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According to reports, commercial buildings in Los Angeles are expected to produce an increasing amount of carbon emissions at the fastest rate compared to all other typologies...

Garcia developed “More Sky” as part of her master’s thesis project at Pratt Institute, where she’s pursuing a Masters of Industrial Design degree...

The main wing of the Lenbachhaus Museum was built in 1891 as a studio and villa for the artist Franz von Lenbach, and several additions have been added over the past 100+ years...

  We had an opportunity to sit down with green building consultant Carl Seville, also known as know as the Green Building Curmudgeon for his no nonsense look at green building and remodeling...

Every year, roughly one billion square feet of buildings are demolished and replaced with new construction in the United States, according to a new report from Preservation Green Lab, and that number is likely to escalate...

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Bob Vila’s name has been synonymous with home improvement since he helped launch This Old House in 1979. After nearly thirty years of producing and hosting television shows about the world of home design and improvement,...

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The allure of the old infused with the new could not be more pronounced in this studio retrofit of an aging printing press in downtown Barcelona. Minim Interior Architects subtly slipped modern elements into the rough brick...

The Smith Tower in Seattle broke ground exactly one hundred years ago, capturing the title for tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi for nearly half the century...

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The Butler House, recently completed by Andrew Maynard Architects is a remodel of a warehouse loft occupied by a family with two children. Noise, a lack of light and thermal discomfort drove the new design to incorporate...

This incredible rooftop garden is the product of an inspired retrofit that re-imagined a mediocre three-story home into six bright and beautiful apartments in Ekoda, Tokyo...