Sustainability
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5 Ground-Breaking Conceptual Projects Address the Complex Problems of Our Time
Driving the Human, a three-day festival in Berlin proposes far out ideas for eco-social…
Projects
3 New Hotels Reimagine their Midcentury Buildings
In Seattle, Atlanta, and New Haven, architects have transformed midcentury buildings of varying aesthetic quality into hotels for a modern clientele….
Profiles
Julie Bargmann Is the Winner of the Inaugural Oberlander Prize; a “Pritzker Prize” for Landscape Architecture.
Architects have the Pritzker and artists have the National Medal of the Arts. Now, landscape architects have the…
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In Portland, the Adidas Village Connects Creativity, Community, and Sport
Following a national design competition, Adidas se…
Projects
In Canada, a Cabin Disappears into the Landscape
In the belief that humans are a part of nature, no…
Projects
River Architects Designs First-Ever Passive House–Certified Cidery
Located in Callicoon, New York, Seminary Hill Orch…
Projects
Three Proposals for Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center Delight in Postmodern Possibility
Speculative designs from Eastman Lee Architects, P…
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More Hospitals Confront Climate Change — Slowly.
Healthcare facilities are adding solar panels and …
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With Bees and Recycled Polypropylene, Vitra Takes Steps Toward Sustainability
A new garden designed by Piet Oudolf, along with a slate of other initiatives, signals a melding of high design and environmental consciousness at the furniture giant.
Projects
A Cancer Care Center Built to Weather the Elements
With a resilient design strategy harnessing responsive architecture, Perkins Eastman and Ennead Architects’ David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care asks “why can’t hospital design be more intuitive?”
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After 2020, Designing For Indoor Air Quality Will Never Be the Same
In a year marked by airborne pathogens and wildfires, how should HVAC systems evolve to protect us from dangers lurking both inside and out?
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Products
Biodegradable and Renewable Polyurethane Is Around the Corner
Scientists are slowly weaning polyurethane, an omn…
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A New Tower, Underway in Boston’s Seaport District Aims to Right Aesthetic and Environmental Wrongs
With extensive resiliency measures and a design th…
Projects
In Virginia, a Community Center Takes Cues from the Landscape
Nestled into a hillside, the Lubber Run Community …
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Q&A: Brence Culp and Nurit Katz on the Sustainability Vision for LA28
Built on a radical reuse strategy, the plans for t…