The built environment provides a huge opportunity to move to a circular economy. Standardization and smart design will be key to enabling the shift. “Buildings can, and must , work in a circular way,” ...

The Urban Sequoia NOW model imagined by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) poses the question of whether buildings can act like trees: capturing carbon, purifying the air and restoring the environment?

We’ve all seen them: swoopy, plant-filled architectural renderings that blur the line between imagination and reality. Architects and clients alike marvel at AI’s ability to produce these ...

Building architectural design seems to conflict with the requirements of the security designer. Architectural firms are bridled with the entire scope of a building design and must consider every ...

The impact of multi-story building design considerations on embodied carbon emissions, cost, and operational energy has been revealed. The impact of multi-storey building design considerations on ...

Architects can shape detailed buildings in minutes with Forma Building Design to easily test how different options work on their site. For many architects, schematic design is defined by a familiar ...

In an era marked by rapid urbanization, climate emergencies, and evolving societal needs, architecture has a complex role to play, and a responsibility to engage actively yet sensibly with cultural, ...

Have you heard about Mississippi? It’s a construction project brought to life by Waechter Architecture after more than 10 years of planning and investigation. This building isn’t just your ordinary ...

A new global review provides a snapshot of building codes and their implementation in 22 selected countries in six regions around the world. The review focuses on building code provisions for ...