Stephen Zacks is an advocacy journalist, architecture critic, urbanist, and organizer based in New York City.

Before & After: In Mérida, a Blocky ’80s Home Turns Over a New Leaf
FMT Estudio gives a stark and dated dwelling a playful renovation that embraces the sunny climate with lush courtyards and a...
Rental Revamp: A Designer and Her Filmmaker Boyfriend Make Their Brooklyn Loft Feel Like a Showroom
Kiki Goti and Vincent Staropoli combine a few clever paint jobs with a sprinkling of Goti’s polychrome object designs to evoke a...
Before & After: Elegant Arches and Curves Shape Up a Fusty Paris Flat
The apartment had potential with windows looking over the city’s biggest green space, so a young couple traded out its old rugs,...