When the University of Massachusetts Amherst set out to build a new home for its design school, the goal was not just to raise an emblem to its burgeoning building arts program. “From the ...

But in the era of climate change, more and more emphasis is being placed on a building’s “green” credentials, as environmental impact leads decisions around design, construction and operations.

"Blob" buildings are taking over the world. That's according to Emporis,a database of construction projects, which has made a list of some of the most spectacular examples of blob architecture or ...

"I wanted us to design a building completely unconnected to the ... The PUC project is just one example of how government has embraced green design, once a fringe movement. Bay Area municipalities ...

Choosing lightweight cladding over brick, for example, has a much more significant impact. Our findings show that to design low carbon buildings we need to focus on efficient shapes (boxy ...

6. Design for What’s Next As college football training facilities keep changing, architects must create flexible spaces within these buildings to accommodate future growth. A multipurpose room, for ...

provides general guidelines and three worked design examples for the structural design of blast-resistant buildings. This new edition incorporates updates regarding new developments within structural ...

Designed by Perkins & Will and constructed in 1966, the nearly 257,000-square-foot complex is viewed as an example of midcentury modern design with its current four buildings connected with glass ...