Striking LEED Silver-targeted tower to rise in the heart of Philadelphia
The heart of Philadelphia will soon be transformed with Schuylkill Yards, a $3.5 billion masterplanned neighborhood...
Dramatic “domino-effect” facade wraps BIG-designed business school
Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled images of the stunning Business Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts...
An energy-efficient modern church references Utah’s mining history
Salt Lake City-based design practice Sparano + Mooney Architecture designed a church for West Valley City, Utah...
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...
Renzo Piano reveals designs for Toronto courthouse targeting LEED Silver
Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) teamed up with NORR Architects & Engineers to design the new Toronto Courthouse,...
LEED Silver-seeking Perry World House marries new and old at Penn
The newest building at the University of Pennsylvania also happens to be the oldest. This curious marriage of new...
LEED Silver visitor center is a portal to a historic American battlefield
Calling attention to a historic landscape can be difficult when there are few artifacts to differentiate it from...
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...
Cutting-edge gym won Canada their first Outstanding Sports Facility Award in almost 30 years
The award, presented by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), was given to 13 new or...
Ford to transform Dearborn HQ into a healthier and greener campus committed to sustainability
Over 7.5 million square of feet of workspace will be upgraded under Ford’s new centralized campus master plan...
Copper-clad Staten Island courthouse turns towers of justice into a beacon of sustainability
Built to house the New York State Supreme Civil and Criminal Courts as well as the lower Criminal Court, the Staten...
BIG unveils plans for NYPD’s first-ever green-roofed police station
Located on the corner of St. Ann’s Avenue and E 149th St., the eye-catching 43,000-square-foot 40th Precinct...
Massive NYPD training center will be NYC’s largest LEED project ever commissioned
The new facilities will include a number of standard elements such as a main academic building, administration...
Central Park-inspired exoskeleton encases LEED-seeking 170 Amsterdam tower
170 Amsterdam's design reflects the surrounding trees and green space found in the area. The bold concrete columns...
SOM completes elegant LEED Silver skyscraper in Nanchang, China
The bottom two-thirds of the tower is occupied by office space, while the 20 floors in the top third are reserved...
LEED-certified Miami Beach Convention Center’s responsive facade emulates the nearby ocean
The new design takes its inspiration from the ocean, emulating the movement of coral reefs, waves, and manta...
How The Clark Art Institute’s Renovation Saved a Whopping 1,000,000 Gallons of Water
The Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute, also known as The Clark, originally opened in 1955 in Williamstown,...
Take a Glimpse Inside the Octagon’s Stately Green Residences on Roosevelt Island
Originally constructed in 1841 by Alexander Jackson Davis, The Octagon was an island retreat that featured a beautiful...
Spectacular Solar-Powered Oakland Zoo Vet Hospital Boasts an EV Charging Station
The new Oakland Zoo Veterinary Hospital replaces a 1960's facility with advanced equipment and expanded capacity...
Adobe’s 410 Townsend is a Collaborative LEED Silver Office in San Francisco
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates also designed Adobe's Customer Experience Center and Work Anyplace space in San...
Ohio State University’s Psychedelic New Chiller Plant Earns LEED Silver Certification
The OSU Chiller Plant provides 30,000 tons of chilled water to the university's medical district. It is sited on...
Colby College Museum of Art Expands with a Glassy New LEED Silver Addition
Fisher designed the three story glass structure to “leak out into the environment,” infusing the rich collection...
LA’s New Tom Bradley International Terminal is Inspired by Ocean Waves
The Tom Bradley Terminal is the largest public works project in the history of Los Angeles and is a major improvement...
Gensler’s LGBT Affordable Senior Housing to Break Ground in Chicago This Summer
Gensler was the architect for the LEED Silver Center on Halsted, which is a community center dedicated to the LGBT...
Miller Hull’s New Cutting-Edge UCSD Engineering Building Seeks LEED Silver
The research facility, which is expected to earn LEED Silver certification, provides UCSD with a space and...
Adjaye Associates’ William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library Responds to a Hilly Site in Washington, DC
In 2010, Adjaye Associates won a competition to design two new neighborhood libraries for Washington, DC. Both...
Zaha Hadid’s Light-Filled LEED Silver Galaxy Soho Opens in Beijing
The new Galaxy Soho project is a 330,000 sq m commercial complex that includes office, retail and entertainment...
Klyde Warren Park Adds Much-Needed Green Space Atop the I-35 Freeway in Downtown Dallas
Photo by Mark Andrew Boyer for Inhabitat At just over 5 acres, Klyde Warren Park isn't a big park -- it spans...
David Adjaye’s Francis A. Gregory Library is a Beautiful, Light-Flooded Library in Washington, DC
The new Francis Gregory Library is built at the edge of Washington, DC's Fort Davis Park, where a Civil War-era...
The Prismatic LEED Silver-Seeking Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland Opens its Doors
©Thed Ferringer The museum joins a brand new public plaza designed by James Corner Field Operations which adds...