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B Corp Brands Are Creating Design for a Fairer World
The third-party designation is transforming design by putting people on par with profit.
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HDR Wraps Mayo Clinic Lab in a Dynamic Double-Layered Facade
The building’s striking exterior reduces solar gain, while its “risk-based” interior zoning ensures efficiency in research.
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Alberto Kritzler is at the Forefront of Regenerative Design in Mexico
The Harvard Loeb Fellow is rethinking water scarcity and abundance through his Reserva el Peñón project in in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
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7 Proposals for a Circular Built Environment
Discover the forward-thinking solutions developed during the METROPOLIS Circular Future Hackathon, which invited sustainability advocates to reimagine how we design and construct.
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Alberto Kritzler is at the Forefront of Regenerative Design in Mexico
The Harvard Loeb Fellow is rethinking water scarci…
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METROPOLIS Honors the Arch30 Philadelphia Cohort
Arch30 celebrates the city’s most promising emer…
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Form Meets Function in These 6 Kitchen and Bath Products
The latest kitchen and bath innovations blend perf…
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David Kohn Designs a Whimsical Quad for New College Oxford
With distinctive undulating roofs, diamond-pattern…
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At the Mellon Foundation, Justin Garrett Moore Connects Place and Memory
The Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place gran…
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Will the New Version of LEED Be Better?
The world’s most popular green building certification is getting ready for an update. Here’s what you need to know about it.
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The Politics of Adobe Architecture
Recent scholarship on earth architecture in America highlights larger issues concerning power, extraction, and Indigenous resistance to the settler state and capitalism.
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B Corp Brands Are Creating Design for a Fairer World
The third-party designation is transforming design by putting people on par with…
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Taisugar Circular Village is a Model Case Study for Circular Economies
The Taiwanese project by Bio-architecture Formosana claims to be the first residential village in the country to be integrated within a circular…
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Grand Paris Express Now Has a Dazzling Keystone
The latest addition to Europe’s largest infrastructure project reflects aesthetics, practicality, and comfort that contribute to the city’s urban and social…
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3 Textiles and Wall Treatments with Purpose
Textiles and wall treatments shape our surroundings, but it’s the fusion of material innovation and artistic intent that gives them…
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Ken De Cooman Is a New Kind of Architect
BC Architects challenge conventional architecture practice by using local materials and a collaborative approach to reshape the industry.
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At the Mellon Foundation, Justin Garrett Moore Connects Place and Memory
The Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place grant-making program is transforming communities through storytelling, conservation, and design.
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How Alloy Aims to Decarbonize Real Estate
The developer behind New York City’s first all-electric skyscraper and first Passive House public school shows us what the building industry could be.
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Meet the Designers Building With Earth
Three international architecture practices are responding to local climate conditions through rammed earth and compressed earth bricks
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Grand Paris Express Now Has a Dazzling Keystone
The latest addition to Europe’s largest infrastructure project reflects aesthetics, practicality, and comfort that contribute to the city’s urban and social transformation.
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The təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre Reflects Local Values
Canada’s first Zero Carbon–certified aquatic center cuts back on its carbon emissions while building community engagement.
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EMIT’s Headquarters Turns a Kmart into a Landmark
In Wyoming, CLB Architects transforms a former big box into a high-tech hub with a distinctive weathered-steel scrim.
