Saturday, August 26, 202362. Skyscrapers and Skullduggery
Thomas Leslie is a professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois, and a noted skyscraper scholar. He has just published “Chica...
Monday, August 21, 202361. Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World
Urban scholar Alan Mallach discusses the global shift toward population decline and its profound implications for cities, especially in the U.S., Euro...
Monday, July 17, 202360. New Territories
Justin Hui is an architect, artist and photographer who researches topics of land development, borders, globalization and memory. His recent projects ...
Sunday, July 9, 202359. Concrete, the Cheech, and Principles of Preservation
John Lesak is a Principal at Page & Turnbull in Los Angeles, where he specializes in in the preservation, rehabilitation, repair, and reuse of histori...
Monday, June 26, 202358. Biennale Breakdown 3: Not for Sale, or: Lost in the Supermarket
The third and final installment of the 2023 Biennale Breakdown is at hand: We speed-ran the national pavilions so you don’t have to. Here’s the rundow...
Despite its looming omnipresence, the Venice Architecture Biennale had very little material on virtual/augmented reality and the metaverse. Unfrozen i...
Saturday, June 3, 202356. Urban Block Cities
Karsten Paulson, founder of Paulson Urbanism, discusses his advocacy for humane cities, emphasizing the importance of sustainable, dense urban areas w...
Monday, May 29, 202355. Biennale Breakdown 1: The Boys Are Back in Town
The 18th Venice Architecture Biennale was one with “no architecture,” some critics have alleged, but there was no shortage of consequential exhibition...
Sunday, May 7, 202354. Go Big and Go Home: Megablocks
Jeffrey Johnson is Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Kentucky College of Design. He previously taught for 10 years at the Gr...
Sunday, April 23, 202353. The Roots of Urban Renaissance
Brian Goldstein is a historian of the American built environment and an associate professor of architectural history in the Department of Art and Art ...
Monday, April 17, 202352. Mass Support
Cassim Shepard is distinguished lecturer in architecture and urban studies at City College, City University of New York. Trained as an urban planner, ...
Monday, April 10, 202351. The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites
Brian Harvey and Gurbir Singh, authors of "The Atlas of Rocket Launch Sites," discuss the history and evolution of space launch sites. They highlight ...
