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Sustainability in Practice

April 1, 2024

RECORD dives into the challenges of sustainable building through multiple perspectives, from envelope-pushing projects to material and technical innovations that promise industry-wide change.

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Sustainability in Practice

A Luminous Lab at Ohio State Models Renewable Energy Strategies

Wanda Lau

April 1, 2024

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Smith-Miller+Hawkinson Architects' "living lab" incorporates a striking photovoltaic canopy and pioneering direct current systems.

Sustainability in Practice

NASA's Hyper-Functional Research Laboratory Balances Form and Efficiency

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Katharine Logan

April 1, 2024

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Ross Barney Architects juggles ambitious environmental goals and stringent technical requirements for a NASA facility.

Sustainability in Practice

Mario Cucinella's Architectural Autobiography Investigates How Design Can Learn from the Natural World

Excerpt: 'The Future is A Journey to The Past, Ten Stories About Architecture' by Mario Cucinella

April 1, 2024

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Read an excerpt from the Italian designer's collection of travel stories that delve into the eroding relationship between humans and the planet.

Sustainability in Practice

Quarriers Adopt Back-to-Nature Strategies

Matthew Marani

April 1, 2024

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As architects seek more environmentally friendly materials, the natural stone industry is embracing more sustainable practices such as water recycling, renewable energy, and site restoration.

Sustainability in Practice

Structural Stone Makes a Comeback

Matthew Marani

April 1, 2024

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A growing movement is reviving load-bearing masonry construction, using innovative techniques to overcome stone's limitations and reduce embodied carbon.

Designers Bring a Cinematic Approach to a Boutique Hotel in Asheville

Clifford A. Pearson

March 29, 2024

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Storytelling drives the conversion of a long-abandoned former cereal factory into the Radical, a buzzy destination in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

New Lighting Products for Spring 2024

March 28, 2024

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Advances in technology bring greater flexibility and efficiency to lighting design.

Kauhikoa Core House by Spiegel Aihara Workshop

Haiku, Maui, Hawaii

RECORD Editors

March 28, 2024

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This Maui abode is the first built prototype of a system aiming to standardize technical components and costly finishes into a compact and easily shippable prefab module that can be quickly assembled.