Move over CLT—Make room for DLT (Dowel Laminated Timber)
DowelLam is a mass timber product that can be used for floor, wall, and roof structures.
“Make It Right” Goes Wrong in New Orleans
Some celebrate the failures of "Make It Right", Brad Pitt’s patronage in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina wrecked New Orleans in 2005, celebrated architects like Frank Gehry, David Adjaye and Thom Mayne created art for a foundation set up by Pitt.
Façade Cladding - Matt Surface | Parklex
A new product for façade cladding made from real wood that doesn't need any maintenance called Facade Matt. The stratified wooden board combines the benefits of wood with the technical requirements necessary for optimum long-term outdoor performance.
S.F.'s building department is a mess. It's no wonder pay-to-play rules the day
Myrna Melgar, the new District Seven supervisor and former president of the San Francisco Planning Commission, got lost trying to navigate the city’s building permit process.
Edward Mazria Receives the 2021 AIA Gold Medal
Continuously working to urge architects away from fossil fuels, Mazria helped found the AIA’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) in the 1990s. In 2002 his firm began conducting pro-bono work under the name Architecture 2030.
After 130 years, it is finally possible to visit Gaudí’s first project
Designed as a summer house for the Vicens family in 1883, it is also one of the first buildings kicking off the Catalan Modernism movement. The house has never been open to the general public, so visiting this masterpiece felt extra special.
Cellulose Insulation: Design To Change Climate Change
Tons and tons of waste paper is diverted annually from the waste stream to produce cellulose insulation, where the carbon is retained. And once installed the walls and attics as cellulose insulation, converts those homes and buildings into mini carbon sinks. Multiply that by millions of homes and buildings around the world and the potential for reducing carbon is significant.
Pegasus, BIG and KILO's Hyperloop Travel System, Carries First Passengers
Making history, Virgin Hyperloop’s Pegasus pod carried its first passengers in the Nevada desert. Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and Kilo Design, Pegasus or XP-2 is a new vehicle typology for an autonomous transportation system to achieve hyperloop travel at the speed of over 1,000km/hour, the fastest form of land-based travel.
An Architecture Critic Just Won a Seat in Pennsylvania’s State Senate
Meet Nikil Saval, South Philadelphia’s newest representative