The Last Room That Isn’t Trying to Sell You Anything By Marcus Rosenau Public libraries didn’t trade books for something else. They kept the books – and quietly absorbed nearly every other civic role…
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Architects Aren’t Going Anywhere. Or Are They?
Architects Aren’t Going Anywhere. Or Are They? By Marcus Rosenau It’s everywhere. You can’t go far without seeing its images, reading an article on how to detect its writing, or software ‘automatically’ completing your…
The Sketch Comes Last
The sketch comes last By Marcus Rosenau Before the first line Before a building is drawn, it’s imagined. Not imagined in the way most people think, through sketches on tracing paper or renderings on…
Good Buildings Don’t End At Design
Good Buildings Don’t End At Design By Marcus Rosenau When people think about architects, they picture sketches, renderings, and floor plans. It can even conjure the image of bowties or turtlenecks. Once the drawings…
Designing for the Future Starts with Understanding the Past
Designing for the Future Starts with Understanding the Past By Marcus Rosenau Some communities evolve without losing their identity. Walk through downtown Somerville, Morristown, Princeton, and you can see it happening in real time.…