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School buildings can encourage children to be more physically active, helping develop their bodies and their brains.

Four new community gathering spaces raise the bar on acoustics.

On an island in New York, Cornell Tech opens a high-tech campus that marries education and entrepreneurship.

Five years after Sandy, two forthcoming projects in the Northeast offer models for other vulnerable regions.

The latest certification tools for sustainability in offices and other buildings put the focus on occupants’ health.

The latest LEDs, coupled with sophisticated sensors and wireless technologies, are changing the role of lighting in the built environment.

Hospitals that rely primarily on passive means for cooling offer a new model for healing environments.

In Portland, Oregon, where locavores rule, the new Albina Yard office building by LEVER Architecture showcases regional materials and innovative construction techniques.

Developers, corporations, architects, and clients invariably want to make their mark on the skyline. But as the following projects demonstrate, there is more to designing a good tower.

Forward-thinking project teams regard water as a precious resource.