Laura Raskin, a former RECORD editor, writes about architecture. She recently moved with her family from Brooklyn, New York, to the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Because of their size and reach, extra-large architecture firms are perhaps best equipped to tackle challenges like housing needs and natural disasters.
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson associate Patricia Culley describes the rigors of designing Pittsburgh’s Frick Environmental Center to meet the highest green-building standards: LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification.