The Best Articles in Architecture
The most useful articles and videos in Architecture from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Architecture Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Architecture by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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How to build neighborhoods we actually like
The city is too packed. The suburbs are too isolated. How do we build neighborhoods we actually like?Subscribe to Freethink on YouTube ► https://freeth.ink/y...
The Leaning Tower of New York City
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What is ...?
New to Architecture? These articles make an excellent introduction.
What is ‘Gothic’? It’s more complicated than you think.
Hidden in the architecture of some of the world’s most famous buildings is a cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East.
How to ...?
How to Build a Home that Lasts a Thousand Years
Tradition in the building arts explained the long way around, in three easy to remember rules.
«Beauty is objective and its effects are broadly similar and consistent across cultures and across millennia. For proof I only ask you to study a rose.»
Trending
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Making architecture easy
Unlike nearly all other arts, architecture is inherently public and shared. That means that buildings should be designed to be agreeable – easy to like – not to be unpopular works of genius.
Apocalypse-Proof
A windowless telecommunications hub, 33 Thomas Street in New York City embodies an architecture of surveillance and paranoia. That has made it an ideal set for conspiracy thrillers.
What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement?
Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic.
Tashkent Metro Stations
An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.
Holes in Buildings
Holes in buildings have been around for a while – at least since 1982 when Arquitectonica’s The Atlantis was completed and most definitely since 1984 when the building was featured in the open…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Architecture—all under 10 minutes.
We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Stood The Test of Time
The ancient Romans were master builders and engineers, perhaps most famously represented by the still-functional aqueducts.
«Roman concrete from seawalls built 2,000 years ago has survived intact for millennia despite the ocean's constant battering.»
Can the Construction Industry Be Disrupted?
Construction is often maligned as the industry that technology left behind. Industry observers routinely deride the lack of technological sophistication in the construction industry, and have pigeon…
New York's skyscrapers are causing it to sink
The ground under New York City is sinking 1-2mm per year, partly due to the sheer mass of all the buildings but it isn't the only city to be suffering – what can be done to save them?
MIT engineers developed a new type of concrete that can store energy
By tweaking the way cement is made, concrete could double as energy storage—turning roads into EV chargers and storing home energy in foundations.
New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds
City is sinking approximately 1-2mm each year on average, worsening effects of sea level rise and flooding threat
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Architecture.
Concrete Built The Modern World. Now It’s Destroying It.
A growing chorus of architects argue we have to build differently with concrete — which contributes to global warming and environmental destruction on a scale that’s hard to fathom — or perhaps…
How to appreciate buildings
It’s easy to become blasé about the built world. Tune in more deeply and architectural adventures await around each corner
How an Architect’s Endless Pursuit of Artistic Perfection Drove Him To Despair
When I saw a picture of the Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome, I knew almost for certain that the brazen and sensuous façade, its concave and convex undulations, must have been desig…
Why Is Everything So Ugly?
Dodging huge grilles we walk on, pulled by ugliness toward a gentrified retail strip. Here the violence of the new ugliness comes more fully into focus. The ruling class seized cities and chose to…
Why Doesn’t America Build Things?
Environmental review laws have become a favorite scapegoat among those who lament our inability to build ambitious infrastructure, but the problem runs much deeper.
Thought Leaders
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hardmaru
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My Modern Met
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@colossal@mastodon.art
Art and visual culture since 2010. Newsletters: http://thisiscolossal.com/newsletters/ Mastodon: http://mastodon.art/@colossal
Architizer
Architizer is the home of architectural inspiration.

MIT Urban Planning
The Department of Urban Studies + Planning at MIT's School of Architecture + Planning @mitsap / Related: @mitarchitecture @medialab @MITCRE
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