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The rain on terrain If you poured water over the terrain somewhere in the world, where would it go? That’s perhaps one...
14th Oct 2016
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The rain on terrain

from Cartogrammar [alt+shift+b] in architecture

14th Oct 2016
If you poured water over the terrain somewhere in the world, where would it go? That’s perhaps one way to think of the thing that distracted me in the evenings this week. [Edit: an interactive map should appear here, but there are some unresolved issues. Check out the...
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Travel photos are underrated I snapped many photos while wandering Haifa last week, as I always do whenever I see something new...
9th Jun 2019
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Travel photos are underrated

from devonzuegel.com [alt+shift+b] in architecture

9th Jun 2019
I snapped many photos while wandering Haifa last week, as I always do whenever I see something new or interesting while exploring a city. I was with my friend Tyler, who conspicuously does not take photos while exploring a new place. I asked him why, and his answer was, "It's a...
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Airport Reading List The major sources I found helpful for learning about airports and their construction are listed...
3rd Mar 2024
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Airport Reading List

from Construction Physics [alt+shift+b] in architecture

3rd Mar 2024
The major sources I found helpful for learning about airports and their construction are listed below. As usual, these are listed roughly in order of how useful I found them. And because “useful” isn’t the same as “actually interesting to read” I’ve marked the books that are...
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The Astor Building 2 Keeping on with the construction photos of the St. Regis Hotel under its temporary name “the Astor...
1st Sep 2026
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The Astor Building 2

from Old Structures Engineering [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Sep 2026
Keeping on with the construction photos of the St. Regis Hotel under its temporary name “the Astor Building”… Unlike my previous dive into the construction photos of the Equitable Trust Building on Broad Street, the main sequence photos here (which are numbered and dated) begin...
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A Radical (and Totally Practical) Rethinking of U.S. Housing Construction Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
6th Jan 2025
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A Radical (and Totally Practical) Rethinking of U.S. Housing Construction

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6th Jan 2025
Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
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The Tuba Mindset What Sam Quinones taught me about addiction, community, and the slow work of building strong towns.
1st Jun 2026
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The Tuba Mindset

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1st Jun 2026
What Sam Quinones taught me about addiction, community, and the slow work of building strong towns.
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2007-core nostalgia extravaganza Quick PSA: someone on Facebook is apparently impersonating me using an account called “McMansion...
1st Sep 2024
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2007-core nostalgia extravaganza

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1st Sep 2024
Quick PSA: someone on Facebook is apparently impersonating me using an account called “McMansion Hell 2.0” – If you see it, please report! Thanks! Howdy folks! I hope if you were born between 1995 and 2001 you’re ready for some indelible pre-recession vibes because I think this...
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Constructing Bourgoin’s Figure 171 – Part 1 Just veering off into geometry here…. In November I was watching Eric Broug, an Islamic geometric...
26th Jan 2022
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Constructing Bourgoin’s Figure 171 – Part 1

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26th Jan 2022
Just veering off into geometry here…. In November I was watching Eric Broug, an Islamic geometric design guru, give a talk online at an Islamic art conference, and I noticed that behind him they were projecting an interesting pattern on the scrim. I froze the video and grabbed a...
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Maps Without Words; Words Without Maps During the early period of my self-isolation in Arizona, USA, Guerrilla Cartography put out a call...
2nd Dec 2020
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Maps Without Words; Words Without Maps

from Blog - Guerrilla Cartography [alt+shift+b] in architecture

2nd Dec 2020
During the early period of my self-isolation in Arizona, USA, Guerrilla Cartography put out a call for maps that represented “Community,” to be completed in 24 hours. Along with the call for maps, GC offered and organized free online talks, which included various and interesting...
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A Requiem for MIT’s Room 10-485 Memories of a space whose unique qualities helped nurture a burgeoning planner from East Los...
3rd Nov 2025
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A Requiem for MIT’s Room 10-485

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3rd Nov 2025
Memories of a space whose unique qualities helped nurture a burgeoning planner from East Los Angeles.
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Howdy everyone! Some exciting news: I’m doing a stint at The Nation this month writing... Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex Howdy everyone! Some exciting news: I’m...
13th Mar 2023
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Howdy everyone! Some exciting news: I’m doing a stint at The Nation this month writing biweekly…

from McMansion Hell [alt+shift+b] in architecture

13th Mar 2023
Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex Howdy everyone! Some exciting news: I’m doing a stint at The Nation this month writing biweekly design columns. In this first one, I’ve done my best to expand on an earlier McMansion Hell post in order to answer the...
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Buenos Aires recommendations I wrote a Buenos Aires guide with recommendations and tips for a group of friends I was traveling...
6th Mar 2022
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Buenos Aires recommendations

from devonzuegel.com [alt+shift+b] in architecture

6th Mar 2022
I wrote a Buenos Aires guide with recommendations and tips for a group of friends I was traveling with in December 2021, and I figured it might be useful to other people too. I adore Buenos Aires and spend about a month each year there, so I'm always thrilled to hear when friends...
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Carlos Morago. Across the Ordinary Interior Contemporary Spanish painter Carlos Morago depicts realistic interior scenes that are mostly reduced...
22nd Jan 2023
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Carlos Morago. Across the Ordinary Interior

from SOCKS [alt+shift+b] in architecture

22nd Jan 2023
Contemporary Spanish painter Carlos Morago depicts realistic interior scenes that are mostly reduced to the bare minimum: light floors and walls and sporadical furniture. Empty corridors and rooms are framed through opened doors and walls while opening on uneventful exteriors...
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A Beetle By Any Other Name In a limestone cave deep in Central Slovenia, an unremarkable insect lives in complete darkness....
4th Mar 2025
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A Beetle By Any Other Name

from 99% Invisible [alt+shift+b] in architecture

4th Mar 2025
In a limestone cave deep in Central Slovenia, an unremarkable insect lives in complete darkness. This tiny beetle, barely visible to the naked eye, has no eyes and a brownish-yellow coloration—adaptations to a life spent entirely underground. The beetle has survived for...
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Before + After – A New Garden Studio For A Writer MW Architects has shared photos of a new garden room in London, England, that replaced an old...
1st Mar 2024
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Before + After – A New Garden Studio For A Writer

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1st Mar 2024
MW Architects has shared photos of a new garden room in London, England, that replaced an old derelict wash house, that was in danger of slipping down a steep slope and existed at the back of an overgrown garden. Here’s what it looked like originally. The new studio, which has...
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The Penn Station Announcement: What Did We Actually Learn? The new Trump-backed proposal produces more questions than it answers.
1st Jun 2026
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The Penn Station Announcement: What Did We Actually Learn?

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1st Jun 2026
The new Trump-backed proposal produces more questions than it answers.
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Israel's water miracle The saga of Israeli water management is one of the most inspiring stories of the last 75 years....
1st Jul 2023
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Israel's water miracle

from devonzuegel.com [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Jul 2023
The saga of Israeli water management is one of the most inspiring stories of the last 75 years. Israel went from having a serious water problem to being a net water exporter to neighboring countries. Meanwhile, the population grew from ~1 million to well over 9 million. With...
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A Hidden Surprise, But Not Really The picture above shows the nearly-complete Astor Court Apartments, on Broadway between 89th and...
1st Dec 2023
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A Hidden Surprise, But Not Really

from Old Structures Engineering [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Dec 2023
The picture above shows the nearly-complete Astor Court Apartments, on Broadway between 89th and 90th Street, in 1915. (As a side note, we’ve got some heavy hitters involved: the architect was Charles Platt, the contractor was Marc Eidlitz & Son, and the photographer was Irving...
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texas gothic revival Sometimes I just want to get on my hobbyhorse, which for about a year now has been the middle ages...
1st Jun 2024
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texas gothic revival

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1st Jun 2024
Sometimes I just want to get on my hobbyhorse, which for about a year now has been the middle ages but surely will soon be something else. (Please hyperfixation gods, make it financial literacy.) Anyway, I meandered around the nation (online) in search of another opportunity to...
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What's Going On In Budapest? A Return to Beauty
6th Jan 2026
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What's Going On In Budapest?

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6th Jan 2026
A Return to Beauty
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What’s the Point of Lower-Density Urbanism? We need new models for fixing existing sprawl and growing small towns.
5th Jul 2023
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What’s the Point of Lower-Density Urbanism?

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5th Jul 2023
We need new models for fixing existing sprawl and growing small towns.
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Antler Flagship Store on Regent Street by Checkland Kindleysides Antler is a British travel brand with over 110 years of design and travel expertise behind it. In...
1st Jun 2026
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Antler Flagship Store on Regent Street by Checkland Kindleysides

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1st Jun 2026
Antler is a British travel brand with over 110 years of design and travel expertise behind it. In collaboration with...
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Inflation propagates unevenly Inflation hits some parts of the economy harder and faster than others. It's obvious once you say...
2nd Jan 2022
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Inflation propagates unevenly

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2nd Jan 2022
Inflation hits some parts of the economy harder and faster than others. It's obvious once you say it, and yet the way pundits and academics talk about inflation glosses over this reality. As a result, most people who haven't had direct experience with high inflation have a flawed...
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A City in Retreat: Les Devantures by Sandrine Marc (2018) Sandrine Marc is a photographer and artist based in Paris with a specific interest in self-made...
7th Nov 2022
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A City in Retreat: Les Devantures by Sandrine Marc (2018)

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7th Nov 2022
Sandrine Marc is a photographer and artist based in Paris with a specific interest in self-made editions. She investigates urban and suburban territories through slow, long walks immersing herself in mutating environments. In December 2018, after the first demonstration by the...
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This Hidden Chapel In The Woods Is Captivating Architecture Lovers MOTIV Architects has shared photos of a small memorial chapel they completed in a Canadian forest.
4th May 2025
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This Hidden Chapel In The Woods Is Captivating Architecture Lovers

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4th May 2025
MOTIV Architects has shared photos of a small memorial chapel they completed in a Canadian forest.
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Book review: Against the Grain, by James C. Scott The book that etched the deepest grooves in my mind last year was Against the Grain by James C....
1st Jan 2020
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Book review: Against the Grain, by James C. Scott

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1st Jan 2020
The book that etched the deepest grooves in my mind last year was Against the Grain by James C. Scott. It explores how the unique characteristics of grain-based agriculture shaped the early history of states. While I did learn many interesting historical facts and trends from...
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Before + After - A Mid-Century Modern Kitchen Renovation Blaine Architects together with Marshall Interiors, have completed the renovation of a mid-century...
21st Dec 2024
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Before + After - A Mid-Century Modern Kitchen Renovation

from Contemporist Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in architecture

