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Visiting Critic
By Jeff Pastva: Visiting Critic is a continuing series of thought provoking observations from architectural insider Jeffrey Pastva - Editor in Chief at YAF Connection, Communications Director for the AIA National Young Architects Forum and a Project Architect at JDavis in Philadelphia. His critical eye will cover everything from the state of architectural education to the future fate of the profession. Expect ideas in your inbox bi-weekly.
Life in Turett Collaborative Architects - Anything that is going on in TCA. New, funny, interesting and energetic, we all want to share with you.
By Nathan Siegel: Turett Collaborative Architects (TCA) is a multi-disciplinary practice founded in 1984 by Wayne Turett. The firm is known for its creative design, frequently marked by an innovative use of natural and industrial materials. TCA’s work includes architectural design, interiors, graphics, industrial products and furniture design. In addition to traditional architectural services, TCA also provides design-build construction management team on many design projects.
The Turett Collaborative
Interactive landscapes - Blog about architecture, technology, design and art
By studio roosegaarde: I'm an Arts and Media management student who prefers big, illuminate and slightly bizarre art & architecture. I believe in art and social media as an original way of communicating.

Currently I'm an intern at social design lab Studio Roosegaarde and I would like to blog about my activities here, the people I meet and art and architecture I like.

For architects it could be interesting to see everything of an young, innovative, arty perspective.
Studio Roosegaarde
Advanced Design Studies - The University of Tokyo - Chronicling work, research and life in Kantō
By ha_ch, parcspace: A student blog dedicated to ongoing happenings in and outside the Advanced Design Studies Program at the University of Tokyo.
University of Tokyo
The Dirty South - New Orleans - Masters Studio with Jennifer Bonner
By Stefann Plishka: The second installation of The Dirty South studio with Jennifer Bonner at Georgia Tech takes on New Orleans. Using the legacy of Dirty South hip hop as inspiration within the framework of a guidebook of B-side tours, students investigated unusual patterns and idiosyncrasies in the city. Projects spanned topics from misuse of Charles Moore's Piazza d'Italia to reappropriation of the city's most controversial monuments to installation of an illegal auction house within the convention center.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
"Suspects" in the Studio - Increasing Diversity in Design Education
By Derek Ham: The recent cases involving Mike Brown in Ferguson and Garner in New York all continue to illuminate how many people view Blacks (and especially Black men) in America. Architecture schools cannot avoid this discussion as many schools still have staggering low numbers of Black and other underrepresented minority students in their programs. I want to help us talk about these issues as we continue to try making our learning environments (the design studio) welcoming for people of all walks of life.
MArch to the beat - Points of interest from the Master of Architecture program at the California College of the Arts
By Jeff Maeshiro:
California College of the Arts
Dessau International Architecture (Daniel)
By Daniel da Rocha:
Bauhaus Dessau
Urban Vignettes - Observations of Urban Life in the City
By bragabond:
First Architecture Job - Strategies for fresh graduates to get their first architecture job
By Firstarchitecturejob: I write posts to help fresh architectural graduates secure jobs in architecture firms. Most graduates struggle because there is no manual on what to do after graduation and it can be an overwhelming experience. I write about how to prepare resumes & portfolios, networking, application strategies, firm selection, job interviews, softwares etc. Note: some articles are re-posted (with permission) from FirstArchitectureJob.com and I credit them at the bottom of those posts.
You Are Not Your User - // In pursuit of models for social impact design & community engagement in practice //
By matt_kleinmann:
Simply Architect
By NFucci: Follow Nick as he travels through the University of Hartford's Master of Architecture graduate program. Learn the "do"s and "don't"s for surviving any architecture program, as well helpful tips for nailing that first internship.

The goal here is to help current students, future students, and young professionals - to guide them towards licensure with as few headaches as possible.
Cornell AAP M.Arch.I
By wabi.sabi: M.Arch.I program at Cornell, plate life at Milstein, experiences in Ithaca and New York City, trips, course work, studio work, sightings, students, faculty, events, exhibitions, lectures, crits, reviews, and everything in between.: M.Arch.I program at Cornell, plate life at Milstein, experiences in Ithaca and New York City, trips, course work, studio work, sightings, students, faculty, events, exhibitions, lectures, crits, reviews, and everything in between.
Cornell University
University of Illinois Chicago (Matthew)

By Matthew Messner: An in-depth look at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois Chicago. The People, The Happenings, The Projects, and the Discussion.: An in-depth look at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois Chicago. The People, The Happenings, The Projects, and the Discussion.
University of Illinois Chicago
interior life.
By saraheliz: Studying BA Hons Interior Architecture at University of Northumbria at Newcastle.

Inspiration and observations.
Present and past.
History and theory.
Letters to a Young Professional

By anti: The dream has always been to open up shop and hang the proverbial shingle out. Andrew Zientek, Landscape Architect. So I left a good job, took on a lot of student loan debt, spent two years in graduate school and here I am. Now what? This blog will be a series of letters from the field as I navigate my way to fame and fortune. Or at least mild profitability and a built project or three. I hope the blog is a place of advice (to and from), discussion, shared grief and possibilities.: The dream has always been to open up shop and hang the proverbial shingle out. Andrew Zientek, Landscape Architect. So I left a good job, took on a lot of student loan debt, spent two years in graduate school and here I am. Now what? This blog will be a series of letters from the field as I navigate my way to fame and fortune. Or at least mild profitability and a built project or three. I hope the blog is a place of advice (to and from), discussion, shared grief and possibilities.
AA Architectural ASSOCIATION- Pacific Highway One

By Goswin Schwendinger: Dear Friends.

