‘Passive House’ Design Used To Build Impressive NYC School Could Make It Fireproof
The two "ultra-low-energy-use building houses" boast several passive house standards, including a green roof and thick walls ...
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An Architect Merges Design With Urbanism, History, Dance, and More
GSAPP’s Mario Gooden believes that architecture must fully engage with the cultural landscape.
Column: Architecture is having a movie moment — but do ‘Brutalist’ and ‘Megalopolis’ make architects more than pure ego?
A: Wright’s Prairie School style of modernism exists in that long lineage of modernism ... we had mayors who were design- and ...
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Perkins&Will revisits Crow Island School near Chicago to update and upgrade a groundbreaking modernist monument to creative pedagogy
Based on a child-centered and scaled view of primary school learning that celebrates learning in landscape and artisanal craft, Crow Island School, in the North Shore Chicago suburb of Winnetka, is ...
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Memorial Gym: ‘Great War’ Gave Shape to a Great Need
What began as an athletic clubhouse evolved into a memorial for 2,700 students and alumni killed in World War I.
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Researcher Curates Powerful New Exhibition
Dr. Robert Jan van Pelt, a professor in the School of Architecture, is renowned for his research into the architecture and ...
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Tales from years past: University District’s historic homes share hidden meanings
Each day, hundreds of students walk past homes — aging and time-honored — with rich histories they might not be aware of.
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RIAS warns of ‘tragedy’ over tech hub plans for Mackintosh’s Lighthouse
Scotland’s shuttered architecture and design centre at the Lighthouse, Glasgow, could be replaced by a tech hub in a move the ...
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Building Communities
Architect Thomas Coldefy talks about his design philosophy, which prioritises purposeful buildings that actively invite and engage their inhabitants.
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American University of Sharjah and Università Iuav di Venezia forge partnership
This partnership between American University of Sharjah and Università Iuav di Venezia is a significant step in strengthening ...
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In Connecticut's Litchfield, Bucolic Charm and Modernist Architecture Beckon
It’s hard to imagine a more archetypical New England town than Litchfield, CT. Tucked into the northwestern edge of ...