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.

Buoyant buildings offer one solution for sea-level rise, escalating property values, and the desire to be near the water.

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

Architects and engineers enlist one of the oldest building technologies to create innovative 21st-century structures.

Three new schools provide an alternative to the fortress approach to security.