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.
Ideas & Vision Will a Smarter Social Safety Net Help People Survive the Age of Automation? by Andrew Anagnost How can workers reinvent themselves to stay relevant—and employable—in the new age of automation? Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost believes “universal basic support” is a good place to start.
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 Tim-ber! Builders Herald the Coming Wave of Mass-Timber Construction by Zach Mortice Guns, germs, steel . . . and wood? Mass-timber construction is poised to elevate the way things are built—literally—with taller, stronger, carbon-sequestering structures.
Construction 4 Lessons Learned From the UK’s Transformative BIM Mandate by Jeff Link Large infrastructure projects often produce huge coordination problems. Working with the UK’s forward-thinking BIM mandate, one firm shares 4 insights that could help builders worldwide.