21st Dec 2024
Blaine Architects together with Marshall Interiors, have completed the renovation of a mid-century modern home in San Mateo, California, for a young couple who wanted to update the kitchen, living room, dining room, and family room.
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The Deceptive Grandeur of City Skylines Empty office towers are likely to remain that way for years.
5th Aug 2024
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The Deceptive Grandeur of City Skylines

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5th Aug 2024
Empty office towers are likely to remain that way for years.
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This Elevated Home Allows Plants To Be Grown Underneath Bates Masi + Architects has sent us photos of a new home they recently completed in Bridgehampton,...
9th Jan 2024
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This Elevated Home Allows Plants To Be Grown Underneath

from Contemporist Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in architecture

9th Jan 2024
Bates Masi + Architects has sent us photos of a new home they recently completed in Bridgehampton, New York, that has its living spaces elevated above the ground.
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Four Versions: This Is How Penn Station, NY, Might Look if Rebuilt You may have heard about ReThinkNYC, a movement and not-for-profit corporation dedicated to...
13th Jun 2024
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Four Versions: This Is How Penn Station, NY, Might Look if Rebuilt

from THE ARCHITECTURAL UPRISING [alt+shift+b] in architecture

13th Jun 2024
You may have heard about ReThinkNYC, a movement and not-for-profit corporation dedicated to rebuilding the original Pennsylvania Station in New York through ReThinkPennStationNYC. Collaborating with classical architect Richard Cameron, they have developed three new variations on...
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DONALD TRUMP & EVIL – A Post-Halloween / Election-Eve Story Almost forty years ago, I owned a small house in the Greenwich “backcountry” just a few miles from...
4th Nov 2024
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DONALD TRUMP & EVIL – A Post-Halloween / Election-Eve Story

from There are two types of architecture—good architecture, and the other kind [alt+shift+b] in architecture

4th Nov 2024
Almost forty years ago, I owned a small house in the Greenwich “backcountry” just a few miles from the Westchester County Airport. One morning, I was talking on the phone with a friend whom I would see later in the … Continue reading → The post DONALD TRUMP & EVIL – A...
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Inspired by Old Shearing Sheds This Rural Home Got a Gabled Timber Addition On a peaceful stretch of rural Australia, a simple idea has reshaped the way one property connects...
7th Dec 2025
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Inspired by Old Shearing Sheds This Rural Home Got a Gabled Timber Addition

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7th Dec 2025
On a peaceful stretch of rural Australia, a simple idea has reshaped the way one property connects with its sweeping countryside. With a modest timber addition, Solomon Troup Architects have taken an existing home and helped it finally turn to face the views that were always...
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Car Free Brooklyn Bridge – photos and drawings A Car-Free Brooklyn Bridge Is Possible Images and Illustratons AFTER: Aerial view looking east...
1st Jun 2022
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Car Free Brooklyn Bridge – photos and drawings

from There are two types of architecture—good architecture, and the other kind [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Jun 2022
A Car-Free Brooklyn Bridge Is Possible Images and Illustratons AFTER: Aerial view looking east towards a car-free Brooklyn Bridge. Centre Street and Park Row next to the Brooklyn Bridge are reimagined as an extension of City Hall Park. © 2020 … Continue reading → The post Car...
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A Tree House That Feels Like It’s Floating Inside The Forest INTEGRA STUDIO ARQUITETURA has shared photos of a modern Tree House project they completed for the...
2nd Oct 2023
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A Tree House That Feels Like It’s Floating Inside The Forest

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2nd Oct 2023
INTEGRA STUDIO ARQUITETURA has shared photos of a modern Tree House project they completed for the NaCarapina accommodation complex, that’s located in Brazil. The Tree House which has the feeling of ‘floating inside the forest’, is fully integrated with the imposing Araucaria...
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Picturing an Exhibition: Closing the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale Much in the architecture world, and the world at large, has changed since the exhibition opened.
5th Dec 2023
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Picturing an Exhibition: Closing the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale

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5th Dec 2023
Much in the architecture world, and the world at large, has changed since the exhibition opened.
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Oyler Wu Collaborative Wins International Competition for Taiwan's National Comic Museum Oyler Wu Collaborative, in partnership with SU mao ping Architecture Studio and JN Architects, has...
1st Jun 2026
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Oyler Wu Collaborative Wins International Competition for Taiwan's National Comic Museum

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1st Jun 2026
Oyler Wu Collaborative, in partnership with SU mao ping Architecture Studio and JN Architects, has won the international competition to design The National Taiwan Museum of Comics in Taichung. As a centerpiece of a long-awaited national vision initiated in 2017, the new museum is...
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pre-recession, post-taste Hello, everyone. I hope this blog can bring some well-needed laughs in really trying times. That’s...
30th Oct 2023
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pre-recession, post-taste

from McMansion Hell [alt+shift+b] in architecture

30th Oct 2023
Hello, everyone. I hope this blog can bring some well-needed laughs in really trying times. That’s why I’ve gone back into the archives of that precipitous year 2007, a year where the McMansion was sleepwalking into being a symbol of the financial calamity to follow. We return to...
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Local Economies, Fiscal Imagination and Economic Justice in New York City History shows that a city’s economy is strongest when it’s locally rooted, ownership is shared, and...
3rd Aug 2026
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Local Economies, Fiscal Imagination and Economic Justice in New York City

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3rd Aug 2026
History shows that a city’s economy is strongest when it’s locally rooted, ownership is shared, and growth is generated from the bottom up.
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Interculturality as Shelter Interculturality as Shelter is a map made of many maps. It examines the ways in which young migrants...
25th Jul 2023
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Interculturality as Shelter

from Blog - Guerrilla Cartography [alt+shift+b] in architecture

25th Jul 2023
Interculturality as Shelter is a map made of many maps. It examines the ways in which young migrants experience interculturality in the neighborhood where their school is located. It shows their ways of feeling, walking, and making the city. A neighborhood where nobody...
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A Sheet Metal Skin Of Oiled Steel Was Selected For The Siding Of This Mountain Home James Merrell Architects together with interior design firm Ellen Hanson Designs, completed a modern...
2nd Oct 2024
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A Sheet Metal Skin Of Oiled Steel Was Selected For The Siding Of This Mountain Home

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2nd Oct 2024
James Merrell Architects together with interior design firm Ellen Hanson Designs, completed a modern mountain home in Sun Valley, Idaho, that features an exterior of oiled steel, concrete, and glass. The sheet metal skin of oiled steel was selected for the siding to bring in the...
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If I Were A NIMBY What the devil on my shoulder whispers to me
1st Apr 2026
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If I Were A NIMBY

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1st Apr 2026
What the devil on my shoulder whispers to me
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Madeleine de Boullogne and Louise-Magdeleine Hortemels, Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs: Paintings... Madeleine de Boullogne, (1646-1710), was a baroque artist born and raised in a family of painters....
6th Feb 2022
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Madeleine de Boullogne and Louise-Magdeleine Hortemels, Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs: Paintings and Engravings

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6th Feb 2022
Madeleine de Boullogne, (1646-1710), was a baroque artist born and raised in a family of painters. Extremely pious, she remained unmarried and lived a semi-monastic life entirely dedicated to working and teaching. Among the most important commissions, she produced a set of four...
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The Story of Titanium The earth contains a lot of titanium - it’s the ninth most abundant element in the earth’s crust. By...
7th Jul 2023
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The Story of Titanium

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7th Jul 2023
The earth contains a lot of titanium - it’s the ninth most abundant element in the earth’s crust. By mass, there’s more titanium in the earth’s crust than carbon by a factor of nearly 30, and more titanium than copper by a factor of nearly 100. But despite its abundance, it's...
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Part 5: Relationship with Travis Air Force Base A new city has been proposed in California, and I’ve never been more captivated by a vision for the...
1st Mar 2024
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Part 5: Relationship with Travis Air Force Base

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1st Mar 2024
A new city has been proposed in California, and I’ve never been more captivated by a vision for the future of my home state in my lifetime. This post is part of a series I’m writing about this bold proposal. Up until recently, the new city’s potential impact on Travis Air Force...
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OSS lazy-loads governance A special characteristic of open source software (OSS) is that you don't need institutional support...
7th Apr 2019
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OSS lazy-loads governance

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7th Apr 2019
A special characteristic of open source software (OSS) is that you don't need institutional support to get started. It's interesting to compare this to physical infrastructure, like dams or railroads. Before you can begin those projects, you need upfront capital, permits,...
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Invisible Masterpieces – the Big Four’s Stations 1923-47 (and a book all about them) Have you ever had a project you’ve started on without any idea of the scale of work you’ve just...
4th Jan 2026
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Invisible Masterpieces – the Big Four’s Stations 1923-47 (and a book all about them)

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4th Jan 2026
Have you ever had a project you’ve started on without any idea of the scale of work you’ve just committed to? Well, if you want to know one of the reasons that I haven’t been writing here as much as I might have done otherwise, I’m happy to announce one of the projects that has...
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America's hidden urban laboratory: the South America hasn't built many walkable places in the last few decades, but there are a few exceptions....
14th Jun 2023
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America's hidden urban laboratory: the South

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14th Jun 2023
America hasn't built many walkable places in the last few decades, but there are a few exceptions. While collecting a list of these special places, I was shocked to discover that most are in the Southeast. My mental image of contemporary southern development did not include an...
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How Germany’s Most Beautiful City Was Destroyed… and Rebuilt Dresden, a stunning city in Germany, was nearly wiped out during World War II when it was bombed,...
4th Feb 2025
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How Germany’s Most Beautiful City Was Destroyed… and Rebuilt

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4th Feb 2025
Dresden, a stunning city in Germany, was nearly wiped out during World War II when it was bombed, leaving only ruins behind. But its story didn’t end there—this is a tale of how Dresden came back to life, and rose from the ashes like a phoenix. Before the war, Dresden was known...
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From Videogame Landscapes to Embrodery Canvas: La Sentinelle by Marine Beaufils (2022-24) Marine Beaufils is a French embroidery artist whose meticulous work draws on the analogy between...
17th Nov 2024
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From Videogame Landscapes to Embrodery Canvas: La Sentinelle by Marine Beaufils (2022-24)

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17th Nov 2024
Marine Beaufils is a French embroidery artist whose meticulous work draws on the analogy between pixels and needlepoints, as she translates scenes from her favorite video games, movies, or scientific imagery from screen to embroidery canvas. This process freezes a fragment of a...
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The worst US bridges are getting fixed It’s become a common assumption that US infrastructure is in a poor state of repair; that our roads,...
2nd Aug 2023
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The worst US bridges are getting fixed

