If the cockpit of a 747 were as badly designed as some kitchen appliances, most of us would never make it to Denver alive. Imagine a jet p...

As the child of Depression-era parents who still save old bits of string, used gift wrap, and the flimsy plastic trays from candy boxes, I...

The American landscape was forever changed by the arrival of electricity in the late 1890s. What’s surprising, though, is how little it’s ch...

Glance down pretty much any old boulevard in America and what do you see? Aside from the usual tangle of traffic signals, signs, sidewalks...

Wood is a remarkable material--infinitely varied, easily workable, biodegradable, and renewable to boot. But it does have an Achilles heel...

Today’s city planners are terrified by the prospect of a blank wall.  They, along with their micromanaging brethren on civic design review...

There’s only one cardinal sin in architecture, and that is not thinking. Though it’s seldom recognized, thoughtful architecture has little...