Dialogue

Ned Cramer's Dialogue

• Friends in High Places

  The AIA's next chief executive needs to be a politically savvy leader with the skills, and the mandate, to effect changes that will benefit the profession.

   

• Big Spill, Bigger Cleanup

  Architecture might have an opportunity to push sustainability to become a de jure standard.

   

• Some Fine Print

  Information and some background about ARCHITECT and Hanley Wood's new media association with the AIA.

   

• The New Guy at the NEA

  The appointment of Jason Schupbach as director of design of the NEA was a welcome surprise.

   

• Care-Mongering

  Politics may be polarized, but architects are bound by their professional code to serve the less fortunate.

   

• Playful Interventions at the Guggenheim

  There were some interesting and fun ideas presented at the "Contemplating the Void" exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum.

   

• Optimism for a Chicago Neighborhood

  The Shaw Technology and Learning Center is helping to revitalize North Lawndale.

   

• Architects Should Keep Their Minds Nimble by Reading

  Editor-in-chief Ned Cramer shares a few favorite books from his personal library and asks readers to offer their own recommendations.

   

• A Stimulus for Architecture Students

  We need to do something to make sure that the talent found in the current generation of architecture school graduates doesn't go to waste.

   

• What's the Real Reason for the Fight Over Chelsea Barracks?

  Both supporters of Richard Rogers and supporters of Prince Charles are mistaken in thinking that style is the central issue in the argument over Chelsea Barracks.