Architecture in the Gap
Every essay, from the beginning. One structural idea per week — on design, the interval, and the built life.
"Every system we've built treats the pause as a defect — a delay to be engineered out. The opposite case: the interval is precisely where creation happens."
Read essay →"When we step onto the traditional path, we're told to focus on the process — that if you follow it, it will lead you to the promised land of architecture. But if you look at how that process actually functions, you realize the path is designed to serve the masters of the architectural profession and the clients they attract."
Read essay →"'What can you do, it's just business,' I replied, 'that's nonsense, all business is personal.'"
Read essay →"Buildings do not get sick, change their mind, have new buildings enter their lives, suffer childhood or adult trauma, question their identities, have desire or fear. Buildings do not fall in love—unless you believe in Rem Koolhaas's story in 'Delirious New York.'"
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