Jim W. Sealy, chair of the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) and former chair of the National Institute of Building Sciences, passed away on May 10 at age 82. Sealy was an architect who made a huge impact on national architecture and building codes as well as on Texas.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s School of Architecture at Taliesin (SOAT) will be changing its name and move both its campuses in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Spring Green, Wisconsin, to Cosanti and Arcosanti, the home and studio of Italian architect, artist, and urban theorist Paolo Soleri in Arizona. This decision comes after...
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The American Wood Council (AWC) has released seven updated cradle-to-gate, industry-wide environmental product declarations (EPDs) for wood products. These third-party verified updates replace the 2013 editions previously available for use in determining the environmental footprint of the industry’s principal products, as well as with green building rating systems and sustainable...
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The magazine’s series of sponsored e-books continues with a discussion on the sustainability aspects of concrete. Concrete is a relatively low-impact material, not only due to its durability, long service life, and recyclability, but also because of increasing investments in sustainable manufacturing technologies.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released strategies and 3D models for office spaces and retail stores that can help employers and businesses reopen more safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design strategies provide a holistic approach to modifying stores and offices using a 17-point architectural, engineering, and administrative framework based...
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Hip Hop Architecture is challenging everyone—architects, students, designers, artists, singers, rappers, and hip hop fans—to use hip hop’s protest music as prompts for imagining a ‘Just City.’ The current pandemic has challenged everyone to reimagine how spaces will be used in a post-COVID-19 society.
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released four new Safety First Pilot Credits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The credits outline sustainable best practices that align with public health and industry guidelines related to cleaning and disinfecting, workplace re-occupancy, HVAC, and plumbing operations.
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The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is going all-virtual. It will be taking place from November 10 to 12. The event experience, originally scheduled to take place in San Diego, California, from November 4 to 7, will now unfold over several weeks with three digital summits.
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ODA New York’s new 361-m (1185-ft) Seattle Tower design reflects its founding principal Eran Chen’s belief that every city dweller should have access to outdoor space in their homes. Located in the city’s downtown, the tower has retail, parking, and co-working spaces on the lower floors, and 1080 residential...
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Architecture and design firm Rockwell Group has created a template for outdoor dining—an adaptable kit-of-parts, accommodating a range of restaurants and street conditions following COVID-19. The solution offers five scales of cost-effective interventions, from minimal to more complex, and provides restaurants the flexibility to easily customize their own outdoor...
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