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2nd Aug 2023
It’s become a common assumption that US infrastructure is in a poor state of repair; that our roads, bridges, pipes, and transmission lines are decaying faster than they’re being repaired or replaced. This concern goes back to the early 1980s, when the book "
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On the Future of Cities The recent publication of two books prompted me to ponder the future of cities and do a write-up of...
6th Nov 2023
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On the Future of Cities

from A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books [alt+shift+b] in architecture

6th Nov 2023
The recent publication of two books prompted me to ponder the future of cities and do a write-up of them together: Implementing Urban Design: Green, Civic, and Community Strategies by Jonathan Barnett, published by Routledge, June 2023 (Amazon / Bookshop) Renewing the Dream: The...
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Brick Is The Material Of Choice For This New Home Architecture and interiors firm Enter Projects Asia, has shared photos of a home they completed in...
15th Sep 2024
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Brick Is The Material Of Choice For This New Home

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15th Sep 2024
Architecture and interiors firm Enter Projects Asia, has shared photos of a home they completed in Phuket, Thailand, that blends design and traditional artisanal craftsmanship.
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The Brilliant, Unhinged Spectacle of Megalopolis A rare film that celebrates design and urban planning, Coppola’s latest epic is a mishmash of...
2nd Oct 2024
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The Brilliant, Unhinged Spectacle of Megalopolis

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2nd Oct 2024
A rare film that celebrates design and urban planning, Coppola’s latest epic is a mishmash of architectural, cinematic, and literary history.
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10 living room designs we enjoyed this week In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten...
1st Aug 2026
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10 living room designs we enjoyed this week

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1st Aug 2026
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Living Spaces. ↑ Cummings...
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The Stunning Cliffside Home That Makes You Feel Like You’re Living in the Trees Tucked into the northern shore of Lake Tremblant, Canada, La Flèche is a contemporary residence by...
1st Jul 2025
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The Stunning Cliffside Home That Makes You Feel Like You’re Living in the Trees

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1st Jul 2025
Tucked into the northern shore of Lake Tremblant, Canada, La Flèche is a contemporary residence by MU Architecture that reinterprets the traditional chalet through bold geometry and material sensitivity. Designed as a multigenerational retreat, it offers a lasting connection to...
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Clean Lines and Integrated Transport (Florastrasse transport hub, Adliswil, Switzerland) The thing about Switzerland’s affordable, hyper-reliable, hyper-integrated and hyper-ubiquitous...
9th Aug 2023
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Clean Lines and Integrated Transport (Florastrasse transport hub, Adliswil, Switzerland)

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9th Aug 2023
The thing about Switzerland’s affordable, hyper-reliable, hyper-integrated and hyper-ubiquitous public transport system is that the regard in which its phenomenal operational expertise is held can overshadow the architectural successes it also demonstrates. Even when transport...
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Sunken Cities Foundation Contributing an original map to GC’s newest Shelter: An Atlas was very appealing to me...
24th Aug 2021
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Sunken Cities

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24th Aug 2021
Foundation Contributing an original map to GC’s newest Shelter: An Atlas was very appealing to me for a couple of reasons: One, as an independent map illustrator, it would give my work wide exposure. Two, it would put me in good company with other talented mapmakers. Suggestions...
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A Modern Brick Home Designed Around The Original Placement Of Trees Exterio architects have shared photos of a new home they completed in Warsaw, Poland, that's...
9th Jul 2024
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A Modern Brick Home Designed Around The Original Placement Of Trees

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9th Jul 2024
Exterio architects have shared photos of a new home they completed in Warsaw, Poland, that's surrounded by a pine tree forest.
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IVF egg retrieval notes I’ve now done two egg retrieval cycles. Given that I had a zillion questions before I started, I...
2nd Apr 2024
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IVF egg retrieval notes

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2nd Apr 2024
I’ve now done two egg retrieval cycles. Given that I had a zillion questions before I started, I thought I’d share my notes for others who might have similar questions. Things I would’ve loved to know beforehand Overall the process was way easier and less intense than I...
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Part 1: The story so far of California Forever A new city has been proposed in California, and I’ve never been more captivated by a vision for the...
20th Feb 2024
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Part 1: The story so far of California Forever

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20th Feb 2024
A new city has been proposed in California, and I’ve never been more captivated by a vision for the future of my home state in my lifetime. This post is part of a series I’m writing about this bold proposal. California Forever was founded by Jan Sramek in 2017 as a way to create...
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Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized...
3rd Apr 2023
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Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California

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3rd Apr 2023
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
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Life Advice: “You’ll Do Fine If You Believe, ‘I Do My Best.’” Author and educator Steven Heller’s commencement address to the School of Visual Arts’ Class of...
3rd Jun 2025
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Life Advice: “You’ll Do Fine If You Believe, ‘I Do My Best.’”

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3rd Jun 2025
Author and educator Steven Heller’s commencement address to the School of Visual Arts’ Class of 2025.
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Mineral Hurricane I recently had the pleasure of attending a press preview of the new documentary Architecton,...
4th Aug 2025
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Mineral Hurricane

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4th Aug 2025
I recently had the pleasure of attending a press preview of the new documentary Architecton, directed by Victor Kossakovsky and released last week by A24. Surreally, the screening I attended was held inside a Cedars-Sinai medical-imaging center in west Los Angeles. Seeing this...
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I’d rather live in a nostalgic Disneyland than a modernist wasteland Critics often dismiss traditional or historicizing architecture as mere “Disneyland” — a fake,...
16th Jun 2025
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I’d rather live in a nostalgic Disneyland than a modernist wasteland

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16th Jun 2025
Critics often dismiss traditional or historicizing architecture as mere “Disneyland” — a fake, nostalgic fantasy out of step with modern life. But millions visit Disney’s Main Street every year, drawn to something they rarely find in real cities: beautiful, human-scaled streets...
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2023 in Architecture Books, So Far Life, they say, throws you curve balls, and that's just what happened last month, when a family...
21st Apr 2023
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2023 in Architecture Books, So Far

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21st Apr 2023
Life, they say, throws you curve balls, and that's just what happened last month, when a family emergency had me put this blog on hiatus. This post, appearing on a Friday instead of its regular Monday, does not mean regular weekly posts will resume, as I'll be dealing with said...
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Architecture as Described through Sight Lines: Hans Vredeman de Vries’ Perspective, 1604 Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527 – c. 1607) was a Renaissance architect from the Netherlands, best known...
22nd Jun 2025
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Architecture as Described through Sight Lines: Hans Vredeman de Vries’ Perspective, 1604

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22nd Jun 2025
Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527 – c. 1607) was a Renaissance architect from the Netherlands, best known for his printed works. In 1604, he published his most renowned tome, which offers a rich visual exploration of the possibilities of linear perspective in the depiction of...
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How AI is changing cartography: A chatbot’s perspective Artificial intelligence is dramatically changing the practice of cartography, not just as a...
26th Mar 2024
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How AI is changing cartography: A chatbot’s perspective

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26th Mar 2024
Artificial intelligence is dramatically changing the practice of cartography, not just as a mechanism for extracting and manipulating data, but as a tool for creating, curating, and interacting with geospatial images. A simple web search for “AI in cartography” points to a vast...
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How did solar power get cheap? Part I Solar photovoltaics (PV) have become one of the cheapest sources of electricity. Lazard’s estimate...
12th Apr 2023
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How did solar power get cheap? Part I

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12th Apr 2023
Solar photovoltaics (PV) have become one of the cheapest sources of electricity. Lazard’s estimate of unsubsidized levelized cost of energy (LCOE)
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This Open Cabin Was Designed For Children Architecture Firm Imaginary Objects, has shared photos of a small child-friendly cabin they...
7th Apr 2025
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This Open Cabin Was Designed For Children

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7th Apr 2025
Architecture Firm Imaginary Objects, has shared photos of a small child-friendly cabin they completed in Chonburi, Thailand, that's inspired by the spirit of a treehouse.
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Job Opportunities at Benny Kuriakose and Associates in 2024 Every month, we receive a large number of applications for job positions and internships. Most of...
16th May 2024
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Job Opportunities at Benny Kuriakose and Associates in 2024

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16th May 2024
Every month, we receive a large number of applications for job positions and internships. Most of them sent the application three or more...
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Transforming French WW1 Lambert Coordinates to WGS84 Nord de Guerre Here’s a survey plat made in 1919 by a US Army unit in France. In the aftermath of...
17th Jan 2024
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Transforming French WW1 Lambert Coordinates to WGS84

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17th Jan 2024
Nord de Guerre Here’s a survey plat made in 1919 by a US Army unit in France. In the aftermath of WW1, teams of American military surveyors produced these as they went around France mapping the grave sites of fallen soldiers. On this plat we can see a number of bearings and...
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The Hidden Territory: USGS’s 1950’s to 1970’s Isometric Geological Diagrams The online archive of the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey is a valuable...
15th Oct 2023
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The Hidden Territory: USGS’s 1950’s to 1970’s Isometric Geological Diagrams

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15th Oct 2023
The online archive of the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey is a valuable resource filled with detailed three-dimensional territorial maps employing various representational techniques. Thanks to the work of artist, designer, and developer Jill Hubleys...
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A Sculptural Limestone Facade Was Designed For This Boutique Retail Store Photography by doublespace photography Architecture studio PARTISANS has shared photos of a boutique...
1st Jul 2024
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A Sculptural Limestone Facade Was Designed For This Boutique Retail Store

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1st Jul 2024
Photography by doublespace photography Architecture studio PARTISANS has shared photos of a boutique they completed that’s owned and operated by Royal de Versailles Jewellers in Toronto, Canada, and features a sculptural stone facade. Photography by doublespace photography...
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A Cluster Of Shingle-Clad Buildings Create An Island Cottage Experience For These Owners Akb Architects has shared photos of a cottage they designed that comprises a cluster of buildings,...
1st Aug 2024
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A Cluster Of Shingle-Clad Buildings Create An Island Cottage Experience For These Owners

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1st Aug 2024
Akb Architects has shared photos of a cottage they designed that comprises a cluster of buildings, each scaled proportionately to the island’s one-acre size. Located three hours north of Toronto, Canada, the cottage includes four pitch-roofed structures, harmoniously clad in...
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Proto-Modernist, Two Ways I doubt I’ll ever run out of blog fodder because of what happened with this photo: I’ve walked by...
1st Jul 2026
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Proto-Modernist, Two Ways

