History & Theory
Can rural black churches survive sprawl?
Long a vital community resource in the South, African American churches face growing threats. Cadaster believes designers can help.
Mexico’s Traditional Housing Is Disappearing—and with It, a Way of Life
Mariana Ordóñez Grajales and Onnis Luque are fighting to preserve their country's vernacular architecture.
Pikionis’ pathway: Paving the Acropolis
Kevin Malawski writes about a midcentury Athens pathway to the Acropolis designed by Dimitris Pikionis.
Tower, Slab, Superblock: Toronto session
Reports on large-scale social housing in Canada's largest city.
Tower, Slab, Superblock: Paris session
A recording of one of three sessions from a conference discussing social housing.
Tower, Slab, Superblock: London session
A 2016 discussion on policy and design strategies for reinvigorating postwar social housing in London.
Tower, Slab, Superblock: A reading list
Resources for understanding the past, present, and future of public housing.
A serpentine science
Bryan Maddock writes about the work of Brazilian architect Affonso Eduardo Reidy.