Architect Continuing Education - Articles - Page 26

Continuing Education: Sustainable Campus Development

Katharine Logan

November 1, 2016

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Colleges and universities take environmentally responsible design to new levels.

Continuing Education: Kinetic Buildings

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

October 1, 2016

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Dynamic structures with large-scale operable elements adapt and transform, responding to changing needs.

Continuing Education: Pushing Prefabrication

Russell Fortmeyer

September 1, 2016

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From entire buildings to discrete components, the use of off-site construction is expanding across multiple building types.

Continuing Education: Dark-Sky Design

Joann Gonchar, FAIA Linda C. Lentz

August 1, 2016

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Light pollution hides views of the cosmos and causes a host of environmental problems. But architectural and landscape lighting can be designed so that it is sensitive to the night sky and ecosystems yet still responds to clients’ requirements.

Continuing Education: Green Walls

Peter Fairley

July 1, 2016

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Greenery on buildings is gaining traction, but needs validation.

Continuing Education: Healthy Materials

Read the story below, then take the quiz "Sweating the Small Stuff" for Continuing Education credit.

Katharine Logan

June 1, 2016

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Some molecules don’t belong in a building. Product transparency helps architects keep them out.

Continuing Education: 3D Printing

Beyond the Prototype: Architects and designers take additive manufacturing to a new level.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

May 1, 2016

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Gutenberg’s introduction of movable type six centuries ago was a true revolution. The development forever altered the way information was received and disseminated, democratizing knowledge. Printing’s recent move beyond two dimensions could be similarly transformative.

Continuing Education: Building Integrated Photovoltaics

Catching Rays: A diverse set of projects demonstrates that a building’s skin can be transformed into a solar power plant.

Michael Cockram

April 1, 2016

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A diverse set of projects demonstrates that a building’s skin can be transformed into a solar power plant.

Level Playing Field: True universal design goes beyond mere accessibility.

Continuing Education: Universal Design

Level Playing Field: A group of recent projects demonstrates that true universal design goes beyond mere accessibility.

Katharine Logan

March 1, 2016

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A group of recent projects demonstrates that true universal design goes beyond mere accessibility.

Continuing Education: Relocating Buildings

Moving Masterworks: Three important buildings with new sites demonstrate the challenges and opportunities of relocation.

Michael Cockram

February 1, 2016

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Architects spend a great deal of time making sure their buildings stay put. But the whims of nature and real-estate development can uproot the best of plans and make relocating an important structure the only way to save it.