architectural theory

On November 12, an online event celebrates and honours the legacy of architect, urban planner, educator and activist Blanche Lemco van Ginkel. The…

For over two decades, architect Sean McEwen and medical anthropologist Dan Small have been involved in designing and advocating for vulnerable populations in…

Our August profile of RAIC Gold Medallist Blanche Lemco van Ginkel included a preliminary plan for Expo 67 with the caption “Blanche’s vision statement for…

Modern Architecture and Climate: Design before Air Conditioning By Daniel A. Barber (Princeton University Press, 2020) It’s been more than 50 years since…

Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020. Edited by Irene Cheng, Charles L.…

By Reza Aliabadi (Actar, 2020) In this pocket-sized manifesto, Persian-Canadian architect Reza Aliabadi explores the idea of emptiness as the essence of…

By Léa-Catherine Szacka (Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, 2019) Considering the inherent limitations around exhibiting architecture, it is a…

When lockdowns and stay-at-home orders began to respond to Covid-19, so did questions of when things can “return to normal”. This line of questioning…

LiMa Housing, Berlin, by Herman Hertzberger. Photo: Axel Burvall courtesy are.na With lockdown in effect in many parts of the world, and urban streets and…

Some people are simply more self-aware than others when it comes to social distancing. The bigger question is how this will affect the way we think about public…