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1st Jul 2026
I doubt I’ll ever run out of blog fodder because of what happened with this photo: I’ve walked by 135 Hudson Street many times, but I finally remembered to take a picture. You don’t see something like this every day. The simple facts: it’s a warehouse completed in 1886, facing...
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Markets in everything at the Duomo You're not allowed inside the Duomo with your shoulders uncovered. We learned this the hard way. I...
11th Aug 2019
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Markets in everything at the Duomo

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11th Aug 2019
You're not allowed inside the Duomo with your shoulders uncovered. We learned this the hard way. I was wearing a spaghetti strap dress (it's 92℉/33℃ and humid here in Milan), so they stopped my little group at the entrance, after we'd already purchased 3 tickets. Luckily, we...
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Abdul Rahman Sahib Museum: The Freedom Fighter’s Home The Muziris Heritage Project narrates the stories from different timelines. From the first mosque in...
11th May 2023
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Abdul Rahman Sahib Museum: The Freedom Fighter’s Home

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11th May 2023
The Muziris Heritage Project narrates the stories from different timelines. From the first mosque in India to the Study Centre for the...
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Con Permiso: Learning to Navigate Public Space in Mexico City Social graciousness when paths cross is fundamental to this city.
1st Dec 2025
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Con Permiso: Learning to Navigate Public Space in Mexico City

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1st Dec 2025
Social graciousness when paths cross is fundamental to this city.
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Riding the Steel Breeze (Port Talbot Parkway, Neath Port Talbot, UK) Some stations are born parkways, some achieve parkway status, while yet others have parkway status...
26th Jul 2023
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Riding the Steel Breeze (Port Talbot Parkway, Neath Port Talbot, UK)

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26th Jul 2023
Some stations are born parkways, some achieve parkway status, while yet others have parkway status thrust upon them. Such is the explanation for an arrival at Port Talbot Parkway being such a strange experience. As passengers step out of their trains they find themselves...
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The Black Exterior Of This Home Leads To A Pink Kitchen Inside Paul Archer Design has shared photos of a home they completed in Wivenhoe, England, for an artist...
11th Jun 2024
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The Black Exterior Of This Home Leads To A Pink Kitchen Inside

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11th Jun 2024
Paul Archer Design has shared photos of a home they completed in Wivenhoe, England, for an artist who wanted a light-filled interior with room to work and to entertain.
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Architectural Narrative: “New York City: The Edge of Enigma” by Francisco Javier Rencoret (1991) In 1991, Francisco Javier Rencoret, a Chilean architect and then Fulbright scholar at Cornell...
23rd Apr 2023
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Architectural Narrative: “New York City: The Edge of Enigma” by Francisco Javier Rencoret (1991)

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23rd Apr 2023
In 1991, Francisco Javier Rencoret, a Chilean architect and then Fulbright scholar at Cornell University, published New York City: The Edge of Enigma, (Princeton Architectural Press), a visual essay that retraces the myth of the foundation and development of New York City....
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namesake mcmansion Howdy folks! Today’s McMansion is very special because a) we’re returning to Maryland after a long...
31st Jul 2024
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namesake mcmansion

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31st Jul 2024
Howdy folks! Today’s McMansion is very special because a) we’re returning to Maryland after a long time and b) because the street this McMansion is on is the same as my name. (It was not named after me.) Hence, it is my personal McMansion, which I guess is somewhat like when...
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A Contemporary Reimagination Of A Classic New York Pizza Parlor Architecture firm MRDK has recently completed North of Brooklyn Pizzeria in Toronto, Canada, that...
17th Jul 2023
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A Contemporary Reimagination Of A Classic New York Pizza Parlor

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17th Jul 2023
Architecture firm MRDK has recently completed North of Brooklyn Pizzeria in Toronto, Canada, that balances nostalgia and modernity.
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Does construction ever get cheaper? I've mentioned a few times that I generally prefer looking at construction progress through the lens...
1st Feb 2023
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Does construction ever get cheaper?

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1st Feb 2023
I've mentioned a few times that I generally prefer looking at construction progress through the lens of cost indexes rather than productivity indexes. Whereas productivity indexes try to track changes in the amount of construction we get for a given amount of labor (for labor...
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6 Reasons Why Today’s Architecture Is Unsustainable The so-called sustainable buildings of today often fall short of genuine sustainability. Instead,...
5th Oct 2023
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6 Reasons Why Today’s Architecture Is Unsustainable

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5th Oct 2023
The so-called sustainable buildings of today often fall short of genuine sustainability. Instead, the concept is reduced to mere clichés and greenwashing. In this article, we delve deeper into the underlying factors concealed behind the sometimes eco-friendly exteriors of...
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Forgotten Corners of the World: Heidi Linck’s Enigmatic Works Heidi Linck is a multimedia artist based in the Netherlands. Her work explores the poetic dimension...
19th Oct 2025
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Forgotten Corners of the World: Heidi Linck’s Enigmatic Works

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19th Oct 2025
Heidi Linck is a multimedia artist based in the Netherlands. Her work explores the poetic dimension of neglected spaces and their capacity to convey a sense of loss while opening up potential forms of imagination. The encounter between collective and individual memory is...
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Book Briefs #35 Revisited Last week I cobbled together eight books, some of which publishers had sent me more than a year ago,...
5th Jun 2023
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Book Briefs #35 Revisited

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5th Jun 2023
Last week I cobbled together eight books, some of which publishers had sent me more than a year ago, in an effort to write a "Better Late Than Never" installment of "Book Briefs,"  something I had done back in April 2018 with Book Briefs #35. But, sensing I would not be able to...
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Want Some Bad Food and Poor Design to Go With Your Tesla Charge? Elon Musk’s attempt at an urban restaurant strives to be cool but fails utterly.
1st Apr 2026
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Want Some Bad Food and Poor Design to Go With Your Tesla Charge?

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1st Apr 2026
Elon Musk’s attempt at an urban restaurant strives to be cool but fails utterly.
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The Large Arch Window In Front Of This Cafe Offers A Glimpse Of The Creative Interior Anatomy Architecture + Atelier has shared photos of a cafe they designed in Ayutthaya, Thailand,...
14th Jun 2023
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The Large Arch Window In Front Of This Cafe Offers A Glimpse Of The Creative Interior

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14th Jun 2023
Anatomy Architecture + Atelier has shared photos of a cafe they designed in Ayutthaya, Thailand, that incorporates a collection of windows to create a welcoming arch shape on its facade.
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Tubular Belle (Køge Nord station, Køge, Denmark) Stuck on the E20 motorway heading for Copenhagen? Køge Nord station very much hopes you are...
9th Nov 2022
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Tubular Belle (Køge Nord station, Køge, Denmark)

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9th Nov 2022
Stuck on the E20 motorway heading for Copenhagen? Køge Nord station very much hopes you are...
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The grid part II - the golden age of the power industry Welcome to Part II of our history of the electric power industry. For Part I, see here. By 1930, the...
3rd Jun 2023
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The grid part II - the golden age of the power industry

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3rd Jun 2023
Welcome to Part II of our history of the electric power industry. For Part I, see here. By 1930, the US was using 114 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, generated by more than 4000 power plants. Most electricity was generated by coal (56%) and hydroelectric (34%)...
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Michelangelo Caetani’s Six Topographic Maps of the Divine Comedy As a follow up to the latest post on Norman Bel Geddes’s stage set design for Dante Alighieri’s...
24th Apr 2022
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Michelangelo Caetani’s Six Topographic Maps of the Divine Comedy

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24th Apr 2022
As a follow up to the latest post on Norman Bel Geddes’s stage set design for Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, here we feature the six maps drawn by Michelangelo Caetani in a book titled La materia della Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri dichiarata in VI tavole, Roma (1855). A...
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Architecture Always Reflects the Values of Its Current Culture What we build is who we are.
8th Aug 2023
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Architecture Always Reflects the Values of Its Current Culture

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8th Aug 2023
What we build is who we are.
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Wood Details Are Found Throughout This Apartment’s Interior Architecture and Design Studio Cuaik CDS has sent us photos of an apartment they have recently...
3rd Sep 2023
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Wood Details Are Found Throughout This Apartment’s Interior

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3rd Sep 2023
Architecture and Design Studio Cuaik CDS has sent us photos of an apartment they have recently completed in Madrid, Spain, that includes wood details throughout its interior. In the living room, a wall-mounted TV is disguised as art, while illuminated wooden shelves on either...
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Beyond the Sea, flowing and exploding edition Last year I took a whack at mapping what you’d “see” if you looked straight across the ocean from...
1st Jun 2017
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Beyond the Sea, flowing and exploding edition

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1st Jun 2017
Last year I took a whack at mapping what you’d “see” if you looked straight across the ocean from coastlines around the world. Since then, an interactive version of that has been a back-burner idea. Well, finally, here we go. To recap, these arcs represent straight-line paths out...
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“I called them Ghosts”. Visual Poems and Sequences by George Wylesol George Wylesol is a Baltimore-based artist who primarily produces illustrations and comic-like...
14th Apr 2024
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“I called them Ghosts”. Visual Poems and Sequences by George Wylesol

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14th Apr 2024
George Wylesol is a Baltimore-based artist who primarily produces illustrations and comic-like sequences of drawings, often accompanied by written text in the form of short poems. His works blend mundane objects and settings with surreal plots and visual associations, resulting...
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An Unfortunate Comparison I’m not a big fan of mid-twentieth-century modernism, and I still agree that Bertrand Goldberg’s...
1st Jun 2024
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An Unfortunate Comparison

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1st Jun 2024
I’m not a big fan of mid-twentieth-century modernism, and I still agree that Bertrand Goldberg’s Marina City is remarkable architecture. From the north: From the south: There’s just one little detail that got stuck in my head that partially ruins looking at it for me. Every...
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The Rise of Steel - Part I One of the defining characteristics of the modern world is the ubiquity of steel. Nearly every...
5th Jan 2023
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The Rise of Steel - Part I

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5th Jan 2023
One of the defining characteristics of the modern world is the ubiquity of steel. Nearly every product of industrial civilization relies on steel, either as a component or as part of the equipment used to produce it. Without it, Vaclav Smil notes in “Still the Iron Age”, modern...
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This Home Has A Living Room That Extends Over The Swimming Pool Below Daniel Marshall Architect (DMA) has shared photos of a new home they designed in New Zealand, that...
11th Apr 2023
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This Home Has A Living Room That Extends Over The Swimming Pool Below

