Flames spared Madam John's Legacy in the 1700s but brought big changes in Quarter architecture

The French Quarter is New Orleans' oldest neighborhood, and its historic architecture offers a glimpse into the city's layered past. What many don’t realize is that the French Quarter’s current look is largely the result of two devastating fires, …

Dispatch from the Venice Architecture Biennale, Pinch Opens an NYC Showroom, and More News

When Pinch celebrated its 20th anniversary with a successful New York pop-up at the Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery last year, founders Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon began contemplating a possible permanent space in the city. It was kismet, then, when friend …

Albany apartment project developer sues architecture firm

AI Agent Architecture: Revolutionizing Intelligent Automation in 2025

AI agents are becoming increasingly integral to businesses across various industries. The architecture behind these systems plays a pivotal role in ensuring that AI agents function autonomously, make accurate decisions, and perform tasks efficiently. As we …

A city built by seekers: A journey into L.A.’s spiritual architecture

There are spiritual centers all over California (and the world), but what makes the ones in L.A. unique is that many of them hold imperfect pasts and urban realities, mirroring the city itself. To live in L.A. is to be so inundated with the architecture of …

Banánka House by Paulíny Hovorka Architects Blurs Boundaries Between Architecture and Nature

Nestled at the edge of the Slovak village of Banka, the Banánka House by Paulíny Hovorka Architects is a minimalist retreat that dissolves the line between built form and landscape. Designed with a restrained palette of concrete, wood, stone, and glass, …

Ireland assembles for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

Installation view of (Pic: Samuele Cherubini) "To assemble is to gather together as a group of people with a common interest. To assemble is to construct a whole from constituent parts. As both congregation and construction, assembly is at the heart …

College of Architecture, Extension helping shape Ogallala’s future

In Ogallala and other Nebraska towns, local leaders are teaming up with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Architecture and Nebraska Extension to shape practical, community-driven solutions for long-term growth and resilience. Offered through …

Zero Trust Architecture Best Practices

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, traditional security models that rely on perimeter defenses are no longer sufficient. Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) offers a modern approach to security that assumes no user or device should be …

The mixed messages of today’s architecture – retro utopias or dizzy towers?

Only when history is decarbonised and decolonised will we understand how architecture should advance. For the time being, the art and science of building design are additionally hobbled by ‘systemic’ gender bias and ‘western-centric’ chauvinism.  If the …