From the 1990s until quite recently, architects on this continent often envied the textured and articulated building envelopes their international counterparts were creating, while their own shade ...

Sustainability is an oft-discussed design term; yet there is confusion about what it is and how to use new (and existing) technologies to achieve sustainable building designs. This AIA, GBCI, and ...

Windows not only transform the façade of a building, the natural light that they allow inside is a vital tool in highlighting a building’s interior design elements. But sunlight is not always ...

A large percentage of a building’s energy usage is consumed by heating and cooling, but a new dynamic shading system designed by researchers at the University of Toronto could help. Inspired by the ...

In the tragic first chapter of Kim Stanley Robinson’s breakthrough novel, The Ministry of the Future, readers follow a caregiver as he navigates an Indian city amidst a crushing heat wave. The power ...

An entire cluster of crumbling low-rise commercial buildings was redeveloped for luxury retail using the Flexbrick system. Redesigned by BKSK Architects, the historic development is situated near the ...

Eliason is a researcher, writer, urbanist, and architect based in Seattle. He holds a B.Arch from Virginia Tech. His writings and past collaborations have been featured in Treehugger, Archinect, ...

Question: Our board is preparing to have our building painted yellow. A couple of months ago, the board sent out a questionnaire, asking owners to approve changing the color of the building from ...