9 Best Articles in 2022
Architectural Digest
12 of the Strangest Buildings in the World
Architectural Digest
1 min read · Aug 2nd · Shaped like baskets, carpets, and fish, you won’t believe these buildings are real · Shared by 125
The School of Life
Buildings That Give Hope - and Buildings That Condemn Us
The School of Life
4 min read · May 27th · Read our article - Buildings That Give Hope - and Buildings That Condemn Us. The School Of Life has a huge collection of interesting articles, read now. · Shared by 66
nationalgeographic.co.uk
What is ‘Gothic’? It’s more complicated than you think.
nationalgeographic.co.uk
1 min read · Feb 18th · Hidden in the architecture of some of the world’s most famous buildings is a cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East. · Shared by 530, including Rick Powell, Stephanie A Kowalski
123inspiration.com
Abandoned Buildings by Daniel Schmitt
123inspiration.com
1 min read · From 2013 · German photographer Daniel Schmitt has created a stunning photo series of old abandoned buildings.... · Shared by 57
ProPublica
When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord
ProPublica
20+ min read · Feb 7th · Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile,… · Shared by 287, including Dan Gillmor, Howard Getson, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Cory Doctorow, Matt Zoller Seitz, Steve Faktor, David Madden
The Wharton School
What’s Going to Happen to All Those Empty Office Buildings?
The Wharton School
3 min read · Mar 2nd · The demand for office space is unlikely to rebound to pre-COVID levels because workers want flexibility, says Wharton real estate professor Joseph Gyourko. · Shared by 169, including Timothy Taylor
Vox
There’s a climate solution hiding in our walls
Vox
6 min read · Apr 20th · Buildings waste a lot of energy. One low-tech solution could fix that. · Shared by 278, including Colin Wright, Christo Meid, Timothy Taylor
The Conversation
Algorithms are designing better buildings
The Conversation
4 min read · From 2020 · Algorithms can now work out the best ways to lay out rooms, construct buildings and even change them over time to meet user needs. · Shared by 59, including Nige Willson, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Nicolas Babin, Oliver Ewinger, Merkstatt, Howard Getson, Ronald van Loon, Bob E. Hayes
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Architectural Digest
12 of the Strangest Buildings in the World
Architectural Digest
1 min read · Aug 2nd · Shaped like baskets, carpets, and fish, you won’t believe these buildings are real · Shared by 125
Axios
"Smart glass" is coming to a building near you
Axios
2 min read · Aug 30th · New incentives could help make buildings (and cities) greener · Shared by 106
BuzzFeed News
Pakistan Flooding Videos Show Buildings Being Washed Away
BuzzFeed News
2 min read · Aug 27th · Shared by 70
Fast Company
AI tools like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney are helping architects—and their clients—design new buildings
Fast Company
6 min read · Sep 12th · Text-to-image generators are opening up new avenues for design. · Shared by 64
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The New York Times
Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Manhattan May Never Be the Same.
The New York Times
Summary · 8 min read · 2021-03-29 · New York City, long buoyed by the flow of commuters into its towering office buildings, faces a cataclysmic challenge, even when the pandemic ends. · Shared by 131, including Dan Hill, getAbstract, Azeem Azhar, Jonathan Kogan, Lauren Young, Eric Vitiello, Terence Mills, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Andreas Staub, Emily Badger, LARRY ELKAN
Fast Company
How we can redesign cities to fight future pandemics
Fast Company
6 min read · From 2020 · “Buildings have to be the secret weapon in the future to combat infectious diseases.” · Shared by 230, including Shawn Venasse, AIA National, Liliane Ferrari ™, Philanthropy News Digest, Thomas Power, Katja Evertz, Gutly Myrat, Stephan Woodtli, Merkstatt, Tauno, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Fast Company
This architect wants to suspend buildings in midair. It’s not as impossible as it sounds
Fast Company
3 min read · Apr 18th · Like mini zeppelins, these floating buildings could create new urban space and fight climate change. · Shared by 50, including Randy Deutsch, John Hagel, Bob Violino
Fast Company
This robot dog is changing the way buildings are designed, constructed, and used
Fast Company
3 min read · 2021-02-22 · Spot can scan and analyze buildings to find mistakes or determine how the space is being used. · Shared by 45, including Tara Imani, AIA NCIDQ ASID
PetaPixel
Photographer Finds Polar Bears That Took Over Abandoned Buildings
PetaPixel
3 min read · Jan 13th · Photographer Dmitry Kokh visited Kolyuchin Island and found the strange sight of polar bears that had taken over an abandoned settlement. · Shared by 162, including 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Adrien Salazar, Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Dominic Grzbielok, Cindy Krum 📱, Noely ⚡️🏐, Elrond Burrell (he/him), #StormHour, Kim Lawless, William Gibson, Bas Grasmayer, Armin Wolf, Emily Riehl, worms cited, Brad Frost, Loubna Rais, Lucy Kueng, Christopher D. Long (Крістофер Д. Лонг), Ajit Pai
The Guardian
Re-wilding our cities: beauty, biodiversity and the biophilic cities movement
The Guardian
5 min read · 2021-04-04 · Buildings covered in plants do more than just make the cityscape attractive – they contribute to human wellbeing, biodiversity, and action on climate change · Shared by 180, including Damir Kusar, Amanda Sturgeon, UN Biodiversity, Shawn Venasse, Botany One, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos
Guardian Environment
The US city that has raised $100m to climate-proof its buildings
Guardian Environment
4 min read · 2021-08-19 · Ithaca, New York, has turned to private investors to help it decarbonize thousands of residential and commercial buildings · Shared by 41, including Svein Tveitdal, Thomas Power
Fast Company
The office of the future is outdoors
Fast Company
4 min read · 2021-04-26 · Landlords and designers are adding more outdoor space to office buildings, so employees can actually work outside. · Shared by 110, including AIA National, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tim Washer, Amber Mac, Nicolas Babin, Berci Meskó, MD, PhD, Tara Imani, AIA NCIDQ ASID, Christian Hartmann, Jordi Serrano
The Verge
Inside Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin
The Verge
20+ min read · 2020-10-19 · The two-year charade that upended people’s lives · Shared by 148, including Casey Newton, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Steve Faktor, Esther Schindler, Augie Ray, Kyle Lacy, Marc Abrahams, Ken Schwencke, Ezra Klein, Taylor Lorenz, Jeff Atwood, Shel Holtz, pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ, Kyle Chayka, hakan, Carl Zimmer, David Frum, Kara Swisher, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
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