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11th Apr 2023
Daniel Marshall Architect (DMA) has shared photos of a new home they designed in New Zealand, that includes a cantilevered living room.
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New Orleans, Like Every City, Is Mortal For those of us concerned with the Crescent City’s survival, we must finally acknowledge a startling...
2nd Jul 2026
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New Orleans, Like Every City, Is Mortal

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2nd Jul 2026
For those of us concerned with the Crescent City’s survival, we must finally acknowledge a startling reality: New Orleans can be saved only if it first accepts that it might not be.
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Ozymandias And Elitism Is pleasure evidence of unworthiness?
1st Nov 2025
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Ozymandias And Elitism

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1st Nov 2025
Is pleasure evidence of unworthiness?
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Stop Banking on Subsidies and Start Building What Works As Norwalk navigates a housing crisis, one thing is clear: the path forward isn’t scale for scale’s...
1st Jul 2025
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Stop Banking on Subsidies and Start Building What Works

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1st Jul 2025
As Norwalk navigates a housing crisis, one thing is clear: the path forward isn’t scale for scale’s sake—it’s building smarter, more affordably, and with the community in mind.
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Box Fresh: five homes under five years old As we are well aware, a modern house has multiple meanings and can span as far back as the early...
24th Jan 2025
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Box Fresh: five homes under five years old

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24th Jan 2025
As we are well aware, a modern house has multiple meanings and can span as far back as the early 20th century. This week however, we’ve decided to look to the more recent past and marvel at how architects and developers are translating the requirements […]
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Inside the Chic Winery Where the Owners Got Married Frank Family Vineyards has unveiled Miller House, a new hospitality space designed to host guests in...
1st Jun 2025
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Inside the Chic Winery Where the Owners Got Married

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1st Jun 2025
Frank Family Vineyards has unveiled Miller House, a new hospitality space designed to host guests in a setting that’s both refined and deeply personal. Located in Calistoga, California, the space was created by Hawkins Interiors in collaboration with Backen & Backen for...
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Land by latitude and longitude, or, a pile of continents Bill Rankin’s graphs of world population by latitude and longitude popped into mind for no...
17th Aug 2016
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Land by latitude and longitude, or, a pile of continents

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17th Aug 2016
Bill Rankin’s graphs of world population by latitude and longitude popped into mind for no particular reason the other day, followed by a silly-sounding question: “but, like, what about land area by latitude and longitude?” Silly because, duh, a chart of land area by latitude and...
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Building Fast and Slow: The Empire State Building and the World Trade Center (Part I) The Empire State Building was completed in 1931. At a height of 1250 feet [0], it was the world's...
23rd Nov 2022
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Building Fast and Slow: The Empire State Building and the World Trade Center (Part I)

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23rd Nov 2022
The Empire State Building was completed in 1931. At a height of 1250 feet [0], it was the world's tallest building, exceeding the recently completed Chrysler building by 202 feet. It would hold that title for the next 39 years, until 1970 when it was surpassed in height by...
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A’ Design Award Announces Their Annual World Design Rankings This article has been brought to you by A’Design Awards. A’Design Award and Competition have...
6th Jan 2025
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A’ Design Award Announces Their Annual World Design Rankings

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6th Jan 2025
This article has been brought to you by A’Design Awards. A’Design Award and Competition have released their World Design Rankings (WDR) in Arts, Architecture and Design, with China taking first place, followed by the USA, and Japan. The World Design Rankings ranks all the...
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Design explained using pie charts again Design is hard. If only the process could be explained using simple pie charts again. Unfortunately,...
1st Apr 2024
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Design explained using pie charts again

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1st Apr 2024
Design is hard. If only the process could be explained using simple pie charts again. Unfortunately, this still isn’t that: More Design in charts – HERE, and HERE and HERE and HERE
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New and Old #280 Durable homes, the return of the Walkman (?), and very rare video gaming artifacts
2nd Sep 2026
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New and Old #280

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2nd Sep 2026
Durable homes, the return of the Walkman (?), and very rare video gaming artifacts
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The Square and the Circle: The Palace of Charles V in Granada (1527) The palace of Charles V in Granada was built starting in 1527 as a summer palace for the emperor....
2nd Oct 2022
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The Square and the Circle: The Palace of Charles V in Granada (1527)

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2nd Oct 2022
The palace of Charles V in Granada was built starting in 1527 as a summer palace for the emperor. The Renaissance building is located inside the Alhambra, the former Nasrid complex on Sabika hill, a notable example of Islamic architecture.  The structure is built in stone and is...
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To rent or to sell, that is the question As a real estate developer, one of the big decisions you need to make is whether you will rent or...
10th Sep 2023
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To rent or to sell, that is the question

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10th Sep 2023
As a real estate developer, one of the big decisions you need to make is whether you will rent or sell the buildings you've built. Income from rentals flows in steadily over years, while income from sales hits all at once. This essential difference is simple but has many...
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Book Review: Healthy Buildings Healthy Buildings, written by John Macomber and Joseph Allen is, as the title suggests, a book about...
8th May 2023
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Book Review: Healthy Buildings

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8th May 2023
Healthy Buildings, written by John Macomber and Joseph Allen is, as the title suggests, a book about how buildings affect health. Allen is a former environmental consultant, professor of public health, and director of Harvard’s “Healthy Buildings” program. Macomber is a lecturer...
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Three Lessons from Three Monographs Writing a blog devoted to architecture books means featuring monographs — lots of monographs. Not...
6th Feb 2023
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Three Lessons from Three Monographs

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6th Feb 2023
Writing a blog devoted to architecture books means featuring monographs — lots of monographs. Not exclusively, of course; but before this blog transitioned to its current weekly format, one of the thematic days of the week was appropriately devoted to monographs: Monograph...
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Ohio is still a piano In a hundred years, no one will remember our work. Strike that, make it about five years. Digital,...
8th Mar 2016
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Ohio is still a piano

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8th Mar 2016
In a hundred years, no one will remember our work. Strike that, make it about five years. Digital, web-based work can break or disappear in an instant. I’ve certainly done some things which are now gone forever. Anyway, one broken thing was the crazy Ohio piano map I made nearly...
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Guerrillas in the Midst: Crowdsourcing Cartography When I think about what Guerrilla Cartography does, I think of building and creating something new...
26th Aug 2024
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Guerrillas in the Midst: Crowdsourcing Cartography

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26th Aug 2024
When I think about what Guerrilla Cartography does, I think of building and creating something new from many different pieces, like a puzzle that only makes sense once it’s put together. But unlike a puzzle, there is no single correct way to put the pieces together, as they can...
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Reading List 05/03/25 Blackout in Spain and Portugal, Chinese robot adoption, energy maneuverability theory, the Florida...
3rd May 2025
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Reading List 05/03/25

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3rd May 2025
Blackout in Spain and Portugal, Chinese robot adoption, energy maneuverability theory, the Florida real estate market, battery manufacturing cancellations, and more.
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Chairs For Sitting On Stairs ARTA Architects has designed the Tai Kwun Chairs for The Hong Kong Jockey Club, allowing a more...
6th Dec 2024
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Chairs For Sitting On Stairs

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6th Dec 2024
ARTA Architects has designed the Tai Kwun Chairs for The Hong Kong Jockey Club, allowing a more comfortable and modular seating solution for these stairs. The chairs complement the distinctive design languages of the Tai Kwun arts and cultural centre’s ancient and contemporary...
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A Lesson in Light How two identical park buildings reveal the power of small design choices.
3rd Nov 2025
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A Lesson in Light

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3rd Nov 2025
How two identical park buildings reveal the power of small design choices.
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Which Construction Tasks Have Gotten Cheaper? We spend a lot of time around here looking at construction costs, and whenever we do the same story...
7th Dec 2023
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Which Construction Tasks Have Gotten Cheaper?

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7th Dec 2023
We spend a lot of time around here looking at construction costs, and whenever we do the same story emerges: construction never gets cheaper. Construction costs tend to rise at or above the level of overall inflation. A square foot of building costs as much or more to build today...
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Blocking Sediment Migration Blocking Sediment Migration from Colorado River Basin to Gulf of California I didn’t intend to map...
8th Mar 2020
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Blocking Sediment Migration

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8th Mar 2020
Blocking Sediment Migration from Colorado River Basin to Gulf of California I didn’t intend to map human migration for the Atlas in a Day project. My plans for a map of the migration of sediment in rivers raised some eyebrows at home, mostly wondering how the subject would fit in...
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How Valuable Are Building Methods That Use Fewer Materials? Materials make up a substantial fraction of the costs of new construction. When we previously looked...
6th Feb 2024
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How Valuable Are Building Methods That Use Fewer Materials?

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6th Feb 2024
Materials make up a substantial fraction of the costs of new construction. When we previously looked at a collection of 40 different construction tasks, on average materials made up 62% of the cost of the task. And for an average new house, materials make up roughly 50% of direct...
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Georgist land taxes balance community benefit & the efficiency of markets One thing I like about Georgist land taxes is they reflect a deep-seated intuition many people have...
13th Jul 2024
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Georgist land taxes balance community benefit & the efficiency of markets

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13th Jul 2024
One thing I like about Georgist land taxes is they reflect a deep-seated intuition many people have that land should be owned by the community, while still employing markets to ensure efficient use of this limited resource. People feel that land is special and should serve the...
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Four Monographs Of the numerous books publishers send me for review — be they requested by me, pitched by them, or...
21st Aug 2023
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Four Monographs

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21st Aug 2023
Of the numerous books publishers send me for review — be they requested by me, pitched by them, or arriving at my doorstep unsolicited — the highest percentage of them are monographs. This fact goes against the occasional sirens over the irrelevance and anachronistic nature of...
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More firms are adopting building performance analysis, AIA finds The AIA has released its latest 2030 Commitment By the Numbers report. The initiative tracks the...
4 days ago
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More firms are adopting building performance analysis, AIA finds

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4 days ago
The AIA has released its latest 2030 Commitment By the Numbers report. The initiative tracks the architecture and design industry’s progress toward carbon-neutral buildings by 2030.  Based on performance data from 2025, the report found that 67% of whole-building projects...
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Alain Biltereyst: Traces of Abstraction in the Urban Environment Contemporary Belgian artist Alain Biltereyst works on abstract paintings characterized by bold...
4th Feb 2024
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Alain Biltereyst: Traces of Abstraction in the Urban Environment

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4th Feb 2024
Contemporary Belgian artist Alain Biltereyst works on abstract paintings characterized by bold patterns and colors. Most of the time, the shapes he depicts are not purely the result of chosen arrangements but act as a sort of “found art”: they are extracted from existing signs,...
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Inside Argentina's currency exchange black markets In Argentina, your money is worth double if you skip the airport currency exchange and instead go to...
10th Sep 2022
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Inside Argentina's currency exchange black markets

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10th Sep 2022
In Argentina, your money is worth double if you skip the airport currency exchange and instead go to one of the many black market exchanges hidden throughout Buenos Aires. These illegal exchanges are called "cuevas" (the word for "cave" in Spanish), and they are a crucial part of...
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What Happened to New York City Public Housing, and How Can We Fix It? The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
4th Apr 2024
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What Happened to New York City Public Housing, and How Can We Fix It?

