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Glow!

At Columbia GSAPP three inflatable pavilions light up using solar power

An outdoor dining setup in front of a restaurant reading uptown garrison
Float On

Daily digest: New York is bullish on outdoor dining sheds, the world’s largest floating solar farm opens in Thailand, and more

Model of a black ski lodge with rivers of windows
Bond Villain Lair

Tom Wiscombe Architecture’s Dark Chalet looms over Powder Mountain with black-on-black aluminum composite

A white building with large lit letters reading ARTLAB.
A Lab, For Art!

Barkow Leibinger and Sasaki create a radiant, net-zero ArtLab for Harvard

The slightly-faceted facade of a building with a blue-ish scratch patterned solar panel.
Panel Discussion

Kiki and Joost design patterned panels to help make solar facades as commonplace as bricks or wood

A gray house-like building with many transparent domes embedded in a public square.
Bubble Wrapped

Obra Architects creates self-contained, yearlong spring in Seoul

Photo of geometric orange building
UNBelievable

UNStudio spins off new tech-focused startup

Photo of three people standing on a roof by solar panels
Sunny Days

EPFL puts new high-efficiency rooftop solar panels to the test

Bell Fab

Eero Saarinen’s Bell Labs stays bright with the largest photovoltaic skylight in the U.S.

Photo of DFAB House in Switzerland
Show Off

Swiss researchers enlist the help of robots to build high-tech showhome

Exterior of Copenhagen International School
UV for Days

C. F. Møller Architects wrapped this Danish school with thousands of solar panels

Photo of Kudadoo Maldives Private Island
Tropical Topic

Maldives resort makes solar panels stylish for a luxury private island

On May 9, the California Energy Commission will vote to change the solar panel standards on single- and multi-family homes. (Dominic Alves/Flickr)
Sunshine State

California could require all new homes to install solar panels

(Courtesy Sistine Solar)
Energy Excellence

Solar panels get a much-needed design makeover

The Holl Shebang

Steven Holl Architects’ colored photovoltaic glass design wins Doctors Without Borders competition

Only In The U.K.

IKEA now sells solar panels and home battery packs

Game Changer

Tesla’s solar roof will cost less than normal roofs

Lights Out

Indiana moves to revoke consumer solar energy incentives

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