Observations
This platform features articles, essays, interviews, reviews, and photo essays about the built environment and the people and conditions that shape it. Since 2022, Observations has also included a monthly column by architectural historian Elizabeth Blasius.
Interview
Building Culture: An Interview with Denise Scott Brown
Julian Rose interviews Denise Scott Brown
Photo Essay
The Culture of Shellfish Harvesters
Texts by Miguel Losada and Pedro G. Losada, with photography by Pedro G. Losada
Monthly Column
The Return of Michigan Central Station: Interrogating Nostalgia
Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Monthly Column
Restoring the Sears, Roebuck & Company’s Sunken Garden
Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Essay
The Birds, the Couple, and My Doppelgänger in Reverse
Text by Umi the Cat and project by Imu Chan Architecture
Monthly Column
The Century and Consumers Buildings: Their Complicated Saga and the Precedent They Might Set
Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius
Monthly Column
Past, Present, and Future of the Sarasota School of Architecture
Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius