2021 Architecture Biennale: A Social and Anthropologic Response to Our ‘Built Future’
Through a selection of projects and research programs, the 2021 Biennale’s curator Hashim Sarkis invites the visitors to overview a series of answers to today’s environment, society and technology, and their future evolution. The visitors are involved in the thoughts
Hydronic Shell Technologies: Retrofitting buildings to net-zero emissions
Many discussions and political acts to reduce global GHG emissions demand radical and rapid behavior changes, but what will really be a game-changer for creating a more sustainable future? Perhaps innovative ideas like David Goldstein’s Hydronic Shell technology. After New York
Bringing Architecture to Carpets: The Unicum Collection
The boundaries between architecture, design, and handicraft have historically been rigid; each discipline sheltered from the other, when in reality there is much to gain from their coalescence. The Unicum Collection, drawn together by Oliva Sartogo and Lavinia Fuksas, (L.O.S.F)
BIOPHILIA IN THE CITY
Creating meaningful opportunities for nature in our urban environments E.O. Wilson, who did a lot to disseminate biophilia in the USA in the middle of the twentieth century, described biophilia as “the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living
Organic Architecture: Reinterpreting the Principles of Nature
Transcendentalist philosophers share the idea that humans and nature are equal forces of the earth that should be living in harmony. Such concepts have long been expressed in writings, from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Henry David Thoreau. In more recent
Hot Buildings Mean Pain And Poverty. Time For Low-Cost Cooling Solutions
The costs of a rapidly changing climate, particularly rising temperatures, fall hardest on already marginalized people. The heat challenges they face include dangerously hot buildings. Building design and quality have a dramatic impact on people’s daily lives. People with less money
An ESA Initiative That Could Revolutionize Green Buildings
When you hear the phrase “environmentally friendly,” what comes to mind? Reusable bags and electric cars, or maybe the recent #trashtag cleaning movement? Whatever your thoughts on it may be, I doubt that thoughts of green, environmentally friendly buildings were
Shape Your Future with Graham Hill
Graham Hill is the founder of LifeEdited, a design company dedicated to helping people design with less stuff, for greater happiness. Passionate about sustainability and minimalism, Graham was previously the founder of TreeHugger.com, an eco blog that was sold to
Shape Your Future with Grace Kim, Principal of Schemata Workshop
Grace Kim is an architect and co-founding principal of Schemata Workshop, an award-winning architectural practice with a keen focus on building community and social equity. She brings innovative ideas to her projects that merge client goals and sustainability measures -
Shape Your Future with Ken Yeang, Eco-architect and visionary
Named by the Guardian newspaper as "One of 50 people who could save the planet", Dr. Ken Yeang is one of the founding figures in sustainable architecture. Describing himself as an "Ecologist first, architect second", Dr. Yeang is behind many
Shape Your Future with Eric Corey Freed, Principal of organicARCHITECT
Organic Architecture has been around for more than two decades but things are heating up very fast today as it is becoming the central focus of sustainable living. Today we asked Eric Corey Freed is Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, a
New York DNA between Art, Architecture and Urban Green
Article and pictures by Architect Elica Sartogo. At the Bloomberg Center's Cornell Tech building, by Pritzker Prize architect Thom Mayne, the New York DNA is part of the conceptual project. The outdoor texture has captured the skyline of Manhattan; the panorama is expressed