
Twisting brick facade fronts an innovative courtyard house near Chicago
In a Chicago suburb full of traditional gabled rooflines, California-based architectural firm Brooks + Scarpa has...

Seattle's new Angle Lake Transit Station looks like a long-exposure photo of a dancer in motion
Architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa just completed construction on the new Angle Lake Transit Station and Plaza at...

Brooks + Scarpa completes forest-like kinetic sculpture ringed with rain gardens
Public art should do more than decorate. Brooks + Scarpa targeted a triple bottom line with their design of the...

Rolling green 'ribbons' proposed for new urban park in downtown LA
Anyone who has been to Los Angeles knows the city could use more green space, and now it seems Brooks + Scarpa...

Everything in this LA store was built with repurposed cardboard rolls
Looks like some swanky LA shops are swapping glitz for green. Aesop, a popular skin care company, has just unveiled...

Affordable housing for disabled veterans marries wellness and sustainability in Los Angeles
Great architecture goes beyond building four walls—it’s about empowering individuals and building communities....

Brooks + Scarpa Complete Saw-Toothed Metalsa Center for Innovation in Mexico
Metalsa SA and Brooks + Scarpa unveiled the plans for the dramatic industrial building back in 2012 and we're thrilled...

American Institute of Architects Announces the Greenest Buildings of 2013
Yin Yan House by Brooks + Scarpa The Yin Yan House is a nearly net-zero energy live/work home and office in...

Brooks & Scarpa's Orange Grove Apartments Are Modern, Simple & Sustainable
Orange Grove is a long slender building in West Hollywood with five apartments all situated along a north/south...

Net-Zero Yin Yang House Soaks up the Sun's Rays in Venice Beach, California
The net zero Yin Yang House was created by Brooks + Scarpa for a growing family who wanted a calm, relaxed and...

Brooks + Scarpa Unveil Plans for Light-Filled, Saw-Toothed Industrial Building in Mexico
Metalsa's new innovation lab will be located in a new Research and Technology Innovation Park developed by the...

Palm Springs' Rosa Gardens Affordable Housing Achieves LEED Gold Certification
Rosa Gardens was constructed on an urban infill lot and it offers 57 units of 2 or 3 bedroom apartments. The project...

Vote for Your Favorite Green Design for Park City's New Kimball Art Center!
BIG's Twisting Timber Eco Tower Denmark-based BIG took inspiration from historic mining structures in Park City...

Brooks + Scarpa Unveil Airy Cloud-Like Renovation For the Kimball Art Center
Yesterday we explored BIG's twisting timber tower for Park City's Kimball Art Center, and today we'll check out...

Solar Umbrella Fuses Energy Neutral Living With Modern Architecture
The residence was inspired by the open framework of the Umbrella House, built in 1953 by Paul Rudolph. Using this...