An ongoing project exploring what the relationship between the profession of architecture and rural America should look like.

- first issue coming winter 2024.

To practice architecture is to interact with individuals and communities. ‘How’ we practice is inextricably linked to ‘why’ we reshape the built environment of others.
The face of rural America is white-washed and is subject to more change than one might assume. Patterns in migration and population will undoubtedly bring even more change to rural communities.
The American small town of the West is best understood as a social construct primarily shaped by capitalism. They are wonderful spaces, full of contradictions - we would do well to build an understanding of them in their own right instead of places defined by their absence of urbanism.
There is growing need for architectural services in rural communities. It is a need that deserves to be meant with authentic dialogue about the relationship between buildings and social constructs of rural communities prior to simply importing the latest architectural trend.

To practice architecture is to interact with individuals and communities. ‘How’ we practice is inextricably linked to ‘why’ we reshape the built environment of others.

The face of rural America is white-washed and is subject to more change than one might assume. Patterns in migration and population will undoubtedly bring even more change to rural communities.