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4th Apr 2024
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
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Some Good News To Start The Year From Ars Technica, “40% of US electricity is now emissions-free” by John Timmer has a pretty...
1st Jan 2024
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Some Good News To Start The Year

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1st Jan 2024
From Ars Technica, “40% of US electricity is now emissions-free” by John Timmer has a pretty self-explanatory headline. The short version: wind and solar have advanced quickly because of decreases in their cost, coal use has dropped, and there’s more storage coming on line to...
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Duck And Height What Do You Think You're Looking At? #279
26th Aug 2026
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Duck And Height

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26th Aug 2026
What Do You Think You're Looking At? #279
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The Early Stages From Lewis Hine, “Plumbing up a column” at the Empire State Building: First, as with nearly all of...
30th Oct 2025
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The Early Stages

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30th Oct 2025
From Lewis Hine, “Plumbing up a column” at the Empire State Building: First, as with nearly all of Hine’s photos, what a work of art. Second, I’m not sure if that’s a beret as a particularly stylish way to not have a hard hat, or if it’s a flat cap worn backwards. Nothing that...
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Copper Kitchen Cabinets Add To The Refined Rustic Feeling Inside This Renovated Historic Loft MU Architecture has shared photos of a renovated historic loft in Montreal's Old Port that...
25th Mar 2025
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Copper Kitchen Cabinets Add To The Refined Rustic Feeling Inside This Renovated Historic Loft

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25th Mar 2025
MU Architecture has shared photos of a renovated historic loft in Montreal's Old Port that seamlessly blends heritage with modern design.
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“One Can No Longer Distinguish the Sun’s Outline”: Atlas of Clouds and of States of the Sky (1930) A cloud atlas is a visual depiction of various types of clouds accompanied by their classification...
24th Mar 2024
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“One Can No Longer Distinguish the Sun’s Outline”: Atlas of Clouds and of States of the Sky (1930)

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24th Mar 2024
A cloud atlas is a visual depiction of various types of clouds accompanied by their classification and nomenclature. Cloud atlases were primarily developed starting in the 19th century and utilised for training weather forecasters and meteorologists. The 1930’s International...
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Edge Esmeralda: A recap of June's popup village This summer, I co-organized a month-long 1,300-person "popup village" in Healdsburg, CA called Edge...
26th Aug 2024
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Edge Esmeralda: A recap of June's popup village

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26th Aug 2024
This summer, I co-organized a month-long 1,300-person "popup village" in Healdsburg, CA called Edge Esmeralda. This gathering was incredibly fun and rewarding, and it was also a huge accelerant to the creation of the permanent village we are building, Esmeralda. Edge Esmeralda...
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The Solar Manifesto - Part 1. for even after the deepest night, the sun always rises.
26th Dec 2021
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The Solar Manifesto - Part 1.

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26th Dec 2021
for even after the deepest night, the sun always rises.
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The Black Exterior Of This Barn-Inspired Home Is Contrasted With A White Interior Architecture and interior design studio Laney LA has shared photos of a modern home they designed in...
21st Sep 2023
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The Black Exterior Of This Barn-Inspired Home Is Contrasted With A White Interior

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21st Sep 2023
Architecture and interior design studio Laney LA has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Culver City, California, that has a dark black exterior.
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On [there being more than] liberty Recently, Ayaz Matin sent me an email asking the following question: When I was looking at your...
9th Sep 2019
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On [there being more than] liberty

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9th Sep 2019
Recently, Ayaz Matin sent me an email asking the following question: When I was looking at your website I came across these words: Individual liberty is the single most important value that society should uphold. I’m more utilitarian and communitarian now. I still believe we...
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Equitable on Broad Street 8 This series of blog posts may end up taking longer than the actual construction of the Equitable...
1st May 2026
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Equitable on Broad Street 8

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1st May 2026
This series of blog posts may end up taking longer than the actual construction of the Equitable building, but I feel like it’s not often we get to see such thorough documentation of the construction technology of a moment in time. I’m going to switch gears today from the...
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Shelter of Man With the publication of Shelter of Man in Guerrila Cartography’s forthcoming Shelter: An Atlas, I...
7th Jul 2021
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Shelter of Man

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7th Jul 2021
With the publication of Shelter of Man in Guerrila Cartography’s forthcoming Shelter: An Atlas, I can officially call myself a guerrilla cartographer. I’m not just an artist anymore. My relationship with cartography developed while studying architecture in Australia. I might have...
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Brass-Lined Arches Connect The Kitchen With The Dining Room Inside This Home Architecture and art studio Svima has shared photos of a kitchen and living room they updated, with...
2nd Apr 2024
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Brass-Lined Arches Connect The Kitchen With The Dining Room Inside This Home

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2nd Apr 2024
Architecture and art studio Svima has shared photos of a kitchen and living room they updated, with the kitchen featuring brass design accents. Their clients, a Toronto couple, has opposite tastes: he is an enthusiast of tenebrous minimalism, and she is a lover of bright French...
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Hiring Experienced Office Manager at Benny Kuriakose and Associates We are looking for a highly capable Office Manager for ourChennai office. This person will provide...
22nd Dec 2024
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Hiring Experienced Office Manager at Benny Kuriakose and Associates

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22nd Dec 2024
We are looking for a highly capable Office Manager for ourChennai office. This person will provide office services with proactivity,...
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Soane, Mackintosh, Jencks: Three Architects, Three Exceptional Houses A residential designer visits a few buildings that are important to his own perspective.
13th Oct 2025
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Soane, Mackintosh, Jencks: Three Architects, Three Exceptional Houses

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13th Oct 2025
A residential designer visits a few buildings that are important to his own perspective.
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How Serifs Lost the Road War but Won the Streets It is 1961. At Benson Airfield in south Oxfordshire, a test car driver employed by the Roads...
3rd Nov 2021
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How Serifs Lost the Road War but Won the Streets

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3rd Nov 2021
It is 1961. At Benson Airfield in south Oxfordshire, a test car driver employed by the Roads Research Laboratory is revving the engine of his Morris Oxford and preparing to release the handbrake. With his car (unbalanced atop due to the addition of a large road sign attached to...
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Conceiving the Plan Conceiving the Plan: Nuance and Intimacy in Civic Space Edited by Yael Hameiri Sainsaux Skira,...
5th Dec 2022
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Conceiving the Plan

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5th Dec 2022
Conceiving the Plan: Nuance and Intimacy in Civic Space Edited by Yael Hameiri Sainsaux Skira, August 2022 Hardcover | 12-1/4 x 12-1/4 inches | 240 pages | 170 illustrations | English | ISBN: 9788857246543 | $45.00 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: In Honor of Diane Lewis...
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What’s good for General Motors is good for America On March 15 I tweeted, “If America hadn’t decided to create a new national transportation system...
16th Mar 2023
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What’s good for General Motors is good for America

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16th Mar 2023
On March 15 I tweeted, “If America hadn’t decided to create a new national transportation system based on individuals in private cars driving everywhere for everything, climate change would be a very different—and smaller—problem than it is.” I posted the … Continue reading → The...
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Press release: Is this the ugliest building in America? Architects and Urbanists Unveil 2025’s ‘Ugliest Buildings in America’ Ignominious winners to be...
11th Apr 2025
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Press release: Is this the ugliest building in America?

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11th Apr 2025
Architects and Urbanists Unveil 2025’s ‘Ugliest Buildings in America’ Ignominious winners to be ‘dishonored’ at the International ‘Aesthetic Atrocity’ Awards this May (New York, NY) An international panel of architects and urbanists has determined that Simmons Hall at MIT is...
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Myopia: Observing Communities in Chiang Mai, Thailand The genesis for “My Parallel Communities of Chiang Mai (ชุมขนคู่ขนานที่เชียงใหม่)” likely began on a...
8th Oct 2020
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Myopia: Observing Communities in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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8th Oct 2020
The genesis for “My Parallel Communities of Chiang Mai (ชุมขนคู่ขนานที่เชียงใหม่)” likely began on a calm, wet-season night after the rains had subsided at One Nimman, my group of friends — portrait artists from Chiang Mai University — shooting the breeze and hustling what money...
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Architect Valentines 2024 It’s that time of year again. The time of year when an architect’s thoughts turn to Love. Well, not...
14th Feb 2024
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Architect Valentines 2024

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14th Feb 2024
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when an architect’s thoughts turn to Love. Well, not really. We’re working on a deadline right now. But, we promise, as soon as we’re finished with these details, our thoughts will totally turn to love. In the meantime, here are a...
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Digital vs analog error correction The purpose of this writeup was to summarize something interesting I learned recently, to make sure...
3rd May 2020
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Digital vs analog error correction

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3rd May 2020
The purpose of this writeup was to summarize something interesting I learned recently, to make sure I understood it. I figured others might find it interesting, too. ~ ~ ~ Digital signal processing corrects for errors better than its analog counterpart. This is one of the...
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How Often Do Inventions Have Multiple Inventors? When Alexander Graham Bell filed a patent for the telephone on February 14th, 1876, he beat...
5th Jun 2025
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How Often Do Inventions Have Multiple Inventors?

