Cities are inseparable from fast-paced lifestyles. Rising rents and “not-that-small” apartments characterize urban environments, perpetuating the chase for “bigger, faster, and more”. As economies ...

Increasingly, the concept of social sustainability has become a central theme in contemporary architecture discussions as users' subjective and non-static needs become paramount in the design process.

Architects and engineers drive much of today’s building design process. Together, they are responsible for major design decisions encompassing everything from aesthetics and layout to structure and ...

Social media is changing the world of architecture. Take, for example, the offices of HWKN in the Financial District, where founder Matthias Hollwich has incorporated an extra step in his team’s ...

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Lately, the term "continuous" has popped to the top of vendors' and pundits' lists as the software architecture we all should and want to have. The problem is that many assume "continuous" means rapid ...

Architects are often expected to design for the occupant— but don’t always have the tools to visualize how their decisions impact airflow patterns, indoor air quality, and occupant thermal comfort. In ...

Kevin Newman, the CEO & creative director of Newman Garrison + Partners, was introduced to the built environment by his father—a residential real estate developer—but his knack for drawing drove him ...