With the right attention, old schools can unlock a brighter future anchored in tradition
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With the right attention, old schools can unlock a brighter future anchored in tradition
The president of Illinois Tech discusses the future of technology education
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The president of Illinois Tech discusses the future of technology education
Light and collaboration spaces revitalize a university library
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Light and collaboration spaces revitalize a university library
What do artificial intelligence, athleisure attire, and specialty drinks have to do with electric vehicles?
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What do artificial intelligence, athleisure attire, and specialty drinks have to do with electric vehicles?
Can landscape design help communities promote social justice and climate resilience?
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Can landscape design help communities promote social justice and climate resilience?
Designed to foster diversity, this school leaves an enduring legacy
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Designed to foster diversity, this school leaves an enduring legacy

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Employees can reconfigure this office to support their needs
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Employees can reconfigure this office to support their needs
This trailblazing leader envisions a stronger university with a smaller footprint
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This trailblazing leader envisions a stronger university with a smaller footprint
85 years after opening, this school remains a paragon of child-centered architecture
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85 years after opening, this school remains a paragon of child-centered architecture
Building materials can help or hurt people and the environment. Here’s a guide to making smart choices.
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Building materials can help or hurt people and the environment. Here’s a guide to making smart choices.
An international law firm brings the glory of nature inside
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An international law firm brings the glory of nature inside
Why these CEOs are embracing regenerative design
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Why these CEOs are embracing regenerative design
Beijing’s new performing arts complex redirects the city’s cultural flow
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Beijing’s new performing arts complex redirects the city’s cultural flow
Why are these healthcare professionals working in architecture?
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Why are these healthcare professionals working in architecture?
How do you design research labs for unknown technologies?
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How do you design research labs for unknown technologies?
3 must-see places in the U.S. give voice to Black history, culture, and civil rights.
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3 must-see places in the U.S. give voice to Black history, culture, and civil rights.
How struggling malls became new destinations for health, fun, and learning
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How struggling malls became new destinations for health, fun, and learning
The high-tech tool behind Orlando’s makeover
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The high-tech tool behind Orlando’s makeover

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This mixed-income community is helping ease LA’s housing crisis
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This mixed-income community is helping ease LA’s housing crisis
How does high-speed rail strengthen communities?
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How does high-speed rail strengthen communities?
Dog-friendly offices can be a big employee incentive. Here’s how to ensure a paws-itive experience for everyone.
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Dog-friendly offices can be a big employee incentive. Here’s how to ensure a paws-itive experience for everyone.
4 ways prefabrication benefits communities and the environment
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4 ways prefabrication benefits communities and the environment
Public Health 3.0 is changing how we design for well-being
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Public Health 3.0 is changing how we design for well-being
Can university housing save downtowns? This law school is giving it a try
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Can university housing save downtowns? This law school is giving it a try
Micro-hospitals bring crucial care to medically underserved areas
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Micro-hospitals bring crucial care to medically underserved areas
How inclusive design can strengthen communities and improve lives
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How inclusive design can strengthen communities and improve lives
How street-level activation can transform cities and spark economic success
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How street-level activation can transform cities and spark economic success
Digital twin technology promises greater efficiency, but it’s only as effective as the data that feeds it
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Digital twin technology promises greater efficiency, but it’s only as effective as the data that feeds it
Everyday architecture shouldn’t be banal. It should elevate and enrich the human experience.
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Everyday architecture shouldn’t be banal. It should elevate and enrich the human experience.
Living with muscular dystrophy, a renowned neurologist embodies resilience in his life and work
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Living with muscular dystrophy, a renowned neurologist embodies resilience in his life and work
If you think carbon reduction is just about the planet, you’re missing the big picture
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If you think carbon reduction is just about the planet, you’re missing the big picture
Here’s why outdoor workplaces are in high demand
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Here’s why outdoor workplaces are in high demand
The U.S. federal infrastructure bill presents a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform national transit
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The U.S. federal infrastructure bill presents a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform national transit
5 design tips for helping everyone on campus feel like they belong
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5 design tips for helping everyone on campus feel like they belong
A Chicago hospital shows us time and again that good design saves—and improves—lives
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A Chicago hospital shows us time and again that good design saves—and improves—lives
A new tool makes it easy to tailor design to local health needs.
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A new tool makes it easy to tailor design to local health needs.
Tiffany Haddish hopes to deliver food and culinary education to South LA
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Tiffany Haddish hopes to deliver food and culinary education to South LA
A new higher education building inspires wonder and learning
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A new higher education building inspires wonder and learning
This London workplace supports a culture of choice and responsibility
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This London workplace supports a culture of choice and responsibility
5 ways an evolving market is compelling owners and developers to rethink their existing real estate
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5 ways an evolving market is compelling owners and developers to rethink their existing real estate
A creative community grows in an old San Francisco shipyard
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A creative community grows in an old San Francisco shipyard
What the next generation of innovation districts is all about
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What the next generation of innovation districts is all about
Hospital design should care for health workers and patients in equal measure
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Hospital design should care for health workers and patients in equal measure
How digital innovations are breaking barriers and opening space
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How digital innovations are breaking barriers and opening space
As one global travel company shows us, transit options just might help bring employees back to the office
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As one global travel company shows us, transit options just might help bring employees back to the office
As climate change continues, how can energy-intensive laboratories be designed more sustainably?
