No More Divas: Robert Campbell’s Architecture Lessons for Today
Boston’s beloved critic understood cities aren’t meant to be perfect — they’re meant to be alive.
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Pat Finn
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Tech for Architects: How to Create a Stunning Rendering from a Simple Floorplan Using AI
OpenAI’s newly released 4o Image Generation, when used alongside other AI tools, can help you move f rom a floorplan to a rendering. Here’s how it works.
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What’s in a Name: Zaha Hadid’s Legacy and the Business of Branding Architecture
Zaha Hadid’s name represents a legacy worth millions — but at what cost?
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In Praise of Matter: On Viktor Kossakovsky’s Meditative Documentary Architecton
The internationally acclaimed architecture documentary from A24 isn’t about design. It’s about archi tectural materials.
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“A Field Guide to American Houses” at 40: Why This Classic Book Deserves a Place on Your Coffee Table
Virginia Savage McElster’s reference book approaches architecture like a birdwatcher, with a hobbyis t’s delight in detail.
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Architecture 101: Fredric Jameson and the Art of Reading Buildings
The late Fredric Jameson brought a poetic touch to critical architectural analysis. Nobody could rea d a building quite like him.
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Daring To Dream: The Radical Design Movements of the Long 1960s, the Best of Paper Architecture
There is nothing worse than an impractical building. Unless, of course, the building is a thought ex periment.
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Wild and Free: Why The Revolutionary Design Collective Memphis Milano Still Matters
The justly reviled “Corporate Memphis” style of graphic design has nothing to do with the daring wor k of the 1980s design collective.
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The Tiny Houses of New Jersey: What Architects Can Learn from a Mid-Century Beach Community
While many Ocean Beach III residents speak of the neighborhood as a throwback to the 1950s, a “simpl er” time, I think of it as futuristic.
