Architecture’s Labor Problem Architecture’s Labor Problem
The field tolerates misogyny, racism, and worker exploitation. No wonder it produced David Adjaye.
Jul 31, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse
Did the “creative class” learn anything from buying into a product that was obviously destined to flop?
Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner
Stop Gatekeeping Architecture Stop Gatekeeping Architecture
We all inhabit, and therefore participate in, the built environment.
Apr 7, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Forget AI—We Need More Clip Art Forget AI—We Need More Clip Art
We used to scoff at it, but in an age of relentless commodification, it now seems like a democratizing force.
Apr 4, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Single-Stair Layouts Are Not Going to Fix the Housing Crisis Single-Stair Layouts Are Not Going to Fix the Housing Crisis
They’re a good idea, but they’re not going to liberate us from capitalism.
Mar 31, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement
US infrastructure is unnecessarily dangerous for bike riders. There’s a better way.
Mar 28, 2023 / Kate Wagner
You Can’t Even Tell Who’s Rich Anymore You Can’t Even Tell Who’s Rich Anymore
Billionaires dress like the guy next door, which elides the fact of our ever-worsening inequality.
Mar 24, 2023 / Kate Wagner
We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms We Cannot Countenance Windowless Bedrooms
Sunlight is not an amenity; it’s a basic human necessity.
Mar 21, 2023 / Kate Wagner
No, AI Is Not “Disrupting” Architecture No, AI Is Not “Disrupting” Architecture
It’s just making it that much less interesting.
Mar 17, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex Liberating Our Homes From the Real Estate–Industrial Complex
Having a personal aesthetic at home has become financially detrimental.
Mar 13, 2023 / Kate Wagner