By: Dean Hill, ASLA | Past Issue – Sustainability| In today’s design and construction environment it would be hard to imagine any conversation that did not include the discussion of green building and sustainability. Sustainability has many meanings and the pursuit of this elusive principle has become a daily endeavor for designers, design firms, product [&hellip
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By: Michael Murray| Past Issue – Sustainability| Net zero energy buildings – buildings designed to generate as much energy as is consumed over the course of a year – have recently gained important footholds in architectural practice, owners’ expectations and public policy. In the last five years, the 2030 Challenge was formally adopted by the [&hellip
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By: Heather Gadonniex| Past Issue – Sustainability| Transparency. This buzz word is swarming the rooms of building product manufacturers, architects, designers, specifiers and building owners. Recently, it popped up in a new LEED pilot credit and was seen in the second draft release of LEED 2012. However, for many the meaning behind this word is [&hellip
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By: Ashley Katz | Past Issue – Sustainability| More than 1.4 million square feet of construction space is being certified every day. Over the past 10 years, green building has grown into a global phenomenon that has changed the way we think about the built environment. As buildings, homes and whole communities of all shapes [&hellip
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By: Ashley Katz | Sustainability| Community. Innovation. Inspiration. Conversation. Celebration. To members of the global green building community, these words describe the excitement and promise of the green building movement and its future, all of which neatly intersect at USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. Next month, thousands of members of this diverse community will [&hellip
More »By: Jared Green |Landscape Architecture | Washington, D.C. has moved from the bottom of the rankings to being a top 10 bicycle-friendly city in just ten years. A group of experts, including Jim Sebastian, Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation, Jennifer Toole, ASLA, Toole Design Group, and Shane Farthing, Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) explained how [&hellip
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By: Dean Hill, ASLA|Landscape Architecture | Shifting housing trends leading to the redevelopment of urban areas and an infusion of stimulus redevelopment dollars have placed architecture, infrastructure, and landscape in a precarious but opportunistic position. Opportunistic because there are now in place additional green building rating systems and methods that can be used with new [&hellip
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By Harry Mark, AIA |Train Stations| Train, metro, and transportation infrastructure is being re-invented by architects after over a half century of decline. The latest generation of innovative designs for this building type responds to the comfort and efficiency of high-speed rail travel and explore the station and its surrounding development as an important part [&hellip
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Much of the controversy over high-speed rail in the United States has been centering on where to put it and who will accept it. Most recently, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Florida spurned over $3 billion in federal funds for the development of high-speed rail. Closer to home, opposition to California’s high-speed rail system from a number [&hellip
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Congratulations and thank you for visiting Architype Media! As publisher and co-founder of Architype Media, I am excited to welcome you to a new family of architecture and design resources. The team at Architype Media has recently developed an exciting platform full of powerful tools and resources aimed specifically to support creative professionals. If you’re [&hellip
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Welcome to the new Architype Review! It’s Architype Review’s fifth anniversary year and the editorial team is excited to unveil a re-design and expansion of this unique publication. We hope you enjoy the new layout and added features, expanding the coverage of featured projects and emphasizing the focus of the publication on this core study [&hellip
More »Schools are mostly workhorse buildings. Perhaps at the very high end of elite prep schools they can occasionally afford to be skittish, temperamental racers with stylish breeding and impressive pedigrees. But, for the everyday world, they need to be able to do their job well. They need to bolster the critical enterprise of helping kids [&hellip
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There is a drastic public health problem in America. Our auto-centric, sedentary lifestyles and bad eating habits have created a nation with 75 percent of the population expected to be overweight by 2015, at a ridiculously high cost of $117 billion dollars a year! Obesity leads to numerous health problems including heart disease, high blood pressure, and [&hellip
More »Site amenities that are seamlessly integrated with their environment create a sense of congruity and enhance the overall design. To achieve a final product that adapts to its surroundings and stands up to the challenges of public spaces, environmental aesthetics and smart material choices must be considered throughout the design process. Design Consideration Good design [&hellip
