Solar-powered home takes advantage of Silicon Valley’s mild climate
San Francisco-based architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson recently completed the Los Altos Residence, a modernist...
This modern vacation home embraces indoor-outdoor living in Ontario
The boundary between indoors and out are blurred to beautiful effect in the Bear Stand Residence, a family retreat...
LEED Platinum fire station boosts firefighter wellness in Seattle
Firefighting is consistently ranked one of the most stressful jobs in the U.S. — which is why the well-being...
The net-zero Frick Environmental Center is officially one of the world’s greenest buildings
The Frick Environmental Center (FEC) in Pittsburgh just became the first municipally owned building in the U.S....
Vanke Tsing Tao Pearl Hill visitor center blends into the landscape with a rolling green roof
Prolific architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson crafted the Vanke Tsing Tao Pearl Hill Visitor Center in Qingdao,...
Fallingwater Institute adds four timber 'portals' to Frank Lloyd Wright landmark
Students participating in the Fallingwater Institute's summer residence program will now have a beautiful new home-base...
Manetti Shrem Museum's 50,000-square-foot canopy was inspired by the agrarian landscape
The light-filled, multi-use building was built to further the educational mission of the museum and become a new...
University of Pennsylvania's green-roofed New College House targets LEED Silver
Located at a major campus gateway, the 198,000-square-foot New College House (NCH) facade combines the University’s...
Pittsburgh’s net-zero Frick Environmental Center is designed to meet the world’s toughest green standards
Created as a joint venture between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the FEC is a welcome...
Stellar Townhomes are Lake Tahoe's answer to the energy-efficient mountain house
The houses are modern interpretations of the mountain home. They are energy-efficient and designed to offer all...
Henry Island Residence is an off-the-grid family retreat for a Grammy-winning music producer
The Henry Island residence is located on a pristine site in Washington State’s Salish Sea area and is accessed...
Kicking Horse Residence Embraces the Natural World in British Columbia
The Kicking Horse Residence is a mountain retreat designed for an active family of five at the base of a ski resort...
Visit the LEED Gold Lorry Graduate School of Business on the 2012 Greenbuild Conference Tour
The 28,000 square foot Lokey Graduate School of Business building sits as the symbolic gateway to Mills College....
New Newport Beach Civic Center and Park Aiming for LEED Silver
The design of the City Hall is marked by the iconic ‘sail’ of the council chambers room as well as the...
Seattle’s Ballard Library Pairs a Sweeping Green Roof with Natural Light
A prominent feature of Northwestern architecture is exposed heavy glue-lams or wooden beams supporting and shaping...