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5th Jun 2025
When Alexander Graham Bell filed a patent for the telephone on February 14th, 1876, he beat competing telephone developer Elisha Gray to the patent office by just a few hours.
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Star Forts, Mines, and Other Maastricht Subterranea I was in Maastricht, Netherlands, for a couple nights last week, mostly as a way to break-up my trip...
18th Sep 2025
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Star Forts, Mines, and Other Maastricht Subterranea

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18th Sep 2025
I was in Maastricht, Netherlands, for a couple nights last week, mostly as a way to break-up my trip across the Atlantic and thus help get over jet-lag before attending an archaeology conference (where I currently type this). I went specifically to Maastricht, however, because...
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Meet Me at Riis There’s a particular slice of beach along the New York City shoreline, that, for the past 80 years,...
5th Nov 2024
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Meet Me at Riis

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5th Nov 2024
There’s a particular slice of beach along the New York City shoreline, that, for the past 80 years, has been a pivotal site for queer liberation. It’s called the People’s Beach at Jacob Riis Park, also known, simply, as Riis. This history is deeply connected to an abandoned,...
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Announcing ‘A Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection’ I have been thinking *a lot* about heritage artefacts at mainline railway stations over the last few...
3rd Dec 2025
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Announcing ‘A Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection’

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3rd Dec 2025
I have been thinking *a lot* about heritage artefacts at mainline railway stations over the last few years. They are so important in telling the story of the railway station at which they are located (and quite often the history of the wider railway industry), yet frequently go...
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The Dining Table Becomes Part Of The Stairs Inside This Eclectic House Mag Arquitectes together with Clara Lleal INTERIORISTA has shared photos of a home they designed in...
2nd Aug 2023
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The Dining Table Becomes Part Of The Stairs Inside This Eclectic House

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2nd Aug 2023
Mag Arquitectes together with Clara Lleal INTERIORISTA has shared photos of a home they designed in Catalunya, Spain, that showcases a unique dining area.
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Bangalore's Disappearing Lakes In an area of pronounced water scarcity high on the Deccan plateau, at an altitude removed from...
2nd Mar 2021
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Bangalore's Disappearing Lakes

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2nd Mar 2021
In an area of pronounced water scarcity high on the Deccan plateau, at an altitude removed from river-water and of water extraction from the ground, despite being historically nourished by monsoons, Bangalore's current population faces deep inequities of access to water which are...
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Urban sprawl is a tragedy of the commons We tend to choose larger homes than we want our neighbors to choose. The result: sprawling...
4th Nov 2021
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Urban sprawl is a tragedy of the commons

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4th Nov 2021
We tend to choose larger homes than we want our neighbors to choose. The result: sprawling development that doesn't match what people actually want from their communities. People aim to maximize access and space when deciding where to live. All things equal, most people like...
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Misreading Milei: The American press can only see Argentina through US-colored glasses It's been frustrating to see the US coverage of Milei, Argentina's new president. They are deeply...
12th Dec 2023
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Misreading Milei: The American press can only see Argentina through US-colored glasses

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12th Dec 2023
It's been frustrating to see the US coverage of Milei, Argentina's new president. They are deeply misunderstanding (or misrepresenting?) what's going on. It seems the American press can only understand Argentine politics through the lens of the US, when really it's just a totally...
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Giant 'Woven' Fabric Graces The Window Of This Flagship Store Architecture firm LAAB has shared photos the Cozey flagship retail store they designed in Toronto,...
4th Nov 2024
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Giant 'Woven' Fabric Graces The Window Of This Flagship Store

from Contemporist Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in architecture

4th Nov 2024
Architecture firm LAAB has shared photos the Cozey flagship retail store they designed in Toronto, Canada, that includes an eye-catching window showcase.
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Case study #2 - Sunbeam A-frame Let's start 2023 with presenting one of my dearest projects.
22nd Jan 2023
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Case study #2 - Sunbeam A-frame

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22nd Jan 2023
Let's start 2023 with presenting one of my dearest projects.
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Telling the Essential Stories of Everyday Places A talk with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viana, author of The Cities We Need.
3rd Dec 2024
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Telling the Essential Stories of Everyday Places

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3rd Dec 2024
A talk with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viana, author of The Cities We Need.
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Reading List 08/02/2025 European multifamily construction, a robot lamp, China’s self-driving car test, a “mini Moravec's...
2nd Aug 2025
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Reading List 08/02/2025

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2nd Aug 2025
European multifamily construction, a robot lamp, China’s self-driving car test, a “mini Moravec's paradox”, and more.
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A Stepped Design For This Renovated Century-Old Edwardian House In San Francisco Andrew Mann Architecture has shared photos of a century-old Edwardian house they renovated in a...
6th May 2024
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A Stepped Design For This Renovated Century-Old Edwardian House In San Francisco

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6th May 2024
Andrew Mann Architecture has shared photos of a century-old Edwardian house they renovated in a bustling San Francisco neighborhood.
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Preserving Common Food as a Defensive Strategy: the Ghorfas of Southern Tunisia The ghorfas (in arab غرفة [ghurfa], meaning “room”) are common granary chambers found mostly in...
30th Mar 2025
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Preserving Common Food as a Defensive Strategy: the Ghorfas of Southern Tunisia

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30th Mar 2025
The ghorfas (in arab غرفة [ghurfa], meaning “room”) are common granary chambers found mostly in southern Tunisia and certain areas of Libya and associated with Berber populations. In more recent times, they have also been used as dwellings. They consist of barrel-vaulted rooms...
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The Great American Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee is home to many historic landmarks. Like Graceland, and Beale Street. But one of...
1st Apr 2025
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The Great American Pyramid

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1st Apr 2025
Memphis, Tennessee is home to many historic landmarks. Like Graceland, and Beale Street. But one of their biggest tourist magnets is their Bass Pro Shops. Usually, Bass Pro is the place to buy hunting and fishing gear. But the one in Memphis, it’s less of a store, and more of a...
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Why do home buyers look at price/sqft more than renters? A question that's puzzled me for a while is why home buyers focus on price/sqft so much more than...
9th Jan 2023
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Why do home buyers look at price/sqft more than renters?

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9th Jan 2023
A question that's puzzled me for a while is why home buyers focus on price/sqft so much more than renters. I asked around for what other people thought and got some interesting answers, so I decided to write up my takeaways. I. Investments demand legibility Homeownership is...
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How to Build an AI Data Center This piece is the first in a new series from the Institute for Progress (IFP), called Compute in...
10th Jun 2024
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How to Build an AI Data Center

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10th Jun 2024
This piece is the first in a new series from the Institute for Progress (IFP), called Compute in America: Building the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure at Home. In this series, we examine the challenges of accelerating the American AI data center buildout. Future pieces will...
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Dark Vertical Wood Siding Was Chosen As The Primary Exterior Cladding To “Camouflage” This Cabin Architecture firm Prentiss + Balance + Wickline has shared photos of a house they designed in...
7th Feb 2024
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Dark Vertical Wood Siding Was Chosen As The Primary Exterior Cladding To “Camouflage” This Cabin

from Contemporist Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in architecture

7th Feb 2024
Architecture firm Prentiss + Balance + Wickline has shared photos of a house they designed in Wawona, California, for a couple with grown children and their families.
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Why Disband the Urban Design Group Just as New York City Ramps Up Housing Development? As the saying goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
2nd Feb 2026
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Why Disband the Urban Design Group Just as New York City Ramps Up Housing Development?

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2nd Feb 2026
As the saying goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
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Marcus Aurelius for Architects and Designers Written more than 1,000 years ago, the Roman emperor’s words of wisdom offer guidance and comfort to...
1st May 2025
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Marcus Aurelius for Architects and Designers

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1st May 2025
Written more than 1,000 years ago, the Roman emperor’s words of wisdom offer guidance and comfort to the profession in the 21st century.
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What’s Not Stated This newspaper clipping in one of the New York Public Library’s scrapbooks has no explanation, but...
1st Nov 2024
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What’s Not Stated

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1st Nov 2024
This newspaper clipping in one of the New York Public Library’s scrapbooks has no explanation, but I’m pretty sure I know what it’s about. The somewhat ominous caption “Park Avenue Tunnel Choked With the Debris” is probably describing the aftermath of the January 1902 crash...
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Policy Debt: The Missing Massive Strong Towns says "yes" to big buildings near transit stations. However, it's a debt coming due, not...
3rd Aug 2026
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Policy Debt: The Missing Massive

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3rd Aug 2026
Strong Towns says "yes" to big buildings near transit stations. However, it's a debt coming due, not a victory.
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Photographing the Exterior of a Historic Building: Part II In the 1870s, architectural photographer Albert Levy began capturing old buildings, thus giving rise...
21st Mar 2023
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Photographing the Exterior of a Historic Building: Part II

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21st Mar 2023
In the 1870s, architectural photographer Albert Levy began capturing old buildings, thus giving rise to a new kind of photography called...
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Left to Write (1 of 3): Adaptive Keyboards & Writing Technologies for One-Handed Users Last year, an accident left my right arm and shoulder numb and paralyzed. After extensive testing,...
1st May 2025
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Left to Write (1 of 3): Adaptive Keyboards & Writing Technologies for One-Handed Users

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1st May 2025
Last year, an accident left my right arm and shoulder numb and paralyzed. After extensive testing, doctors determined that I had severely injured my right brachial plexus — a crucial nexus of nerve pathways carrying signals back and forth between my spinal column and right upper...
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QGIS 3 and Vector map tiles If you’ve ever tried printing a map from the Open Street Map tile service (available in QGIS through...
10th Jan 2021
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QGIS 3 and Vector map tiles

from The Wandering Cartographer [alt+shift+b] in architecture

10th Jan 2021
If you’ve ever tried printing a map from the Open Street Map tile service (available in QGIS through QuickMapServices plugin) you’ve experienced the annoyance of having all your labels come out tiny. In other words, you see this on the screen… But then you get this out of your...
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VR Study Shows People Prefer Traditional Architecture Over Modernist Designs Traditional architecture has been found to contribute more to people’s well-being than modernist...
22nd Nov 2023
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VR Study Shows People Prefer Traditional Architecture Over Modernist Designs

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22nd Nov 2023
Traditional architecture has been found to contribute more to people’s well-being than modernist glass and steel buildings, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) in Oslo. Using virtual reality (VR) technology, the team...
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we’ve found it folks: mcmansion heaven Hello everyone. It is my pleasure to bring you the greatest house I have ever seen. The house of a...
2nd Feb 2024
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we’ve found it folks: mcmansion heaven

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2nd Feb 2024
Hello everyone. It is my pleasure to bring you the greatest house I have ever seen. The house of a true visionary. A real ad-hocist. A genuine pioneer of fenestration. This house is in Alabama. It was built in 1980 and costs around $5 million. It is worth every penny. Perhaps...
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Why Minnesota’s Northstar Service Was Doomed From the Start The state could've used commuter rail, but Northstar didn't deliver.
2nd Feb 2026
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Why Minnesota’s Northstar Service Was Doomed From the Start

