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Eco-Archi-Histories

Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism retrieves an inspiring, bygone era of the American architectural imagination

Outgrowing Portland

Cement production has an emissions problem. Here’s how companies are addressing it.

B Corps

More and more architecture firms are becoming certified B Corps: What are they, and what do they mean for architecture?

How Architects Learn

The September 2023 issue of The Architect’s Newspaper is out today

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Light Switch

Biden administration and EU Commission ban incandescent bulbs to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

Real-World Applications

Penn to launch a new online course for professionals centered on sustainability

Sweat Inducing

Heat Wave digest: An awful week of weather, incentivizing retrofits, painting roadways, and more

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Top Ten

AIA announces the 2023 COTE Award winners

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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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Over the Top

Airbnb will support the construction of 100 wacky vacation rental designs through its OMG! Fund competition

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Ahead of the Game

Material Bank signs on to The Climate Pledge, committing to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

Pop-Up mMATERIALs Show: Boston!

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Inherent and Inalienable

UN General Assembly declares access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment a universal human right

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New Rules

Austin will require all future Parks and Recreation projects to achieve SITES certification

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Bad Building

Architecture’s aesthetics should support, rather than sabotage, a building’s function

2022 Wege Prize Awards

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Big (Ar)ups

Arup to receive the 2022 Honor Award from the National Building Museum

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Crème de la COTE

The 2022 AIA COTE Top Ten winners elevate the standards for superlatively sustainable building

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