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Want to talk like an #Architect? Here’s a handy primer on #Archispeak from #SeanJoyner. #Jargon #RevereTheVoice #EmployThePassingVoice @mcmansionhell.bsky.social bit.ly/3L2aCyY
A Primer on Archispeak
A practical language guide for the aspiring architectural intellectual.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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A #Broadway Bathroom Soliloquy. Terrific essay by #EkeminiEkpo on all things #ADA #ShubertTheatre @AmericanTheater @HowlRound @abilitymag bit.ly/4p6m6Q8
A Broadway Bathroom Soliloquy
For all the good it has done, the ADA has had limited success in correcting a nettlesome part of the theatergoing experience.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The Contradictions of #WaltDisneyConcertHall. An amusing tribute to #FrankGehry from a long time critic. #SamHallKaplan bit.ly/3KW7Ivw
The Contradictions of Disney Hall
An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Roberta Brandes Gratz pays tribute to an overlooked #RobertAMStern legacy: #HistoricPreservation #GraceChurch #1883AssociationHomeForRespectableAgedIndigentFemales @nyclandmarks.bsky.social bit.ly/48Q3u0F
Remembering Robert A.M. Stern, Historic Preservationist
The architect didn’t just appreciate New York’s built history; he was also passionate about ensuring the best parts of it were saved for future generations.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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What #Japan gets right (a partial list). A salute to #JapaneseUrbanism #Tokyo #Kyoto @jrs310310.bsky.social @calplan.bsky.social @planetizen.bsky.social bit.ly/44CIZTV
What Japan Gets Right (A Partial List)
A few things that demonstrate the gulf between the island nation’s philosophy of how cities should work and America’s.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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My semester with #FrankGehry. A great tribute to the ultimate #NonConformist #UCLASchoolOfArchitecture bit.ly/3XH85Nl
My Semester With Frank Gehry
In a profession that claims to celebrate nonconformity, he was a true iconoclast.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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The twilight of the #Starchitect? Are #Influencers killing the #CelebrityDesigner? #RobertAMStern bit.ly/48vYkXs
The Twilight of the Starchitect
The broad cultural impact of architects like Robert A.M. Stern is waning. Are influencers killing the celebrity designer?
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December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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No more #AtlanticYards! “Best and highest use” cannot be the only criterion for NYC #RealEstateDevelopment! #SocialValue #CommunityBenefits bit.ly/48vqnX1
No More Atlantic Yards!
Can Mayor Mamdani embrace “social value” in New York City real estate?
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December 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Beautiful essay by @szacks.bsky.social on moving to #MexicoCity and navigating the streets there. #ConPermiso #PublicSpace commonedge.org/con-permiso-...
Con Permiso: Learning to Navigate Public Space in Mexico City
Social graciousness when paths cross is fundamental to this city.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The US Department of Education has reclassified #Architects as #NonProfessionals. This will limit access to #StudentLoans, especially for the less-affluent. @AIANational @NCARB bit.ly/4ojCtZ4
The Department of Education Has Classified Architects as “Non-Professional.” Why This Matters.
