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- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens LEEDs the way in green design Fri, 9 Jul 21, 1:30am“Imagine the beauty of humanity living in harmony with nature.” This is the goal behind the ongoing work to raise the bar of sustainability in architecture at The Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) and other projects...
- The Toranomon-Azabudai Project puts health before business Sat, 3 Jul 21, 5:30amThe Toranomon-Azabudai Project, a collaboration between several design firms, is a modern urban village built with nature and humans at its core and business on the perimeter.[...]
- Harvards new Science and Engineering Complex is an example of healthy design Tue, 29 Jun 21, 1:30amIt is a project that has taken years, but the eye-popping new Science and Engineering Complex at Harvard University has recently been completed. This is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to research and study with wet...
- PSUs LEED Platinum School of Business features regionally sourced timber Wed, 16 Jun 21, 4:30amDowntown Portland’s reputation for sustainability has been elevated yet again with Portland State University’s latest addition — the Karl Miller Center, a LEED Platinum-certified renovation and a major addition to the...
- Alaska's Kenai Visitor Center provides a refuge from the outside world Tue, 25 May 21, 12:30amLeave the technology-ridden world behind for a little while to sink down into the Alaskan landscape. The visitor center at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has 8,000 square feet of space, so visitors and locals alike can...
- Yerba Buena is a new, green island community in San Francisco Bay Wed, 21 Apr 21, 1:30amYerba Buena Island, a ‘secret’ island of parks, open green spaces and beachfront, offers one of the most spectacular views across the San Francisco Bay...
- LEED-Platinum Knight Cancer Research Building champions team science Sat, 3 Apr 21, 2:30amIn Portland’s South Waterfront, the Knight Cancer Research Building at Oregon Health & Science University is using a “team science” approach to help scientists and researchers find cures to cancer...
- D.C.s Watermark luxury apartments receive LEED Gold certification Thu, 1 Apr 21, 5:30amWashington, D.C.’s Buzzard Point, a post-industrial stretch of waterfront at the intersection of the Anacostia and Potomac rivers, is getting a new lease on life with the recent opening of Watermark, the area’s first...
- LEED Gold-certified WE3 shows off its skin at Silicon Beach Thu, 18 Mar 21, 1:30amIn the rapidly developing area of West Los Angeles known as “Silicon Beach,” local architecture firm SPF:architects has recently completed WE3 at Water’s Edge, a 160,000-square-foot creative workspace with a striking,...
- An urban farm tops a LEED Gold-targeted health education tower in Toronto Fri, 12 Mar 21, 6:30amGlobal design practice Perkins and Will has raised the bar for sustainable campus design with the award-winning Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, a Ryerson University facility designed to achieve LEED Gold certification...
- MVRDVs Mission Rock tower breaks ground in San Francisco Wed, 10 Mar 21, 3:30amConstruction has broken ground on an MVRDV-designed building at San Francisco’s Mission Rock, a multi-phase masterplan that will transform nearly 30 acres of asphalt into a sustainably minded, mixed-use neighborhood and...
- New Ohlone College buildings target net-zero energy consumption Wed, 17 Feb 21, 2:30amGlobal architecture company CannonDesign and San Jose-based firm Anderson Brulé Architects have recently completed the award-winning Ohlone Academic Core Buildings project, a new 185,000-square-foot development at the heart...
- Amazon unveils spiraling, tree-covered skyscraper for Arlington HQ2 Wed, 17 Feb 21, 4:30amAmazon has unveiled images of The Helix, a LEED Platinum-targeted, spiraling tower that will serve as the centerpiece building for the Amazon HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia...
- Nordic unveils LEED Gold-targeted visions for Indias greenest airport Thu, 11 Feb 21, 3:30amArchitecture firms Nordic, Grimshaw, Haptic and STUP have unveiled competition-winning designs for the passenger terminal of Delhi Noida International Airport (DNIA) at Jewar, an ambitious LEED Gold-targeted project that...
- A LEED Gold-targeted office will enhance worker wellbeing Sat, 6 Feb 21, 2:30amMilan-based firm Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has unveiled plans for the sustainable renovation of energy company Enel’s historic Rome headquarters...