Practice: Details

It goes without saying that everything in the world is improved by adding bacon to it. But what abou t ham?

When specifying blinds or shades, you will need to consider the following: building and room type, m ounting mechanism, dimensions, window shape, color and materials, degree of light filtration, valances, and the operating procedure.

When specifying an awning consider the following criteria: location, placement, dimensions, fabric m aterial and color, shape, graphics and signage, lighting, heating, and the retraction method.

The past month or so has seen the publication of a series of startling, apocalyptic Op-Eds, causing quite a stir amongst architects and critics alike, and with President Obama’s State of the Union address this evening, we feel compelled to take stock of the debate in our domain. In mid-December, The New York Times kicked…

The controversy surrounding the opening of the landmark Philharmonie concert hall in the French capi tal was typically Parisian in its nature, evoking polarized opinions aplenty. The epicenter was (and, to the extent that the building remains unfinished, is) a clash between state-owned and private organizations, with a hefty dose of public indignation from one of…

This week, the Wall Street Journalpicked up on an impressive report from the Council on Tall Buildin gs and Urban Habitat [PDF], distilling the record-breaking stats down to the finding that the completion of 97 skyscrapers (defined as buildings of 200m or taller) in 2014 far outpaced the previous year, in which 71 skyscrapers were completed.…

Have you heard of "the alley behind the marketplace?" It is one of those neglected places tucked beh ind the mercantile mainstream, plagued with the odor of failure, struggles, nighttime dreads, with a pathway leading to the "palace". It is the field "behind Vista" in Blue Velvet, a small lane in Inland Empire and the garbage area behind Winkie's diner in Mulholland Drive.

Lazy, coddled, narcissistic. Over-sensitive. Smartphone-obsessed. Popular media has relished brandin g millennials (the generation born roughly between the ’80s and the early aughts) in such broad and scathing terms, a practice easily rejected as clickbait — that is, unless you attended the Consumer Electronics Show last week. That’s where I watched a Whirlpool representative call her…

America’s most famous architect of the late-20th century (extending as it has into the 21st) is Fran k Gehry; after all, stylistic eras rarely coincide exactly with the calendar’s measure of time. Now, one of his most audacious and long-awaited works, the fondation that opened to the public less than three months ago, finds itself in…