An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.

A few things that demonstrate the gulf between the island nation’s philosophy of how cities should work and America’s.

The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?

Among the gestures o f graciousness that are commonplace in Mexico City, the subtle negotiation of shared public space often ...

The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.

It represented a whole religion built up around conforming to the accepted brand of nonconformity, and Gehry … wouldn’t ...

How did modern architecture happen? How did we evolve so quickly from architecture that had ornament and detail, to buildings that were often blank and devoid of detail? Why did the look and feel of ...

When I was an architecture student in 1980s Vienna, I stumbled into an experience so profound that it has guided my career and professional outlook to this day. I spent a summer working with Geoffrey ...

There is an astonishing degree of complexity, order, and beauty in the natural world. Even so, and especially within the realm of living things, nothing is more complex than it needs to be to sustain ...

Every city needs someone to observe it, sketch it, master its history, and insist that its strengths be defended and reinforced. Sometimes the person who plays this role comes from the other side of ...

In an era dominated by naked self-interest and polarizing political debates on climate change, a quiet revolution is taking place, regardless of the political landscape. The transformation of our ...

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. For me, this local event marked the beginning of the Latino transformation of the American landscape. When it occurred, however, I was ...