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Landgrab

“Vulture agents” are trying to buy up real estate in Hawaii for pennies on the dollar as wildfires continue, sparking outrage

Climate Emergency

Wildfires in Hawaii claim dozens of lives and destroy over 1,000 structures

Thought Leaders

California becomes the first state in the U.S. to tackle embodied carbon in its building codes

New seating at Boston City Hall
Learning from the Commonwealth

Fossil fuel bans, a green bank, and energy codes prohibiting all-glass buildings are coming to Massachusetts

Cross-Country Drone Trip

Topographies: Aerial Surveys of the American Landscape presents Stephen Shore’s high-altitude view of America

Looking Back to Look Forward

Emerging Ecologies at MoMA will showcase 60 years of architectural efforts in support of environmental issues

Flood Stories

More City than Water offers a look at Houstonians’ experiences with flooding

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Thinking Through Material Flows

Rather than a primary focus on energy efficiency, architects should consider more holistic assessments to reduce the carbon emissions of construction

Lifted

Virginia Hanusik’s photographs, now on view at MAS Context, study the front lines of the climate crisis

Everlasting Plastics

Ahead of the opening of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, AN speaks with the curators of the American Pavilion

Sink or Swim?

Earth Day Digest: NYC’s new climate plan, designing for fire resiliency in Washington, and more

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The Climate Time Bomb Is Ticking

Latest IPCC report says global emissions need to be cut by nearly half before 2030

silicon valley bank headquarters
Money Talks, Money Walked

Built-environment companies affected by the recent SVB and Signature bank collapses

Home Grown

A new set of manufacturers is producing carbon-storing, plant-based building materials sourced from the farms, forests, and factories of rural America

Pollutioncore

An exhibition by Himali Singh Soin at the Art Institute of Chicago situates viewers within mythic catastrophes

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Ruincore

A career-spanning show of drawings by James Wines demonstrates his commitment to melding built and natural worlds

(Don’t) Light My Fire

New research about gas stoves ignited intense online debate last week about the politics of regulating American homes

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Building Back Kinda Better

Architectural voices respond to the Inflation Reduction Act, “the first real piece of climate legislation to make it through Congress”

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