How does scale factor into the practice of architecture? For any architect, scale and proportion are two skills that appear to be the most challenging to master. Scale and proportion are also where a ...

It is time to restore a word that is almost completely absent from schools of architecture today. That word, surprisingly, is “building.” If spoken at all in schools, it is in the spirit of apology or ...

EHDD, a design firm in the bay area, has announced a new software for analyzing building carbon data. (Saad Salim/Unsplash) Using machine learning models, the new platform sorts and analyzes carbon ...

Pratt Institute’s Higgins Hall has undergone several additions and renovations over the years and is need of major upgrades. ( Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) In the letter, Riano ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

Hall’s studies suggest that high ceilings create a sense of openness, promoting abstract thinking, creativity, and holistic problem-solving. Conversely, lower ceilings foster a sense of confinement, ...

The fine line between art and craft, creativity and functionality, personal expression and societal or industrial demands is one that architecture navigates with great care. This duality is ...

You’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. News of Donald Trump’s recent executive order concerning architecture, and ...