An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.

A few things that demonstrate the gulf between the island nation’s philosophy of how cities should work and America’s.

The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?

The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.

Among the gestures o f graciousness that are commonplace in Mexico City, the subtle negotiation of shared public space often ...

It represented a whole religion built up around conforming to the accepted brand of nonconformity, and Gehry … wouldn’t ...

In the early 1990s, many American cities had a bombed-out quality, with my ever-thriving hometown of Minneapolis barely an exception. After decades of disinvestment, these urban areas were plagued by ...

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that the “professional” status of “terminal architecture degree programs” is to be eliminated as of July 2026. This action could have ...

In his victory speech, Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani referenced Mario Cuomo, the father of his twice-defeated opponent. “A great New Yorker once said that while you campaign in poetry, you govern in ...

When Flagler College, in St. Augustine, Florida, began to educate young women in 1968, it had the opportunity to purchase a run-down hotel in the middle of the city’s historic district. Built in the ...

New York City is the center of capitalism in the U.S., if not the world, with the churning of real estate deals being to New York what cars once were to Detroit. It is therefore no surprise that the ...