New Water-Depth Maps Expose Flood Risks Around Vital Buildings
New Dutch water-depth maps show how extreme rainfall can expose hospitals and other vital buildings to street-level flood risks.
Climate
When the City Becomes a Thermal System
Statistical Physics Reveals Why Cities Fracture into Wealth Islands and Seas of Poverty — and Architecture Is the Deciding EquationThere…
Etchegoyen House: Privacy, Openness, and Climate
Mass Composition and Climatic ResponseThe architectural composition begins with a reading of the natural conditions of the beaches of southern…
Invisible Architecture Beneath the Surface: How Microscopic Organisms Redraw the Carbon Map of Our Lakes — and What It Means for Tomorrow’s Cities
Imagine standing at the edge of a still lake in the heart of a European city, gazing at its placid…
Inner Court House: Enclosure, Openness, and Climate Response
Architectural Envelope and Climate AdaptationThe house’s external envelope responds to the harsh climatic conditions of Phan Rang, Vietnam, through a…
Refugio House: Massing, Climate, and Environmental Design
Spatial Scenography and Environmental IntegrationThe spatial experience of Refugio House is grounded in a direct relationship between architecture and the…
