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If You Are Serious About Sustainability, Social Equity Can’t Be Just Another Add-On
Social impact was supposed to be central to sustainability from the start. What happened?
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Architecture Firm Ooze Harnesses Natural Systems to Solve Freshwater Crises
"We have moved away from the systems nature has provided to us, it's time we move back," says Ooze cofounder Eva Pfannes.
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El Equipo Mazzanti Heals a Gash in Bogotá’s Urban Fabric With a Patchwork of Verdant Gardens
Once the center of controversy, El Equipo Mazzanti’s innovative Bicentenario Park restitches two divided districts in the Colombian city's historic core.
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Too Big to Hide: Rethinking Infrastructure on Campuses
By banishing infrastructure facilities from sight, we avoid an important conversation about their potential—both functionally and aesthetically.
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These “Pocket Parks” Bring Plants Into Overlooked City Corners
Architect Huy Bui wants to introduce plant life into the city's most unexpected corners.
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A Radical Plan to Save the Mississippi Delta
Studio MISI-ZIIBI has developed a 100-year strategy for the lower Mississippi.
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Digital Mapping, a Powerful Tool for Analyzing Any Site
Digital mapping can be a powerful tool for analyzing a site’s biophysical and social context.
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The Politics of Water: Andrés Jaque on His 2015 MoMA PS1 YAP Winning Design
This year's pavilion will put the thorny issue of water management on the map.
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Q&A: Landscape Architect Anne Whiston Spirn on Nature and Cities
An interview with the designer and author on the release of her new book, The Eye Is the Door.
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Is Green Globes a Credible Alternative to LEED?
Opinion: Is Green Globes a credible alternative to LEED?
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New York’s Oyster Bar: Serving up Reefs and Resiliency
Green Team #29 investigates the feasibility of bringing the city's erstwhile oyster population back to life.
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After Nuclear Crisis, Japan Delivers This Solar Stunner
Japan unveils its largest solar park as part of a larger effort to "re-think" energy.
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Tahoe City’s New Architecture Showpiece Makes Mass Transit More Appealing
By getting tourists out of their cars, the Tahoe City Transit Center protects its surroundings.
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Prone to Flooding, Congo Street Was Rebuilt by the City of Dallas
Dispatches from the field: Congo Street Initiative, Dallas
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Can Design Help Solve Our “Wicked” Problem of Waste?
We have a wicked problem. As a society we waste an awful lot of materials. Consider, for instance, the sheer volume of packaging that hits the recycling bin after we open cheap consumer electronics and then replace them