9 Best Articles in 2022
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.
Reader View · Shared by 524, including Rick Powell, Stephanie A Kowalski
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,…
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 286, including Dan Gillmor, Howard Getson, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Cory Doctorow, Matt Zoller Seitz, Steve Faktor, David Madden
World Economic Forum
How to build smart, zero carbon buildings
World Economic Forum
Reader View · Shared by 50, including Johannes Dornisch
The Conversation
Algorithms are designing better buildings
The Conversation
4 min read · 2020-06-18 · Algorithms can now work out the best ways to lay out rooms, construct buildings and even change them over time to meet user needs.
Reader View · Shared by 59, including Nige Willson, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Nicolas Babin #AmazonPartner, Oliver Ewinger, Merkstatt, Howard Getson, Ronald van Loon, Bob E. Hayes
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.
Reader View · Shared by 168, including Timothy Taylor
The New York Times
Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Manhattan May Never Be the Same.
The New York Times
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.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 161, including Dan Hill, getAbstract, Azeem Azhar, Jonathan Kogan, Lauren Young, Eric Vitiello, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Terence Mills, 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.”
Reader View · Shared by 228, including Shawn Venasse, AIA National, Liliane Ferrari ™, PhilanTopic, Thomas Power, Katja Evertz, Gutly Myrat, Stephan Woodtli, Merkstatt, Tauno, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
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.
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.
Reader View · Shared by 45, including Tara Imani, AIA NCIDQ ASID
Trending
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.
Fast Company
We need to redesign cities to tackle climate change, IPCC says
Fast Company
2 min read · Apr 5th · Municipal leaders need to quickly enact a whole scale of changes, from retrofitting buildings to handling urban waste differently.
Reader View · Shared by 56, including James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Simon C, Brent Toderian, Tomas Diez, Thomas Pleil
news.lee.net
Watch Now: Kansas tornado reportedly levels dozens of buildings
news.lee.net
1 min read · Apr 30th · A twister raged though southeast Wichita and Andover on Friday night, damaging 50 to 100 buildings. Officials were still assessing the scene Saturday morning.
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.
Reader View · Shared by 14, including Bob Violino, Randy Deutsch
More like this
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
Reader View · Shared by 177, including Damir Kusar, Botany One, Shawn Venasse, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Amanda Sturgeon
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.
Reader View · 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 - On Book Leave, Christopher D. Long (Крістофер Д. Лонг), Ajit Pai
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.
Reader View · Shared by 110, including AIA National, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tim Washer, Amber Mac, Nicolas Babin #AmazonPartner, Berci Meskó, MD, PhD, Tara Imani, AIA NCIDQ ASID, Christian Hartmann, Jordi Serrano
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
Reader View · Shared by 41, including Svein Tveitdal, Thomas Power
aosabook.org
The Architecture of Open Source Applications
aosabook.org
1 min read · From 2015 · Architects look at thousands of buildings during their training, and study critiques of those buildings written by masters. In contrast, most software developers only ever get to know a handful of…
Reader View · Shared by 106, including shishir das, José Rodrigues, Will Hoag 🏔‼️, Kenneth Kalmer, Ibrahim Nergiz, Charlie O'Keefe, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Jesús Torres 👩💻, Pat Kua, Jacob du Toit, Mohamed JEBLI, William El Kaim, Emerson Macedo
Fast Company
This ingenious wall could harness enough wind power to cover your electric bill
Fast Company
2 min read · 2021-10-19 · It could be used near buildings, in cities, or on the side of a highway.
Reader View · Shared by 155, including Hans Bickhofe, Mike Plotnick, Jansnet, Marsha Collier, The 420 Radio Show 🇨🇦💨💨✌️
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
Reader View · 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, hakan, pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ, Kyle Chayka, Shel Holtz, Carl Zimmer, David Frum, Kara Swisher, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
Aeon+Psyche
The concrete buildings of Brutalism are beautiful
Aeon+Psyche
8 min read · From 2016 · Everybody recognises Brutalist architecture – the massive concrete buildings that thumped their grey bulk into the heart of almost every city on Earth during the course of the 1960s and ’70s. Now they often look unloved: streaked with rain and dir...
Reader View · Shared by 36, including Nir Eyal
Futurism
A new satellite can peer inside buildings, day or night
Futurism
4 min read · 2020-12-16 · Cloud cover, and even in some cases walls, can't block this ultra-precise satellite's view.
Reader View · Shared by 137, including Thomas Pleil, Ian M Calvert, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, John Nosta, Jamie Burke ⛺️, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Glen Gilmore | 🌻🥽Metaverse 🕳🐇, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem
Related topics
