W. Kirby Lockard was a rock star in the realm of architecture. Students worldwide came to Tucson to take drawing classes from the influential University of Arizona professor. "He has disciples all ...

If I have one regret during my college education is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, drawing up all sorts ...

Whether architects openly admit it or not, running an architecture firm works like any other company. Firms—and their founders, leaders, and stakeholders—are beholden to the real-world forces of the ...

I first went to China in 2002, a year after the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2008 Summer Games to Beijing. That initial trip was about exploring nature, cuisine, ancient temples, ...

The Architects of Lancaster is a series that highlights the beautiful and oft times unheralded work of Lancaster’s many native son architects. Their names have long been forgotten but their mark on ...

Architects work on a wide spectrum of projects and each project is unique and provides new challenges and opportunities. And all projects still share some common challenges regardless of the type of ...

Systems—and systematic thinking—are becoming integral to the way architects work. Looking at their jobs more expansively than just drawing up buildings and designing new spaces, architects and ...

Excerpt: ‘Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism’, by Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy. Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism, by Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy.

Architects and designers are reimagining workspaces by merging historic preservation with modern ergonomic, sustainable, and hybrid work strategies. Recent projects—from converting a historic ...