Articles tagged "Opinion"

Ever caught yourself referring to Brunelleschi’s Dome or Gehry’s Guggenheim when you weren’t talking about design?

Our sleeplessness is not an act of heroism or simply for show. It happens out of dedication for our work and a faith in our abilities to see our visions through.

Orli Hakanoglu’s “Life of an Architecture Student” series offers a personal account of one student’s experience at the Yale School of Architecture, giving a glimpse into the trials and tribulations of architecture school and offering a simple message to other aspiring architects throughout the year: you are not alone! It’s hard to believe it has…

“If a diagram is done right, it can engage the viewer as much as any perspective rendering.”

We take a lighthearted look at some of the most frequently overheard lies about architectural practi ce.

In recent years, the mainstream principles of urban planning have undergone a significant shift. Aft er decades of proselytizing by various special-interest groups, many urban planners seem to have begun embracing the notion of mixed-use, walkable development as a model fit for widespread adoption. The proliferation of this wisdom is a great leap forward in the…

If you possess the following qualities, architecture could well be your perfect profession.

The section truly is the mother of visual storytellers.

Two projects, unveiled on the same day last week, shed light on some of the issues that contemporary architects face, from the beginning of a project to the end. They couldn’t be more high-profile yet they also couldn’t be more different in their origins and public reception. But something tells us that both projects are…