Climate Change & Sustainability

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The sustainable centerpiece of this immense mixed-use development, master planned by Hariri Pontarini Architects, is an innovative deep-lake-water cooling system.

The London-based duo, who are featured speakers at RECORD’s forthcoming Sustainability in Practice conference, detail their thoughtful approach to the life of construction materials.

A dark and disregarded 1950s-era gym-turned-theater is transformed once again into Highland Hall, an inviting academic building populated by future architects.

Our picks include a resource on teaching carbon neutral design and the latest from the head of MIT's Sustainable Design Lab.

For the net-zero emissions–aiming Hortus, the firm gamely takes on a new type of challenge (and mostly does away with carbon-intensive concrete in the process).

This series covers wide-ranging strategies for a greener future, including projects by SOM, Herzog & de Meuron, and Lever Architecture.

Anchored by a cantilevered overlook, DC Alexander Park in Fort Lauderdale lures beachgoers and selfie-takers while mitigating extreme weather.

‘Some of the fundamentals and tactics of our movement have been pulled out from under us,’ said International Living Future Institute CEO Lindsay Baker in a call for collective action.

‘Intelligens: Towards a New Architecture of Adaptation’ expands on the central theme of the forthcoming biennale.