Articles by Linda C. Lentz

Innovations in Glass

Continuing Education: Dynamic Glass

Three design teams explore the potential of electrochromic-glazing technology to enhance building-envelope performance and aesthetics.

Linda C. Lentz

March 1, 2015

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Three design teams explore the potential of electrochromic-glazing technology to enhance building-envelope performance and aesthetics. Photo courtesy Studio 804 The LEED Platinum and Passive House'Certified Center for Design Research at the University of Kansas features a trombe wall behind an electrochromic butt-glazed curtain wall developed with SageGlass. To earn one AIA learning unit (LU), including one hour of health, safety, and welfare (HSW) credit, read each of the articles below, and complete the test online. Upon passing, you will receive a certificate of completion and your credit will automatically be reported to the AIA. Find additional information regarding credit-reporting and

Public School 330 by Murphy Burnham & Buttrick

New York City

Linda C. Lentz

January 16, 2015

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Infused with a welcome transparency, a public elementary school opens to a burgeoning community and its children

Building 345

Variations on a Scheme: Fumihiko Maki transports his strategy for an earlier Novartis project in Basel to a spacious suburban landscape.

Linda C. Lentz

July 16, 2014

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Fumihiko Maki transports his strategy for an earlier Novartis project in Basel to a spacious suburban landscape.

Linda C. Lentz

June 16, 2014

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With a build-it-and-they-will-come zeal, Millennial entrepreneurs Christopher Kelly and Ryan Simonetti developed a new kind of conference center in 2009—one based on a full-service hospitality model (think boutique hotel). The goal, says Kelly: to support the needs and aesthetics of both young start-ups and traditional businesses “from Google to Goldman.” Three years later, with three Manhattan locations—all retrofits of existing office space—the New York–based venture (at the time called Sentry Centers) reported a growth rate of 3,463 percent, with revenues exceeding $15 million in 2012. Poised to expand after securing $10 million in financing last year, the partners renamed the

Linda C. Lentz

April 19, 2014

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Employing advanced glazing, printing, and production technologies, Spanish tile manufacturers created fashion-forward looks for the annual trade fair in Valencia, Spain.

Linda C. Lentz

February 15, 2014

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When Focus Lighting carved a new office out of a trio of two-story 1910 retail buildings on a busy street in Harlem five years ago, principal Paul Gregory wanted the facility to be more than a functional workspace for ongoing projects.

Linda C. Lentz

November 15, 2013

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More than 600 miles separate Maysville, Kentucky, from its New York City namesake, a trendy watering hole west of Madison Square Park.

Linda C. Lentz

September 27, 2013

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The building houses two charter schools with interiors designed by the Princeton-based KSS Architects. There was a lot of fanfare—school band included—and brilliant blue skies on Wednesday as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Cory Booker cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of Newark native Richard Meier’s first project in his hometown. The first phase of an ambitious 14-block, mixed-use development called Teachers Village, for which Richard Meier & Partners Architects (RMPA) developed the master plan, the building houses two charter schools with interiors designed by the Princeton-based KSS Architects, and includes a gymnasium and fitness center that

Meltzer Loft

Linda C. Lentz

September 16, 2013

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There's a trick to living in small spaces, explains designer Suchi Reddy, who crafted her own 375-square-foot Greenwich Village apartment like a “little ship: everything is built in, everything is white, and everything has to be in its place.”

Linda C. Lentz

September 16, 2013

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New York City, USA With a nod to her South Asian roots, New York City–based designer Suchi Reddy and her team at Reddymade Design exploit the potential of a New York City loft, using louvers and light. Photo © Ball and Albanese Open and airy, the apartment on Manhattan's East 12th Street was a real find in the late 1980s, when the building it occupies, a former auction house (circa 1889), was developed into condominiums. Its 24-foot-wide by 42-foot-long double-height space—enormous by New York standards—included a mezzanine sleeping loft above the kitchen and foyer. And its eclectic Mediterranean-style decor, with

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

Join us for this insightful webinar, where we'll delve into the principles of biophilic design and acoustical strategies.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This webinar will explore the growing use of mass timber in K-12 schools and its transformative benefits across four key areas: health, well-being, durability, and sustainability.