After four years and a flurry of lawsuits, the actor’s failed post-Katrina experimental housing relief project agreed to pay a $20.5 million settlement to affected homeowners in New Orleans’s Lower 9th Ward.

Despite drawing world-famous architects, Pitt’s Make it Right housing initiative has been plagued by shoddy construction and safety hazards.

Commissioned by the U.S Department of Agriculture, Marvel Architecture has updated the long-shuttered gateway to the El Yunque National Forest with a design that emphasizes resilience and sustainability.

Communities on the front lines of the climate crisis take a “soft” approach to flood protection.

On view at the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum through January 20, 2020, the Triennial showcases the transformative potential of multidisciplinary design.