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Home » Authors » Martin C. Pedersen

Martin C. Pedersen

Martin C. Pedersen runs the architecture and design website Common Edge (commonedge.org). He lives in New Orleans.

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Lessons from Brad Pitt’s Failed Architectural Experiment in New Orleans

With Make it Right houses in disrepair, a community reckons with what went wrong
Martin C. Pedersen
March 21, 2022
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Despite drawing world-famous architects, Pitt’s Make it Right housing initiative has been plagued by shoddy construction and safety hazards.


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Courthouse-Boston

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer on Judging Architecture

Breyer, the longest-serving member of the current Pritzker Prize jury, will stay on in that role, after he steps down from the High Court
Martin C. Pedersen
January 31, 2022
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In an exclusive interview with Martin C. Pedersen, Breyer, the retiring Supreme Court justice and a juror for the Pritzker Prize in architecture, talks about what matters in design.


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Ed Mazria

Edward Mazria on What's Next After COP26

Martin C. Pedersen
December 7, 2021
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The Architecture 2030 founder discusses the reasons for optimism following the UN Climate Summit.


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New Orleans.

New Orleans by Martin Pedersen

Martin C. Pedersen
September 1, 2021
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As Hurricane Ida demonstrated, the city and Gulf Coast remain vulnerable to the Next Big One.
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The Shop at the CAC

The Shop at the CAC by Eskew + Dumez + Ripple

New Orleans
Martin C. Pedersen
June 4, 2018
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Smart design and real-estate savvy result in an equitable collaboration for a start-up and an established arts institution in New Orleans.


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Large Firms

The Future of Practice: Large Firms

As technology streamlines the design and drawing-production process, large practices grapple with antiquated business models and fee structures.
Martin C. Pedersen
June 1, 2018
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Firms with high head counts and deep pools of talent are ripe for creative reinvention, but vulnerable as well.


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Arts Council of New Orleans

Finding a Better Way to Do Good

A New Orleans firm rethinks the way it does pro bono work.
Martin C. Pedersen
December 1, 2015
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Sometimes good intentions need proper structure—a process, as architects like to say.


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Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India's Ancient River

Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India's Ancient River

Martin C. Pedersen
August 16, 2015
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Anthony Acciavatti's book Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India's Ancient River is an insanely ambitious piece of field research.
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Top 10 Business Tips for Architects

You probably didn’t learn much about practice in architecture school, so here is some good advice on running a firm.
Martin C. Pedersen
May 16, 2015
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To accompany his story on how architects can make money, the writer developed a list of handy recommendations.
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300 North LaSalle, a Chicago office tower built by Pickard Chilton
Architecture & Money

Continuing Education: How to Make Money

Firms improve the bottom line by expanding the definition of architectural practice.
Martin C. Pedersen
May 16, 2015
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While bottom-feeding architects are as old as the profession itself, the business challenges facing most mainstream firms are unprecedented.


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