“Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will”
How the idea of immanent critique can help return design to its "stated ideals"
I was recently asked by Archinect to suggest a book for their 2026 Summer Reading list. Without hesitation I chose Greg Grandin’s America, América. On this significant 4th of July, the book offers us lessons about our country’s complicated past and design’s equally complicated rel…
