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Founded in 2016 by Zhou Suning, Tang Tao, and Wu Ziye, the Nanjing-based practice got its start in rural China, where government investment aims to revitalize areas that have long suffered from lagging economic development and depopulation. 

Lorcan O’Herlihy of Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects joins the podcast to discuss the design process for the Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University, the revitalization of Detroit, and his book “Architecture Is a Social Act.”

The Italian architect and historian best known for organizing the “Strada Novissima” at the 1980 Venice Biennale died this week at 92.

The June issue takes a close look at wood construction and the next wave of emerging architects with the 2023 Design Vanguard.

This month's special section examines timber construction, including strategies for sustainable sourcing, policies facilitating the material’s use, and engineering innovations accommodating unexpected typologies and unique locations.

Architects grapple with the carbon impacts and benefits of building with wood.

Stumptown's mass-timber airport terminal prepares for takeoff.

European countries and cities have a slew of initiatives underway to incentivize building with wood. However, major obstacles persist.

The Sierra Institute and atelierjones propose the use of fire-hardened, cross-laminated timber to replace the nearly 600 Greenville homes destroyed by California's Dixie Wildfire in 2021.