Category Archives: Architecture

“…the space around it is not made for people.”

I’ve been reading A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction on the subway which, despite its volume, is a perfect book to digest in five to ten minute chunks. It’s a collection of 253 patterns which, in two to three pages per pattern, guide builders toward humane ways of designing buildings, organizing public spaces, and facilitating [...]

Architecture and the public good

I found myself riveted to this scathing writeup of the MTA’s Hudson Yards plans, announced today. (For those outside of NYC, the Hudson Yards is a large piece of undeveloped property in Hell’s Kitchen (or “Midtown West”), basically the last large piece of undeveloped property in Manhattan. As you might guess, it’s valuable. The Metropolitan [...]