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As climate change continues, how can energy-intensive laboratories be designed more sustainably?
“Medtail” is making healthcare more accessible and rejuvenating commercial districts.
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“Medtail” is making healthcare more accessible and rejuvenating commercial districts.
7 ways to foster peer-to-peer learning
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7 ways to foster peer-to-peer learning
Glass buildings are threatening the world’s most beautiful birds. These design moves can save them.
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Glass buildings are threatening the world’s most beautiful birds. These design moves can save them.
How a little robot helped rebuild a camp for the blind
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How a little robot helped rebuild a camp for the blind
Bridging academics and industry, researchers in UC San Diego’s ‘collaboratories’ tackle the biggest challenges of our time
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Bridging academics and industry, researchers in UC San Diego’s ‘collaboratories’ tackle the biggest challenges of our time
This new sustainability standard is a game-changer for sports and entertainment venues
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This new sustainability standard is a game-changer for sports and entertainment venues
A new generation of career and technical education is readying students for a rapidly shifting workforce
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A new generation of career and technical education is readying students for a rapidly shifting workforce
These research laboratories are positioned to attract top talent
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These research laboratories are positioned to attract top talent
3 ways prefabrication can keep public transit projects moving
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3 ways prefabrication can keep public transit projects moving
How 3D printing helped transform Minneapolis’ iconic indoor public space
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How 3D printing helped transform Minneapolis’ iconic indoor public space
The city of tomorrow will have way fewer cars
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The city of tomorrow will have way fewer cars
How to design sensitive, responsive environments that support everyone
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How to design sensitive, responsive environments that support everyone
For a glimpse into the future of design equity, look no further than today’s federal architecture
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For a glimpse into the future of design equity, look no further than today’s federal architecture
He’s on a mission to create more inclusive architecture
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He’s on a mission to create more inclusive architecture
Inclusive design should never be a program. It’s a mindset.
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Inclusive design should never be a program. It’s a mindset.
From clinician to campus change manager
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From clinician to campus change manager
How innovative design transformed radiation cancer care at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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How innovative design transformed radiation cancer care at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Green means business
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Green means business
The Future of Healthcare Design (Part 1)
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The Future of Healthcare Design (Part 1)
A small Canadian coffee chain shows its flower power
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A small Canadian coffee chain shows its flower power
This old house: Rethinking the retrofit
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This old house: Rethinking the retrofit
5 trends in health education campus design
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5 trends in health education campus design
The Future of Healthcare Design (Part 3)
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The Future of Healthcare Design (Part 3)
The Future of Healthcare Design (Part 2)
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The Future of Healthcare Design (Part 2)
Watch Get a feel for life in the metaverse
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Get a feel for life in the metaverse
Can AI accurately interpret your facial expression? Try it here.
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Can AI accurately interpret your facial expression? Try it here.
Watch See how a robot fabricated this timber pavilion
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See how a robot fabricated this timber pavilion
Why it’s time to rethink everything you thought you knew about museums
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Why it’s time to rethink everything you thought you knew about museums
The most progressive organizations are using corporate real estate in bold new ways.
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The most progressive organizations are using corporate real estate in bold new ways.
So you think you know what ESG means?
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So you think you know what ESG means?
China’s newest library derives meaning from the past to inspire the future
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China’s newest library derives meaning from the past to inspire the future
On post-COVID city streets, what’s the right way to handle a right-of-way?
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On post-COVID city streets, what’s the right way to handle a right-of-way?
The Metaverse is coming. Here’s what that means.
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The Metaverse is coming. Here’s what that means.
A giant indoor lab that simulates life-size public spaces could hold the key to mobility equity
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A giant indoor lab that simulates life-size public spaces could hold the key to mobility equity
Like magic, a stadium canopy “floats” above the stands
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Like magic, a stadium canopy “floats” above the stands
These public schools support learning, health, and wellness by design
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These public schools support learning, health, and wellness by design
Three cities, three ways urban design can create social equity
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Three cities, three ways urban design can create social equity
Norway’s capital unveils one of the most sustainable mixed-use developments of the last decade
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Norway’s capital unveils one of the most sustainable mixed-use developments of the last decade
Sensors that read your emotions at work? They may one day make the office a happier place
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Sensors that read your emotions at work? They may one day make the office a happier place
The carbon-reducing design process, simplified
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The carbon-reducing design process, simplified
Four ways to develop healthy, affordable homes
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Four ways to develop healthy, affordable homes
Move over, density: equity and livability are the new urban design drivers
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Move over, density: equity and livability are the new urban design drivers
This empathic design solution gives Angelenos without a home a dignified place to sleep
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This empathic design solution gives Angelenos without a home a dignified place to sleep
Robots designing human places? It’s not sci-fi.
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Robots designing human places? It’s not sci-fi.
Because of COVID, our hospitals are prepared for whatever public health crisis comes our way
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Because of COVID, our hospitals are prepared for whatever public health crisis comes our way
Her passion for public health is making K-12 schools safer in the pandemic era
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Her passion for public health is making K-12 schools safer in the pandemic era
Reducing carbon takes work, but new tools make it easier
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Reducing carbon takes work, but new tools make it easier