LEED Silver museum's shimmering, iridescent facade evokes flames in Kansas
When Boston-based architecture practice Verner Johnson was tapped to design the $17.3 million Museum at Prairiefire...
Mirror-covered 'Mirage' house disappears into the California desert
Artist Doug Aitken Workshop has installed a completely mirror-clad house in the middle of California's Coachella...
Will driverless cars fuel suburban sprawl?
In a recent article for the Wall Street Journal, writer Christopher Mims argues that driverless cars like those...
Is Your Neighborhood's Urban Design Making You Fat?
"What is the influence of street network design on public health?" This question prompted a recent study that has...
Alejandro Cartagena's Insightful Photo Series Explores the Carpooling Phenomena In Mexico
[gallery_extend] The Mexico-based photographer primarily focuses his work on social and environmental...
NRDC Slams New Apple Campus Design as Car-Dependent Suburban Sprawl
While many of the conversations regarding Apple today will center around the launch of the iPad 3, the Natural...
'Build a Better Burb' Competition Revitalizes Suburban Areas
[gallery_extend] Calling out to architects, urban designers, planners, students, visionaries, the Build...
Brick Habitats: Mini-Gardens for Habitat Restoration
Imagine having flora and fauna living inside the bricks of your building! A snow-white style fantasy? Not according...
