COMING JANUARY 21, 2026!

Issue No.01: Bad Ideas

Stable’s first issue, “Bad Ideas,” is based on the premise that learning does not occur without making mistakes or testing out ideas against others. It aims to foster openness about: 1) ideas, drafts, drawings, or projects that students or faculty or practitioners once thought were good yet turned out to be bad; 2) errors, mistakes, oversights, or regrets about designs, buildings, or actions; 3) buildings or structures that were designed in such a way as to demonstrate precarity, negligence, or harm to the public, contradicting the civic duty of architects; or 4) advice or methods for learning from bad experiences.

We would like to give a special thanks to the Graham Foundation for funding this project!

Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts fosters the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The Graham realizes this vision through making project-based grants to individuals and organizations and producing exhibitions, events, and publications.

Read more about Stable and other projects supported by the Graham Foundation at www.grahamfoundation.org