“Heliomorphic Chicago” Tinkers With the City’s Iconic Buildings to Create a More Equitable Skyline
On view at the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the installation advocates for a return to a “collective urban form.”
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For This Solar Design Pioneer, Architecture Is Synonymous With Energy
Daylight isn’t the first urban-planning consideration, but it is among the most important. This pioneer in solar design has worked for half a century to spread the message.
Students From Texas and Germany Team Up for Solar Decathlon 2015
The innovative design NexHaus, created by a team of students from University of Texas in Austin, Texas and Technische Universität München in Germany for the Solar Decathlon, is on display at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California, from October 8-11 and 15-18.
After Nuclear Crisis, Japan Delivers This Solar Stunner
Japan unveils its largest solar park as part of a larger effort to "re-think" energy.
The Mission District's Zero Cottage Produces Its Own Energy
David Baker’s Zero Cottage is a passive house in a dense urban area.
With New Zhengzhou Tower, SOM Looked to Early 20th-Century Solar Technology
The new tower by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill becomes the centerpiece of Zhengzhou, China.
