Sprawling and low-slung, the Thorne Residence is replete with nods to the region’s history—from hot-dip galvanized steel to sooty charred-wood cladding.
Since 2004, Pennsylvania State University—which is as big as a city—has cut its carbon emissions in half. NPR's Dan Charles investigates whether actual cities could follow the school's lead.
Outside of Philadelphia, a new facility gives students who learn differently opportunities to collaborate and to choose their own approach to open-ended problems.