The action is likely to reduce access to student loans, which will limit who chooses to pursue architecture.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Raving amid the ruins. A salute to #90sRaves: Using the #DanceParty as a tool for dreaming up a new #UrbanFuture. #MinnesotaHistoricalSociety bit.ly/4p3RfEs
Raving Amid the Ruins
Using the underground dance party milieu as a tool for dreaming up and building a new urban future.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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@FlaglerCollege invests in its #History. Mark Hewitt on the magnificent restoration of the #PonceDeLeonHotel in @CityStAug #Carrère&Hastings bit.ly/4r2lDjT
Flagler College Invests in Its History
The restoration and adaptation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel is an achievement that can, and should, be replicated.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Looking for Signs: #Zohran, Good Risks and #SewerSocialism. Great essay by #Isaac MacDonald. #Milwaukee bit.ly/4pextFS
Looking for Signs: Zohran, Good Risks, and Sewer Socialism
Mamdani’s message: We don’t have to choose between moral clarity and municipal competence.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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ICYMI: With #Mamdani’s #FareFreeBuses, #TransitStops in NYC should become vital #SocialSpaces. #DavidBurney #MariumNaveed bit.ly/4qWFFMU
Transit Stops Can Be Vital Places in New York City’s Social Life
As NYC prepares for Mayor Mamdani’s free buses, officials have a chance to rethink some of the city’s most common public spaces.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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#LosAngeles and the #DensityParadox. Why we must reclaim land from #Cars. #GerhardMayer bit.ly/4oyvPyX
Los Angeles and the Density Paradox
The city is already overloaded with cars, yet it lacks the density needed for transit to work effectively. Moving beyond this stalemate is essential.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Great talk with #CarolBebelle: #NewOrleans and the power of the #CreativeEconomy. #CountingOurBlessings bit.ly/489lgww
The City of New Orleans and the Power of the Creative Economy
A talk with Carol Bebelle, editor of the new book Counting Our Blessings: New Orleans Stories 20 Years After Katrina.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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With #Mamdani’s #FareFreeBuses, #TransitStops in NYC should become vital #SocialSpaces. #DaivdBurney #MariumNaveed @nyc.streetsblog.org @strongtowns.org bit.ly/4qWFFMU
Transit Stops Can Be Vital Places in New York City’s Social Life
As NYC prepares for Mayor Mamdani’s free buses, officials have a chance to rethink some of the city’s most common public spaces.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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How #AI will upend #Architecture’s antiquated #BusinessModel. Great talk with #FrankStasiowski #QuantumComputing @risd1877.bsky.social bit.ly/47w5NVG
How AI Will Upend Architecture’s Antiquated Business Model
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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A beautiful essay by #JamesRojas: A Requiem for @mit.edu #Room10-485. #DepartmentOfUrbanStudiesAndPlanning @mitdusp.bsky.social bit.ly/48Vl5G0
A Requiem for MIT’s Room 10-485
Memories of a space whose unique qualities helped nurture a burgeoning planner from East Los Angeles.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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When the #WrongDesign happens, who’s responsible? #Architects are responsible for their acquiescence to #Clients, whose desires eclipse all other meanings. #WhiteHouseBallroom #PennStation #AlbertSpeer bit.ly/4huXE8E
When the Wrong Design Happens, Who’s Responsible?
No matter how brilliant they may be, architects are responsible for their acquiescence to clients, whose desires eclipse all other meanings.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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David Burney in praise of #UrbanDensity. It’s a quality-of-life benefit, not a dystopian threat. @upmpratt bit.ly/4ofHmTR
In Praise of Urban Density
A large population is a quality-of-life benefit, not a dystopian threat.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Bluesky Social: Is #Architecture a #Language? No, it’s like language. Mark Hewitt on #GeorgeLakoff’s new book #TheNeuralMind. @george-lakofff.com @uchicagopress.bsky.social bit.ly/4opxIh4
Is Architecture a Language? No. It’s Like Language
George Lakoff’s new book, The Neural Mind, tells us why.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Exploring the #EthicalRamifictions of working on #Trump’sWhiteHouseBallroom. #CommitteeForThePreservartionOfTheWhiteHouse. bit.ly/3WPDJHY
Would You Work for Trump?
His White House ballroom project would be an ethically thorny project for any architect.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Sam Hall Kaplan reports. Letter from #Malibu: Chaos, Civic Dysfunction and Looming Corruption. #AbeRoy @cecewoodsmedia bit.ly/4nRtheZ
Letter From Malibu: Chaos, Civic Dysfunction, and Looming Corruption
City Hall controversies expose municipal rot, even as residents grow weary waiting to rebuild after the fire.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Our #HousingCrisis is a monumental failure of #Design: A comprehensive blueprint by Gerhard W Mayer for creating a new way forward. #Mobility #UrbanDesign @LCI_LA bit.ly/3WAyprN
Our Housing Crisis Is a Monumental Failure of Design
Here’s a comprehensive blueprint for creating a new path forward.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM