Sep 08, 2022
In 448 B.C., what is widely believed by historians to be the first professional design competition in recorded history was…
May 03, 2022
You Say Goodbye… Back in the early days of the Roman Republic, the term “dictator” did not have the negative…
Sep 01, 2021
In the summer of 1993, “Jurassic Park” was in the theaters and Bill Clinton was in the White House. I…
May 03, 2021
This year, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, widely considered the discipline’s highest honor, was awarded to French architects Anne Lacaton and…
Jul 30, 2020
Two months ago, already deep into lockdown life, I conceived this editor’s note as a paean to the opportunities of…
Nov 05, 2019
“Welcome to the frontier,” is what I say at the Austin airport when picking up friends visiting from out of…
May 16, 2017
“If I ever write a book,” says Sinclair Black, FAIA, “it’s going to be called, ‘Austin Texas: Lost Opportunity National…
Nov 11, 2016
The view from the pool terrace was breathtaking, a sweeping vista that took in Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico —…
May 25, 2016
Apropos of this issue’s feature and portfolio sections on houses and restoration I thought I’d write about the house where…