Articles in Architecture


September 2009

Almost Grown

Paul Merrick thinks Vancouver is finally outgrowing its architectural adolescence


May 2008

The Earthship Has Landed

Michael Reynolds’ quest for sustainable structures


February 2008

Squares

Civic struggles and the public square: an appreciation

For Everyone A Garden WalrusPrime Article

The failed dream of Montreal’s Habitat ‘67.


February 2007

The Other Side of Darkness

Out of the ashes of the World Trade Center comes a new vision for tall buildings in the contemporary world


January 2006

Breaking Old Ground

How to construct a castle the medieval way: one hand-carved stone at a time.


February 2004

The Crystal Method

Iconic architecture à la Daniel Libeskind has produced some extraordinary buildings. But what kinds of cities will it create?

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Europe’s Original Sin
Europe’s Original Sin
by Randy Boyagoda | FEBRUARY 2007
After a bloody twentieth century, the continent may now be ready to come to terms with its dark history

Summer of the Flesh Eater
Summer of the Flesh Eater
by Zsuzsi Gartner | SEPTEMBER 2009
Field notes on the tendency of varieties to depart indefinitely from the original