Articles by Jack Balderrama Morley

Back in 2008, an architect was bored with his job. His new company is worth $17 billion.

Could you be the next Maya Lin?

Architecture school only lasts a few years, but its costs last a lifetime.

It is possible that if Corbusian developments like 1520 Sedgwick didn’t have ample, well-maintained public spaces, then hip-hop never would have had a place to grow.

The histories of America’s 1,200 mosques tell the story of Muslim families from around the world, ma ny of whom have lived in the U.S. for centuries.

San Diego’s architects decide that, to celebrate itself, this American city would dress up as Mexico .

What exactly are we referring to when we talk about affordable housing? Consider this your definitiv e primer to American affordable housing.

There are many affordable housing crises: one affecting relatively affluent people in astronomically expensive cities and the other affecting the world’s most vulnerable people. Only one of them seems to be getting splashy design attention.

Architizer spoke with SOM about the relationship between engineering and architecture and whether or not engineers get the respect that they deserve.