EU researchers are exploring the role of architecture in designing living spaces that harness the healing power of nature to improve the health and well-being of urban populations. Dr. Carmen García ...

Award-winning architect Sou Fujimoto shares more about his “architecture as a forest” philosophy that comes to life in buildings in Osaka, Abu Dhabi and beyond ...

For architect and environmental activist Eugene Tssui, the future of sustainable design starts with a return to nature and a radical shift in mindset. "The environment is our home, and our home is ...

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...

Humans are psychologically wired to prefer curved, soft forms, which our brains associate with safety, calm, and nature. In contrast, sharp, angular (or rectilinear) designs can trigger a mild, ...

For Lal, Sacred Nature is an attempt to bridge the gap between the urban and natural worlds. In her view, city life trains us to think of forests as destinations and not as relationships. By placing ...

Although building activity has slowed for a mix of reasons—including geopolitical tensions, tariff complications, and persistently high interest rates—the discourse around how we build has been more ...

From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...