Articles

Two new museums, and the elephant in the room

Home is where I want to be, but I guess I’m already there.

There aren’t many newer buildings that can be described as tall, dark, and handsome. 

The kindest thing that can be said about the worst building Norman Foster has ever designed is that it meets and exceeds its moment.

Reconstructing the 1990s at Astor Place

Trailing history on the Parisian périph

In the Châteauverse, content is king.

Ben Shahn’s new deal

In praise of The Fountainhead

An unconventional key to some of the features of a Los Angeles housing tract

Is anyone still buying what Sunset is selling?

A hole in the universe opened in the Valley. We tried lying on top of it.

Welcome to Sun City, cradle of American retirement.

Eviction is a feature, not a bug, of tenancy in common.

Robots take to the roads—and clog the sidewalks.

Postfire redevelopment could help long-term Altadena residents regain their footing—or hasten their exit.