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ALAN MARK

@alanmarkitect

Architect writing about the human experience of physical space.

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Architecture isn't just shelter. It's a silent teacher. Spaces shape our thoughts, our moods, our lives. A well-designed room can calm a racing mind. A thoughtful building can lift a weary spirit. We're always learning from our surroundings.

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The tech world races ahead at light speed. Architecture moves at the pace of human experience. We need both rhythms to stay balanced.

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Saunas and bathhouses are architectural sanctuaries, where we can shed the weight of the world and embrace our sensory selves.

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There’s too much architecture content on the internet. Architecture is meant to be experienced in real life, but we spend more time looking at photos of it. I’m working on something small that I hope encourages people to physically visit extraordinary buildings.

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As an architect focused on physical, sensory, and embodied experiences, the economic shift ahead feels especially relevant to my work. When AI commoditizes production, making goods, services, and even routine design work abundant and low-cost, value moves decisively toward what

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Patrick Collison What’s under-discussed is the economic undercurrent: decades of monetary expansion have trained capital markets to prioritize hyper-efficiency and cost-cutting. Why invest in durable ornament or generous proportions when the incentives scream “build fast, flip faster”? At the

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The Mind Scourge Man-made structures at a geologic scale. Successive layers of masonry, steel, and glass forming a new geological record on top of Manhattan Schist, etching our era deep into time.

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Energy production is and always has been the foundation for humanity’s future. It drives longer healthier lives, stronger economies, better food security, and the ability to create monumental structures at scale again instead of the cheap efficient boxes we build now.

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Andrew Côté Data centers are the Hoover Dam of our era. They represent the same unyielding physical commitment our ancestors made to expand human reach.

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Patrick OShaughnessy The goal is to get to a place where you can honestly answer the question “what do I want to make?” and then unapologetically run in that direction with no expectations for external validation, forever.

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This transition from BIM to manufacturing CAD highlights the bifurcation reshaping the architectural profession. One path turns monumental infrastructure into standardized repeatable production governed by AI-driven workflows. The other concentrates human capital on judgment,

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Bathhouse’s $35M raise is clear market validation of what I’ve been saying: physical experiences and embodied architecture will continue to matter more than ever. This side of our profession has a very bright future, and it’s scaling.