Recognizing the top 10 LEED states February 3, 2020 Colorado takes the top spot on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) annual list of Top 10 States for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). + Read More

Researchers create live brick that can self-heal and reduce CO2 February 3, 2020 University of Colorado (CU) Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with the help of bacteria. + Read More

NASA selects first commercial habitable module for ISS January 31, 2020 NASA has chosen its first commercial destination module for the International Space Station. + Read More

Zaha Hadid Architects to design new HQ for telecom firm Oppo January 31, 2020 Following an international competition, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been selected to build mobile communications company Oppo’s new headquarters in Shenzhen, China. + Read More

KPF unveils Boston harbor tower design January 30, 2020 Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and the Chiofaro Company have unveiled designs for the Boston Harbor Tower, the Pinnacle at Central Wharf. + Read More

$19M S.C. retirement community expansion breaks ground January 30, 2020 The Woodlands at Furman in Greenville, South Carolina, holds groundbreaking for state-of-the-art community village. + Read More

SOM and European Space Agency to continue research into habitats on the moon January 29, 2020 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) to advance Moon Village research. + Read More

Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture school to close after 88 years January 29, 2020 Frank Lloyd Wright’s School of Architecture at Taliesin (SOAT) will be closing both campuses in June after 88 years. + Read More

SNHA’s $18M expansion plan for Illinois library gets green light January 28, 2020 Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects’ design for the renovation and expansion of the St. Charles Public Library, Illinois, has been approved. + Read More

China plans to erect prefab coronavirus hospital in six days January 27, 2020 A new 1000-bed hospital is rising in Wuhan, China, to treat patients showing symptoms of the coronavirus. + Read More