More »It wasn’t until the 1970s that Environmental Graphic Design was formally recognized as a design discipline, but it has been around as long as humans have felt the need to name and consecrate spaces and connect them with stories. The earliest examples of EGD include classical inscriptions, wall murals, and even cave paintings, but by the 20th century in particular, architecture [&hellip
More »In a talk at the National Building Museum, Spanish-born Diana Balmori, FASLA, a leading landscape designer famous for both her projects in Spain and the U.S., made the case for focusing on our shared landscapes, arguing that they are increasingly the “terrain for discussing our issues,” much more so than buildings. Her goal, actually, is [&hellip
More »Integrated Design Strategies for Small-scale Sites and Residential Landscapes. “Going green” is no longer a choice; it’s a necessity. Developed landscapes have played a significant role in exacerbating the environmental and social problems that threaten humanity; however, they can also be part of the solution. Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small-Scale Sites [&hellip
More »More and more, park and playground planners are looking to create play spaces that not only welcome children to play, but also invite their entire family into the environment. In addition, many planners want their playgrounds to act as iconic gathering spaces for the entire community. To meet the needs of these individuals, playground manufacturers [&hellip
More »Next time you park on the street, imagine instead a park-like atmosphere in its place and what that would mean to the adjacent retail establishments and neighborhood. The overall look, feel and appeal of the area would be changed and transformed into something beautiful and purposeful. This emerging and exciting trend – the Bison Pop-Up-Park [&hellip
More »“The first wave of modernism was about beauty and sensuality, but the second wave may be about confrontation – confronting the mistakes of the past,” said Brad McKee, Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine, at The Second Wave of Modernism II: Landscape Complexity and Transformation, a day-long conference organized by the Cultural Landscape Foundation at the Museum [&hellip
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Urban park design has recently received an unprecedented amount of exposure due to the successes of New York City’s High Line, Toronto’s Waterfront and the recently completed National Mall Design Competition. Urban dwellers and developers are including close proximity to outdoor spaces as requirements in determining their housing purchase habits. These urban oases incorporate dynamic [&hellip
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Site amenities that are seamlessly integrated with their environment create a sense of congruity and enhance the overall design. To achieve a final product that adapts to its surroundings and stands up to the challenges of public spaces, environmental aesthetics and smart material choices must be considered throughout the design process. Design Consideration Good design [&hellip
More »There is a drastic public health problem in America. Our auto-centric, sedentary lifestyles and bad eating habits have created a nation with 75 percent of the population expected to be overweight by 2015, at a ridiculously high cost of $117 billion dollars a year! Obesity leads to numerous health problems including heart disease, high blood [&hellip
More »One of Cooper Union’s iconic features is the Alumni Roof Terrace located on the eighth floor of the new 41 Cooper Square building. Creatively integrated into the design, this dramatic terrace showcases engraved names of alumni contributors in beautiful black granite pavers. Cooper Union’s Alumni Terrace exemplifies the goal of modern rooftop design – to [&hellip
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Positioned in the heart of Time Square’s bowtie, One Astor Plaza has long been an icon of Midtown Manhattan. The tall skyscraper, located at 1515 Broadway, is currently the headquarters for Viacom and houses the MTV Studios, Minskoff Theatre (which currently hosts the Broadway production of “The Lion King”), Best Buy Theater, and several street-level [&hellip
More »Washington, D.C. has moved from the bottom of the rankings to being a top 10 bicycle-friendly city in just ten years. A group of experts, including Jim Sebastian, Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation, Jennifer Toole, ASLA, Toole Design Group, and Shane Farthing, Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) explained how the city did it at an [&hellip
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Shifting housing trends leading to the redevelopment of urban areas and an infusion of stimulus redevelopment dollars have placed architecture, infrastructure, and landscape in a precarious but opportunistic position. Opportunistic because there are now in place additional green building rating systems and methods that can be used with new sustainable site and landscape metrics to [&hellip
More »Schools are mostly workhorse buildings. Perhaps at the very high end of elite prep schools they can occasionally afford to be skittish, temperamental racers with stylish breeding and impressive pedigrees. But, for the everyday world, they need to be able to do their job well. They need to bolster the critical enterprise of helping kids [&hellip
More »Luxury hospitality is being transformed by consumers. These travelers have a new agenda that is altering the manner in which luxury hotels and resorts are operated. And, in the case where new development is being contemplated, how they are designed – even where they are located. Developers are listening, trends are now becoming revolutionary! Design [&hellip
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