Architecture How a Rad New Skatepark Plan Is Redrawing London’s Public Spaces by Jeff Link Planning and creating a new wave of skatepark designs requires activism, policy, and public support. All are on display in London, where skate culture is thriving.
The Real Life Jill Kurtz Speaks “Engineer” to Help Bring Sustainable Design to Architecture by Redshift Video Learn how Jill Kurtz is using technology—and a passion to leave the world a better place than how she found it—to help bring sustainable design to architecture.
Architecture 6 Bold Adaptive-Reuse Projects Give Broken-Down Buildings New Leases on Life by Sarah Jones Adaptive reuse is on the rise, with many existing abandoned buildings being transformed into hotels, homes, and offices. Discover six examples of buildings getting new leases on life.
Sustainability 6 Tips for Making Green Luxury Homes the Showcase for Sustainability by Susan Kuchinskas Green building’s materials and methods can come at a high cost—so maybe luxury homes are a perfect match? Here are 6 ways to sell green design to clients who have the cash.
Architecture How Landscape Architecture Is Growing BIM Roots for Better Collaboration by Angus W. Stocking, L.S. Landscape architecture is planting the seeds for a better built environment by adopting BIM—an industry-standard technology that connects disciplines and levels the field.
Infrastructure 3 Ways Heroic Civil Engineers Can Save the World Through Resilience Planning by Jeff Link Disasters are unpredictable, but civil engineers are the unsung heroes protecting the built world through resilience planning. Here are three trends influencing this global movement.
Construction Will a Vibrant New Skyline Finally Give San Jose a Sense of Place? by Matt Alderton San Jose is California’s third largest city—but one sorely lacking a real visual identity. Can new projects altering the skyline also transform the city’s character from suburban to striking?
Architecture From Fancy to Futuristic, 7 Ways Underwater Architecture Is Reaching New Depths by Rosa Trieu Will humans ever live under the sea? These seven examples of underwater structures—from hotels you can book today to cities in which you might reside in the future—inch toward that reality.
Architecture The Late Zaha Hadid Leaves Behind a Masterpiece (Theatre) in Rabat, Morocco by Kim O’Connell After her death in 2016, Zaha Hadid’s unfinished projects are living on. One masterpiece, the ambitious Grand Theatre, is poised to become the Sydney Opera House of Rabat, Morocco.
