Dynamic Duos
On two films at this year’s Architecture and Design Film Festival
The Built Environment
Stories about buildings, cities, and the landscape
Shop Talk
A celebrated British architect suggests ways to think about and enjoy buildings
Civics Lesson
Carol Ross Barney’s urban agenda is finally receiving its due
The Frontier Interview: Kai B., a resident of Melbourne’s Nightingale Village
Eighteen months in an award-winning urban midrise
The Frontier Interview: Andrew Linn, BLDUS
On creating materially and contextually mindful buildings in and around Washington, DC
The Built Environment
If You Build It, They Will Come
In a new book, architects talk in depth about the museums they’ve designed
The Frontier Dozen—September 5, 2024
Annotated links to twelve stories, buildings, and projects that deserve your attention
Shelter in Place
A new book offers ideas for how we can survive the “long emergency”
Behind the Scenes: Set Pieces
On a new book Frontier designed and edited for a longtime partner
Neighborhood Watch
Let people become mayors of the medians and presidents of the empty plots
Renovation Project
Owen Hatherley celebrates the urban residential complexes denigrated in North America as “the projects”
The Built Environment
The Frontier Interview—Brock James on designing libraries
The Toronto architect discusses the imperative of flexibility, fostering community, and responding thoughtfully to existing contexts