This is what we're talking about when we say Sustainable Housing, people. Not just technology but hooking up the right technology to the right uses, in service of creating new communities and connections.  The Eltonia is a New York City...

As you know we generally don't announce events here on the Tropolism.  However our trusty radio scanner came through with a discussion that is being led by David Smiley up at Barnard, and anyone who knows David knows his conversations...

Albania in the 20th Century produced 750,000 concrete bunkers, to defend the tiny country against the onslaught of the invasive Capitalist villains of the West. But ha ha we never invaded!  Leaving behind a bunker for almost everyone everywhere in this...

(Picture by Alex S. MacLean)Thank the Recession!  The High Line's upper section, the portion above 30th Street that curls around the Hudson Yards, might be saved after all.  The City of New York is stepping in to acquire this section,...

Coming to the completion of my firm's own first holiday home, I am creating a series of some of the homes that inspire me.  Holiday homes are the place where clients want to play a little.  There's less pressure on...

A few weeks ago I wrote this piece about LEED and building energy performance.  LEED buildings don't measure energy performance after a building is built, and it is no secret, except to the New York Times, that some of the...