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2nd Feb 2026
The state could've used commuter rail, but Northstar didn't deliver.
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Man Ray, Mathematical Objects (1934-36) The collection of 19th-century three-dimensional models of algebraic and differential equations at...
14th Jan 2024
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Man Ray, Mathematical Objects (1934-36)

from SOCKS [alt+shift+b] in architecture

14th Jan 2024
The collection of 19th-century three-dimensional models of algebraic and differential equations at the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris made a great impression on Surrealist artists. Allegedly, after Max Ernst brought these wood, metal, wire, and plaster forms to Man Ray’s...
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An Extension To This 1933 Home Creates A New Kitchen And Outdoor Terrace Heliotrope Architects has shared photos of a contemporary extension they completed for a home in...
7th Aug 2024
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An Extension To This 1933 Home Creates A New Kitchen And Outdoor Terrace

from Contemporist Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in architecture

7th Aug 2024
Heliotrope Architects has shared photos of a contemporary extension they completed for a home in Seattle, Washington, that was originally designed and built in 1933 by Norwegian boat captain Ole E. Nelson.
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Custom Bunk Beds Were Designed For This Jungle-Themed Kid’s Bedroom Interior design firm Britt White Studio has shared photos of a jungle-themed kid’s bedroom they...
2nd Jul 2023
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Custom Bunk Beds Were Designed For This Jungle-Themed Kid’s Bedroom

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2nd Jul 2023
Interior design firm Britt White Studio has shared photos of a jungle-themed kid’s bedroom they designed as part of an overall penthouse project. The room was designed for two brothers, aged 7 and 9, who worked directly with the designers for the creation of their shared room,...
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This Small Apartment Has A Yoga Wall And A Coffee Bar LITTLEMORE INTERIOR DESIGN has shared photos of a small 380-square-foot (35 sqm) apartment in Hong...
8th May 2023
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This Small Apartment Has A Yoga Wall And A Coffee Bar

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8th May 2023
LITTLEMORE INTERIOR DESIGN has shared photos of a small 380-square-foot (35 sqm) apartment in Hong Kong, that includes both a custom yoga wall and a coffee bar.
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Multimodal From 1911, a much-worn postcard showing Park Row: City Hall is off to the left, amongst the trees;...
1st Apr 2026
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Multimodal

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1st Apr 2026
From 1911, a much-worn postcard showing Park Row: City Hall is off to the left, amongst the trees; the big stone building on the right is the old New York Times headquarters, although the Times had moved uptown to Longacre Square, renamed after them, seven years earlier. The...
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Book Briefs #47: Three Altrim Titles Here is the next installment of "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short...
7th Nov 2022
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Book Briefs #47: Three Altrim Titles

from A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books [alt+shift+b] in architecture

7th Nov 2022
Here is the next installment of "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog. Obviously, these briefs are not full-blown reviews, but they are a way to...
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OWD #0: Welcome to Order Without Design I'm starting a new podcast called Order Without Design with the most interesting couple I know:...
30th Apr 2020
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OWD #0: Welcome to Order Without Design

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30th Apr 2020
I'm starting a new podcast called Order Without Design with the most interesting couple I know: Alain & Marie-Agnes Bertaud. This project is an extension of their book, Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. With its focus on economic theory, you might not realize that...
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Reading List 03/01/25 Nissan courting Tesla, Europe’s Starlink competitor, Chinese semiconductor progress, ways to use...
1st Mar 2025
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Reading List 03/01/25

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1st Mar 2025
Nissan courting Tesla, Europe’s Starlink competitor, Chinese semiconductor progress, ways to use existing interconnection capacity, and more.
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This Tall And Skinny House Also Has A Rooftop Pool Story Architecture has shared photos of a new tall and skinny home they recently completed in Ho Chi...
5th Mar 2024
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This Tall And Skinny House Also Has A Rooftop Pool

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5th Mar 2024
Story Architecture has shared photos of a new tall and skinny home they recently completed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a family of four with two sons.
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How Guerrilla Cartography’s Atlases Promote Diverse Perspectives Guerrilla Cartography aims to promote the understanding that there are many views of the world, that...
1st Nov 2023
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How Guerrilla Cartography’s Atlases Promote Diverse Perspectives

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1st Nov 2023
Guerrilla Cartography aims to promote the understanding that there are many views of the world, that how we understand space and place can vary, and that we should think critically about the maps and the graphics we make and consume. Our organization has designed processes for...
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Pableaux Johnson: Be Where Your Feet Are A New Orleanian pays a Mardi Gras tribute to the Cajun Dalai Lama.
3rd Mar 2025
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Pableaux Johnson: Be Where Your Feet Are

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3rd Mar 2025
A New Orleanian pays a Mardi Gras tribute to the Cajun Dalai Lama.
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It’s 2026: Time for a Comprehensive Plan for New York City Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to finally provide a planning vision that supports residents and...
5th Jan 2026
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It’s 2026: Time for a Comprehensive Plan for New York City

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5th Jan 2026
Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to finally provide a planning vision that supports residents and social value instead of the real estate industry.
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Close To Home From Angelo Rizzuto in 1950, “Broad Street.” It doesn’t instantly look familiar because we’re all...
1st May 2024
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Close To Home

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1st May 2024
From Angelo Rizzuto in 1950, “Broad Street.” It doesn’t instantly look familiar because we’re all used to seeing the north end of Broad Street, where the Stock Exchange and Federal Hall are, or views looking up the street to the north. This is the sound end of Broad, as it runs...
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Black Accents Contrast The Wood And White Material Palette Of This Home Design and interior architecture firm EntreQuatreMurs (EQM) has completed the contemporary interiors...
4th Dec 2023
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Black Accents Contrast The Wood And White Material Palette Of This Home

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4th Dec 2023
Design and interior architecture firm EntreQuatreMurs (EQM) has completed the contemporary interiors of a home in Quebec, Canada, that was originally built in 1959. The house had not been renovated for several decades and featured typical enclosed rooms and small, narrow, dark...
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7 key principles of solar passive design - Part 1. or how to dramatically improve indoor healthy air quality and well-being while reducing...
1st May 2022
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7 key principles of solar passive design - Part 1.

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1st May 2022
or how to dramatically improve indoor healthy air quality and well-being while reducing energy-consumption for every building we build?
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A Circular Sunken Firepit Is Nestled Into The Desert Landscape Of This Home Architecture firm The Ranch Mine has sent us photos of a new home they completed in Paradise Valley,...
1st Feb 2024
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A Circular Sunken Firepit Is Nestled Into The Desert Landscape Of This Home

from CONTEMPORIST [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Feb 2024
Architecture firm The Ranch Mine has sent us photos of a new home they completed in Paradise Valley, Arizona, that breaks down the barriers between indoor and outdoor living. As you approach the house, the first thing that captures the eye is the striking interplay of metal fins...
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Podcasts & conferences I've spoken at I haven't done a great job of tracking these, so this list is non-comprehensive: Urbanism and the...
26th Aug 2021
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Podcasts & conferences I've spoken at

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26th Aug 2021
I haven't done a great job of tracking these, so this list is non-comprehensive: Urbanism and the Future of Cities (Jan 2023) – Narratives podcast Inflation, Argentina, and Crypto (Oct 2022) – EconTalk podcast Devon Zuegel on Startup Cities (June 2022) Devon Zuegel, creator...
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“Architecture Schools Are Responsible for Educating the Whole Student” A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
3rd Sep 2024
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“Architecture Schools Are Responsible for Educating the Whole Student”

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3rd Sep 2024
A talk with ACSA’s executive director, Michael Monti.
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A libertarian just won Argentina's presidency... what's going on? If you're wondering how the heck a hardline libertarian just won the Argentinian presidential...
21st Nov 2023
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A libertarian just won Argentina's presidency... what's going on?

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21st Nov 2023
If you're wondering how the heck a hardline libertarian just won the Argentinian presidential election, here's some background. First, a key fact is that the government is printing money at an accelerating rate, resulting in 143% annual inflation as of the most recent count. The...
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This Alley Between Buildings Was Transformed With A Series Of Arches Photography by Robin Hill Daniel Toole Architecture in collaboration with SB Architects, has...
1st May 2024
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This Alley Between Buildings Was Transformed With A Series Of Arches

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1st May 2024
Photography by Robin Hill Daniel Toole Architecture in collaboration with SB Architects, has transformed a nondescript alley in Miami, Florida, with a series of concrete arches. Photography by Heywood Chan This alley was originally surrounded by trash rooms, dumpsters, mechanical...
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In Search of Perfection: Plato’s Double Arrow (Rail Symbol 2, Nick Job for Network Rail, 2022) It takes some strange mixture of bravery, confidence, and the thickest of skins to take on the job...
14th Dec 2022
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In Search of Perfection: Plato’s Double Arrow (Rail Symbol 2, Nick Job for Network Rail, 2022)

from The Beauty of Transport [alt+shift+b] in architecture

14th Dec 2022
It takes some strange mixture of bravery, confidence, and the thickest of skins to take on the job of redesigning a national icon. Once again, the rail industry’s “double arrow”, the symbol that has come completely to mean “railway” in Britain, has been given a facelift. Previous...
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Mini-Stories: Volume 20 Happy New Year! We’re starting 2025 with four more mini stories! This week we have a sleepy button,...
7th Jan 2025
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Mini-Stories: Volume 20

from 99% Invisible [alt+shift+b] in architecture

7th Jan 2025
Happy New Year! We’re starting 2025 with four more mini stories! This week we have a sleepy button, electric signs, a very important sticker, and video you can smell. Let’s get into it! Snooze Buttons In the 1950s, General Electric changed alarm clocks forever by adding a snooze...
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In Madison, Safer Streets Started With a Simple Test By testing small, temporary changes, Madison, WI, is building safer streets and a culture of...
1st Apr 2026
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In Madison, Safer Streets Started With a Simple Test

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1st Apr 2026
By testing small, temporary changes, Madison, WI, is building safer streets and a culture of continuous improvement.
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Mapping Francis Younghusband in the Gobi Desert, 1887, Part 4: from the Ya-hu oasis to Hami. [Back to Part 3: from the Hun-kua-ling sandhills to the Ya-hu oasis] From Ya-Hu to Hami, we can see...
1st Jul 2020
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Mapping Francis Younghusband in the Gobi Desert, 1887, Part 4: from the Ya-hu oasis to Hami.

from The Wandering Cartographer [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Jul 2020
[Back to Part 3: from the Hun-kua-ling sandhills to the Ya-hu oasis] From Ya-Hu to Hami, we can see that Younghusband now has to turn south, as his own map shows. The journey takes from June 23rd to July 4th, or twelve days. His mapmaker places Ula Khutun almost halfway from...
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