How Building Bamboo Modular Homes Can Help Curb the Philippines’ Housing Crisis by Rina Diane Caballar The Philippines is growing fast—and a housing crisis looms. One company is looking to traditional bahay kubo hut design to inform a solution, in the shape of affordable bamboo modular homes.
Architecture Japan’s Daiwa House Industry Is Using Generative Design to Retool Urban Housing by Yasuo Matsunaka
Infrastructure 3 Ways Heroic Civil Engineers Can Save the World Through Resilience Planning by Jeff Link
Construction 6 Dangerous Construction Projects Conquer Extreme Weather and Hazardous Terrain by Mark Smith
Architecture Decoding Oppression in Architecture: Design as a Tool for Social Justice by Zach Mortice The hidden language of architecture can aid and abet racial and income-based inequalities; understanding that truth is a step toward changing it.
Engineering How Level of Development Is Bringing a New Standard of Excellence to AEC by Matt Alderton Getting building project teams to speak the same language is tough, but the Level of Development standard is like Google Translate for the AEC industry.
Inside My Design Mind Inside My Design Mind: Johnston Marklee’s Sharon Johnston on Making New History by Jeff Link Johnston Marklee cofounder Sharon Johnston, artistic director of the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial, shares what it means to make new history.
Architecture The Chicago River Edge Ideas Lab Helps Architects Envision a Revived Waterfront by Jeff Link Architecture firms share their visions for reviving public spaces along the Chicago riverfront with the Chicago River Edge Ideas Lab exhibition.
Respect Respect: Landscape Architect Dan Kiley Is the Modernist Hero You’ve Never Heard Of by Kim O’Connell Architects get all the accolades, but their creations shine within a bigger context: Meet Dan Kiley, an “invisible” icon of modernist landscape design.
