a teacher of…
It is easy to feel beat down by the relentlessly bad news on the climate. Enter Edward Mazria, who sees…
Edward Mazria has written an open letter to architects and others responsible for the design of the built environment. He…
For me, the main question is this: How can a house, that is not being used as a house, serve…
If you are interested in architecture, environmentalism, or classic film, check out my analysis of Dr. Strangelove published on Common\Edge.…
The COVID-19 crisis and the emerging impacts of climate change have created a moment of crisis and perhaps clarity. Maybe…
Prepare yourself for derision, as I used the loathed “render” in lieu of the correct term “rendering.” Who decided to…
Kate Wagner slams what she calls “PR-chitecture” in a recent editorial in The Architect’s Newspaper. What is “PR-chitecture”? According to…