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A Brief History of New York’s First Great Architectural Firm

A Brief History of New York’s First Great Architectural Firm

Henry Wiencek on the Eccentric, Creative Minds Behind McKim, Meade and White

By Henry Wiencek | July 22, 2025

A Monstrous Spiral: How Narrative Form Can Bring a Story to Life

A Monstrous Spiral: How Narrative Form Can Bring a Story to Life

Jane Alison on Fictionalizing the Tumultuous and Toxic Relationship Between Architects Eileen Gray and Le Corbusier

By Jane Alison | August 6, 2024

Doreen St. Félix on June Jordan's Vision of a Black Future

Doreen St. Félix on June Jordan's Vision of a Black Future

"The poet, critic, and teacher June Jordan was also an architect."

By Doreen St. Félix | December 7, 2020

On Frank Lloyd Wright and the Architectural War For New York's Skyline

On Frank Lloyd Wright and the Architectural War For New York's Skyline

When a City Values Functionality Over Form

By Anthony Alofsin | May 29, 2019

What Makes a House a Home?

What Makes a House a Home?

Meghan Daum on the complexities of where we take shelter

By Meghan Daum | May 10, 2017

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