Pope Francis' second encyclical Laudato Si advocates stronger environmental stewardship. In it David Briggs finds a revolutionary call for architects to move beyond green metrics, and find a way of building that honors both earth and spirit.
Read MoreStarting a successful community garden requires inspiration, innovation, and lots of hard work. Heather McKinstry, co-founder of Sprout Farms in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, shares a firsthand account.
Read MoreNow that Gowanus, Brooklyn is rising from decades of postindustrial neglect, David Briggs turns to Detroit to see what designers and developers can learn from that city's history.
Read MoreIn “The City in History,” Lewis Mumford described how the first great cities of Athens and Rome succumbed to the disparity of a city’s subcultures and accumulation of wealth for the privileged classes.
Read MoreIn this past Sunday's New York Times Real Estate section there was an article titled "Everybody Inhale" describing the challenges that our city faces with the expected surge in population over the next couple of decades.
Read MoreAs a way to summarize and recap the final two days of Greenbuild and the conference overall, I've outlined a number of recurring ideas and themes that appeared in a number of speeches, discussions, talks and conversations throughout the conference.
Read MoreWednesday’s highlights included the opening of the Exhibition Halls. It seems as though every company imaginable that is involved in the design, building and construction industries has some sort of display.
Read MoreA few weeks ago, our office visited a NYC Parks Department Five Borough Administrative Building on Randall’s Island to see an ongoing experiment in green roof installations. Admittedly, we did not know what to expect and thought at best we might see a few planters with sedum and flowers.
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