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May 2024 Editor’s Letter At All Costs Josephine Minutillo May 1, 2024 No Comments This month's issue explores how good design can navigate political and economic hurdles to affordable housing.Read More
April 2024 Editor’s Letter The Long Game Josephine Minutillo April 1, 2024 No Comments This month's issue looks towards the future of sustainable design, and making it an integral part of practice.Read More
March 2024 Editor’s Letter Rise and Shine Josephine Minutillo March 4, 2024 No Comments As the demand for tall buildings endures, new considerations of form and function will have to emerge.Read More
February 2024 Editor’s Letter Old is Gold Josephine Minutillo February 2, 2024 No Comments With its focus on reuse and restoration, this month's issue explores myriad transformative interventions that eclipse demolition.Read More
January 2024 Editor’s Letter Back on Track Josephine Minutillo January 9, 2024 No Comments The January issue examines projects that attempt to bring a level of dignity back to transportation facilities.Read More
December 2023 Editor’s Letter Culture Shock Josephine Minutillo December 1, 2023 No Comments The December issue explores spaces for the arts in the context of shifting conceptions of culture.Read More
November 2023 Editor’s Letter In Fashion Josephine Minutillo November 2, 2023 No Comments The university projects featured in our November issue push aesthetic, material, and technological limits.Read More
October 2023 Editor's Letter Close to Home Josephine Minutillo October 3, 2023 No Comments With its residential focus, the October issue showcases projects that address affordability, aging in place, densification, and more.Read More
September 2023 Editor’s Letter The Inside Track Josephine Minutillo September 1, 2023 No Comments Our annual interiors issue demonstrates how small-scale architectural pursuits can yield intriguing results.Read More
August 2023 Editor’s Letter The Unbroken Circle Josephine Minutillo August 2, 2023 No Comments Our August cover story of John Ronan’s Chicago parks project demonstrates the value of architecture.Read More