ESSAYS/BLOGS

Editor’s Note: The Value of Nothing

I just read a rather depressing article in The Wall Street Journal. It was about an entrepreneur in a small…

Editor’s Note: Less Is More

If I could pick an overarching theme for our 2023 Residential Design Architecture Award winners, I would call it the…

Editor’s Note: Chasing STEM

As a former college English major, I’ve been alarmed by recent newspaper and magazine articles about the dwindling number of…

Editor’s Note: Quantifying Quality?

I recently had the honor of serving on the jury of AIA California’s design awards program. There’s a new format…

Editor’s Note: Repair or Replace?

I have to admit that sourcing urban infill houses for an issue like this is not an easy task. There…