Environmental Humanities Center

June 10, 2019/by Taylor Van Doorne

April 22, 2019/by Taylor Van Doorne

April 4, 2019/by Taylor Van Doorne

March 14, 2019/by Taylor Van Doorne

The creation of a construction material that combines Martian soil with molten sulphur.

March 15, 2016/by Kiana Fatemi

Bjarke Ingels' firm has unveiled plans to build a school in Arlington,Virginia, featuring a fan-like plan that creates cascading roof terraces.

February 13, 2016/by Kiana Fatemi

Wooden columns and beams create the framework for future rooms, depending on the client's lifestyle choices.

January 9, 2016/by Kiana Fatemi

ODA New York proposes a Manhattan tower with open-air terraces between floors.

January 9, 2016/by Kiana Fatemi

Architecture and nonprofit firms team up to rebuild 50 public schools in areas of Nepal that were devastated by the April 2015 earthquake.

January 8, 2016/by Kiana Fatemi

Rising sea levels and a shortage of development sites are leading to a surge of interest in floating buildings.

December 17, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

The Straw Theatre is a unique occasion where straw has been used for a large public building and adjusted to a refined architectural form.

December 17, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

"The rhythm and scale of the tent’s silhouette renders a topographic dimension to the structure, which pays homage to the nomadic traditions of southern Morocco."

December 15, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

According to Slow Food, Herzog & de Meuron offer an alternative to the "pompous and unsustainable structures that would only distract visitors from the real purpose of the event".

October 20, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

The Vlotwateringbrug by NEXT Architects will span a river that forms an important natural pathway for the local bat population, and provide shelter for the mammals with a series of covered roosting spots.

October 20, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

This beach house by Ruhl Walker Architects is raised above the landscape, helping it to have a minimal impact on the fragile coastal ecosystem.

June 8, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

The installation invites the public to build and rebuild the structures in their own image, considering the spaces they live, work, and play.

June 8, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

To deal with the lack of fresh water in Dubai and other Arabian nations, Italian architectural firm Studiomobile created the Seawater Vertical Farm to cool and humidify greenhouses.

April 23, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

The Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew temple, in Thailand’s Sisaket province, is made of about 1.5 million recycled glass bottles.

April 21, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

The ginormous pyramid will cover 2.3 square kilometers and will be able to sustain a “community” of up to 1 million.

April 21, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

The architect recently unveiled plans to transform Paris into a futuristic “smart” city.

April 21, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

This surreal walkway recently installed in Cape Town, South Africa, creates a meandering, aerial path that allows visitors to stroll through the treetops.

April 21, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

This amazing prototype, rolled out by green architectural and manufacturing firm ArchiBlox, is billed as the first pre-fabricated, carbon-positive house.

April 21, 2015/by Kiana Fatemi

The city of Newark, New Jersey will soon be home to the world’s largest indoor vertical farm.