My pals Joseph Valerio, David Baker, and Liz Ranieri are speaking at the next Facades+ conference, February 7-8. You might find it of interest!

New Beginnings: Interview with Bernhard Karpf, FAIA, Managing Principal, Richard Meier & Partners Architects

RMP’s leadership is working to restore the firm’s reputation, managing ongoing projects, and the team’s plans going forward.

David Baker Architects Designs San Francisco’s First Market-Rate Micro-Unit Condo Development

388 Fulton, located just west of the city’s Civic Center, lives up to its small-living promise. All its 35 units sold before the building’s completion.

Expanding on the Rich History of the American Embassy through Sensible, Integrated Design

The U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands.

I Love My Opinion

Paul on opinion and fact.

The Architecture Lobby Launches Case Studies of Fair Labor Firms

The Lobby’s Just Design initiative, hosted on Archinect, identifies 25 exceptional firms and plans a future certification.

Can we trust the government to judge what’s beautiful?

The UK government has resolved to put beauty first to create better homes. Shame no one can agree on what that means.

Art on theMART along the Chicago River

Mark Dewalt and Bill Turner talk about Art on theMART, a privately funded partnership with the city of Chicago.

Design of SFO’s New Terminal 1 Inspired by Bay Area Naturalism

A Gensler/Kuth Ranieri Architects joint venture.

Social media synergy: Revving up your AEC firm’s content engine

Social media offers design firms and individuals alike the opportunity to tailor their communications to the audiences they hope to reach and influence.

SF’s subtle changes carved into single city block

The far side of Market Street is now a destination.

MoMA curator: “[Humanity] will become extinct. We need to design an elegant ending”

In an exclusive interview, Paola Antonelli discusses the end of humanity, the idea of design reparations, and her forthcoming exhibit “Broken Nature.”

Best of 2018

This year’s list skews toward London because we spent the summer there.   Best Protest The anti-Trump protest in London.   Best Restaurant in London NOPI. Thank you Patty Motzkin

A Next Step in Architecture’s #MeToo Movement

Eva Hagberg Fisher in Architect.

In Harmon Guest House, Healdsburg, California Gets A Design Hotel

Harmonious architecture, from inside to out, reflects the fine-tuned eye of David Baker Architects.

How one woman’s closet became an art sensation

Sara Berman’s closet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

TEF Design And Project Color Corps Create An Inspiring School In Vallejo

Our pals at TEF collaborated with Berkeley-based non-profit Project Color Corps to bring a sense of creativity to a public charter school by way of an awe-inspiring mural.

Atlanta’s nature-filled Serenbe community allows residential architecture to pop

Set deep within the Chattahoochee Hills of northwestern Georgia are four carefully-curated, close-knit communities each designed to emulate architectural styles that could be found around the world.

In Metro DC, a Dead Mall Now Provides Housing for the Homeless

The transformation of Alexandria’s Landmark Mall.