We are so excited to tell you:

The next "Love&Crime-Basta!" experience, part of the Architectural Association Visiting School programme, will be in form of a road trip.

Check first details on:

http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/STUDY/VISITING/pacifichighwayone

Don't miss out and plan your next summer wisely.

Best greetings from all at RTCO (Research Team for Cinematic Operations): Dear Friends.

We are so excited to tell you:

The next "Love&Crime-Basta!" experience, part of the Architectural Association Visiting School programme, will be in form of a road trip.

Check first details on:

http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/STUDY/VISITING/pacifichighwayone

Don't miss out and plan your next summer wisely.

Best greetings from all at RTCO (Research Team for Cinematic Operations)
Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA)
The Los Angeles Biennale - Currently at the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. Formerly at the Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture/Urbanism.
By Orhan Ayyüce, Paul Petrunia, sarah123, Ole Bouman, A C, Amelia Taylor-Hochberg, aris janigian, Karen Lohrmann, Andrew Wilcox: The Los Angeles Biennale is an experimentation in creating a nomadic biennale on urbanism, hosted by the International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam. This blog will cover the preparation, activities and findings from this experiment.
the tri continuum
By victoriapham: I am a current undergraduate student in the field of Architecture and Design. I collect quotes, explore images, and write about all the good things that I like. Here is where I bridge them all together.
CityX - Random thoughts on the City
By hassanykb: i discuss issues affecting cities around the world with a specific interest on developing countries.
What's Your Story? - Stories from the Faces of the BAC
By Jeff Morris, Greg Sikora: This blog is dedicated to the stories of the students, faculty, and staff of Boston Architectural College. These stories will be shared in many forms, be it personal anecdotes, photo narratives, interviews and more.
Boston Architectural College (BAC)
PsyArch - Studying Psychology in Architecture
By Jared Lussier: a weekly analysis of clinical psychology within the the art of architecture
MARC Architecture - Topics in design and architecture
By marcarch: My initial blog entries will be historical and current trends in winery design, with special emphasis in Arizona wineries to include environmental appropriate solutions that satisfy stylistic preferences of clients.
marc architecture
BuildingSatire - Too Much Architectural BS
By BuildingSatire: BuildingSatire is a blog consisting of architectural satire, cynicism, and humor to alleviate the tension and pretension in professional architecture.

we also have a twitter. whatup.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lizzie) - Projects, lectures, events, and studio life at MIT
By lizziey: A window into MIT's M.Arch program and other goings-on in the Boston architectural community from the perspective of an incoming student.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Yale School of Architecture (savanna)
By savanna:
Yale University
SAVE Jose Oubrerie's The Miller House

By Ari Sogin, Katie Halsey: The Miller House, located in Lexington, Kentucky, is slowly being encroached on by generic suburban housing developments. Designed by Jose Oubrerie, the last living apprentice to study under Le Corbusier, the Miller House which once sat on a little over 29 acres and overlooked a lake, is now a single lot in a developing cookie cutter neighborhood. The house has been repossessed by the FDIC and its value has been significantly decreased monetarily and culturally. #SAVEtheMillerHouse: The Miller House, located in Lexington, Kentucky, is slowly being encroached on by generic suburban housing developments. Designed by Jose Oubrerie, the last living apprentice to study under Le Corbusier, the Miller House which once sat on a little over 29 acres and overlooked a lake, is now a single lot in a developing cookie cutter neighborhood. The house has been repossessed by the FDIC and its value has been significantly decreased monetarily and culturally. #SAVEtheMillerHouse
design/buildLAB

By juvasquez: The Virginia Tech design/buildLAB is a Project Based Experiential Learning program focused on the research, development and implementation of innovative construction methods and architectural designs. Students collaborate with local communities and industry experts to conceive and realize built architecture projects that are both educational and charitable in nature. The blog is run by design/buildLAB students who are designing and building a fieldhouse for the Clifton Forge Little League.: The Virginia Tech design/buildLAB is a Project Based Experiential Learning program focused on the research, development and implementation of innovative construction methods and architectural designs. Students collaborate with local communities and industry experts to conceive and realize built architecture projects that are both educational and charitable in nature. The blog is run by design/buildLAB students who are designing and building a fieldhouse for the Clifton Forge Little League.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Cultural effects on the Built Environment in Rio de Janeiro
By Ian Wilson: I would like to start a blog about my upcoming travels to Rio de Janiero, Brazil. I am going to visually document and narrate my adventures around the city and local areas. I really want to share my findings with the architectural community and help document what people dont see in the websites online. I will be looking at the city from a macro to micro view all the time, taking into account the minute details to the overall city.: I would like to start a blog about my upcoming travels to Rio de Janiero, Brazil. I am going to visually document and narrate my adventures around the city and local areas. I really want to share my findings with the architectural community and help document what people dont see in the websites online. I will be looking at the city from a macro to micro view all the time, taking into account the minute details to the overall city.
Starting up Awesome - A blog about starting up an architectural business in sunny, crisis-ridden Italy
By bigness: Starting up your own practice is often something you only dream of... what if one day you woke up and realized that you really had no other option? Young, determined, absolutely pennyless and without much of a clue, these are the chronicles of Richard and Stefano trying to start their dream practice: Osom Architects.

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