Grad students are getting younger, a trend with reverberations on both colleges and surrounding communities.

How owners reposition their thinking around the facades of their buildings, from aesthetic wrappers to operational infrastructure, will make a major impact in how we sustain our built environment.

Solving the integration challenge in the built environment - going from construction to operations - is one of the most meddlesome problems to fix.

The proliferation of AVs is about to completely dismantle and reconstitute everything we know about our cities, campuses, parking policies, street architecture, economic equity, insurance reform, accessibility and mobility concerns, and urban form.

Designing systems that balance central strategy with local empowerment in cities, campuses, and real estate development projects will be one of the major challenges to solve in the era of artificial intelligence.

Every year, the District of Columbia hosts a “March Madness” event to celebrate and promote their work in the public realm around the city.

I took a Waymo autonomous vehicle for the first time while visiting Phoenix, Arizona, and I was blown away. My campus planning present met my urban planning future.

The debate over by-right housing in commercial zones reflects a deeper shift in how states are confronting housing shortages, how local governments exercise control over development, and how American commercial corridors are evolving in a post-retail economy.

The debate over by-right housing in commercial zones reflects a deeper shift in how states are confronting housing shortages, how local governments exercise control over development, and how American commercial corridors are evolving in a post-retail economy.

Pattern Zoning allows for the production of more housing in less time for less money built by a more diverse list of suppliers through the use of pre-approved designs in by-right zones. In this paper, I will break down each of those elements to show how Pattern Zoning could emerge as the next wave of zoning reform.

Bonus density is a part of a jurisdiction’s zoning ordinances that oftentimes play an important role in shaping a locality’s built environment. It allows a developer to produce more while returning more benefit to the public. It is a value exchange that can take the form of a planned unit development, overlay district, or inclusionary zoning ordinance.

Anger often masquerades as power. We confuse volume with authority, outrage with conviction, or control with leadership. In moments of frustration, especially when we feel unheard or constrained, anger can feel like strength. If I am loud, then my voice is more powerful. A more powerful voice gets heard. But, just because my loud and angry voice is powerful does not mean it has power.

The Compliment Sandwich doesn’t taste so good anymore.

Recent federal changes signal a shift in the relevance of the field of architecture.

The Washington, D.C. metro region is one of the most dynamic and educated metropolitan areas in the world. It is home to global institutions, world class universities, and an economy that has shifted from a government dependent core to a diversified engine of technology, research, security, health, and professional services. Yet for all our strengths, the region is being held back by one persistent challenge: transportation.

The Graduate Youth Index© is a novel metric created by Nico Hohman that is designed to measure the concentration of younger students within the U.S. graduate education population. It serves as a single, intuitive indicator of how young the graduate student body is in any given year.

Robert E. Simon, Jr. provided the guiding vision for the creation of Reston, Virginia. Using the lessons learned from innovative city planning initiatives across the country in the early 20th century, Simon sought to create the first residential planned community in the country where residents could “work, play, and live.”

If you’re following the explosion of AI usage, you may have come across the Gartner Hype Cycle. If you’ve ever led an overly ambitious team you might have come across the Dunning-Kruger Effect in action. Both these charts describe the gap between perception and reality, and both offer lessons for leaders trying to make good decisions in uncertain terrain.

My career here has moved faster than I expected, and I’ve had the chance to interact with lots of different professionals in vastly different industries. Through each interaction, I picked up several themes on what makes someone successful in their defined expertise. With that, here are the top 11 things I’ve learned from others on how to be successful.

Healthy buildings are no longer optional luxuries. They are essential infrastructure for human flourishing and economic resilience. When we design and operate healthier spaces, we shape healthier futures.