Dialogue: Michael Maltzan
“Increasingly we need to find ways of creating public space as open space. Building those spaces in natural, real, and authentic ways … is critical.” More
Randy Burkett Lighting Design
How one firm is shedding light on some of the world’s most impressive projects More
Inside Frito-Lay’s New Near-Zero-Waste Plant
Frito-Lay commits itself to being one of the country’s preeminent green companies with a new near-zero-waste facility More
“Never abandon your dreams.”
Susan Friedland describes what it takes to create LEED Platinum housing for homeless youth More
The Secret to Housing? Building More Than Bedrooms.
Meta Housing Corporation is bringing supermarkets to food deserts and public transit to car culture More
“Everyone wants to do the right thing for the warriors who come through this place.”
David Keith on Clark Nexsen’s Warrior Transition Unit at the National Naval Medical Center—and why the project was both a personal honor and professional victory More
Keep Austin Sustainable
In a city with space-limiting ‘McMansion ordinances,’ CG&S Design Build stays inside the lines while creating Austin’s coolest homes More
Counter Points
IceStone began as an underdog but now makes ultra-sustainable countertops that earn multiple LEED points and have been specified for the USGBC’s own headquarters More
Show & Tell
Furniture designer Daniel Michalik documents the cork process in Portugal More