What Makes Some Places Succeed While Others Fail? The Project for Public Spaces has identified four qualities generally shared by...

Looking down on the Piazza Del Campo, Sienna from the Torre del Mangia When the paradigm of American modernist architecture crumbled,...

DiTomasso focuses on the spatial characteristics that make a place great. His list is shorter than most. Considering his suggestions,...

I’m guessing that high up on your wish list might be for your home to be situated in a location with a breathtaking view – perhaps by the...

(a) the cost of the proposed building materials, fixtures, and equipment, (b) the cost of the labor required to assemble these items...

There are four factors to consider when choosing energy efficient windows: frame, glass, design and installation. The Right Frame of Mind...

Are there lessons from the zoo that we can apply to building design? The answer is clearly “yes.” What would a building space be if it...

Organizations, business practices, educational settings and learning methodologies, and the workforce have changed dramatically in the...

1.  Select already built-out spaces. Some demolition is usually necessary to obtain the layout you want, but an existing space is...

Ground Floor Additions If you’ve got the yard space for it, ground floor additions are generally easier. There’s far less disruption of...

All of these aesthetic realities represent a number of divergent aesthetic values, in addition to differences in general values and...

Solar panels on newly build house Whether your goal is to generate your own clean energy, increase your home’s appraisal value, save...

The Flatiron Building in downtown Santa Cruz, California with two floors of offices over retail. Stylistically, it’s facades display...

Half-seriousness aside, there’s always room for greater resource efficiency in our building stock. If we’re going to insist on an economy...

Here are some quoted rates for Tenant Improvement for a typical space including costs to design, permit and construct the improvements...

Newly built homes are often priced higher than resale, but, with a new home, everything inside and out is brand new. Conventional...

For most people extra living space has traditionally been acquired by moving house, but if you are happy with where you live, the...

In the event you are already leaning toward an open floor plan concept, here are a couple of question to ask yourself: Is more natural...

What to Look for in a Roof There are many factors to consider when selecting a roof including •How long will it last? •Does it hold up...

Curitiba, Brazil widely regarded as the world’s first and largest experiment in sustainable urbanism. There exist various lists, or...