Democracy needs neighborhoods where diverse people mingle.

What are the hot new trends for the home market? Here are the answers from a variety of sources.

The opening essay of a series to explore the perennial philosophy of visceral, lived experience.

H. Thomas McGrath, FAIA, FAPT, 1950-2018

The National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2018 conference message: community, activism, energy conservation and "fostering a creative, fair, sustainable, entrepreneurial economy.”

The 2018 Design Leadership Summit for architects, interior designers, custom builders and suppliers to the design trade was held in October in Washington D.C.

The happiness we pursue is more enduring and rewarding than the transient emotional lift of the sublime's novelty and drama. It resides instead in the beauty in the buildings we build and the urbanism we make with tradition’s guidance.

A perspective of where we’re at, how we arrived here and where we might take the world if we have the courage...

The Good and the True in Urbanism

New house affordability is still a challenge for first time buyers which bodes well for the sale of existing homes.

David Brussat quotes Nikos Salingaros and Michael Mehaffy to show the advantages of traditional architecture.

Different types of gypsum and how to use them

Clifford W. Zink's book about the Princeton Eating Clubs tells the story of these Gilded-Age mansions and their architects.

What is happiness and how does it relate to urbanism?

David Brussat discusses books that criticize modern architecture.

An update on the relevancy of statues in urbanism.

Read about how the team at BVH Architecture delivered an accurate mural restoration in Omaha's Douglas County Courthouse with methodical forensics and architectural detective work.

Judy Hayward talks about the joy of seeing architecture with clear vision.

David Brussat show us what might be possible for our cities if we focused on beauty and craft instead of Modernism.

Understanding the difference between hydrated lime and hydraulic lime.

Our land serves our civil order.

Science is now showing that modern architecture is bad for human health.

Ken and David Follett restored an encaustic tile entry in a historic brownstone.

Asher Benjamin was an early American architect, author, teacher, master builder and patriot.