A little over six months ago, I was weathering my final winter as an Environmental Studies student at the University of Chicago. I was knee-deep in midterms and my BA Thesis. I was also planning to interview with Ren...

There is a growing movement for architecture firms to consider how building usage, both inside and out, can promote sustainability. Farr Associates, a Chicago-based architecture firm, is an excellent example of integ...

When I first applied to be a blogger for The Global Grid, I was a civil engineering student looking to learn more about the field outside of a university lecture hall. Growing up in the Los Angeles, I knew L.A. was a...

Chicago is known for its bright orange glow at night, thanks to its ubiquitous high pressure sodium vapor lamps. It’s a local detail that many associate viscerally with the city, including Chicago native Mike Mesterh...

The two conjoining projects of Custom House apartments and Hyatt Place hotel are one of the biggest development projects completed in 2016 for St. Paul, Minnesota. Towering over the East side of the Twin Cities, alon...

Conceptualized after the double helix, the Mercedes-Benz Museum’s inimitable design, in Stuttgart, Germany, represents the 125-year evolutionary process of the automobile. The DNA that has driven the evolution, since...

My time as an architectural blogger began in October of 2015. I saw this internship as an opportunity to explore New York City and learn more about my hometown city. Going to college in Pennsylvania allowed me to lea...

Lakeland is home to Florida Southern College, the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture; however, now it has also become the home to Florida Polytechnic University, which was desig...

Since residents of Los Angeles understand that environmental issues and sustainability are important, there is always a search for building materials that are more sustainable and environmentally-friendly. The latest...

Rectangular forms have defined buildings for centuries. New York City, a city defined by its dense urban development, is only possible because developers go to extreme lengths to maximize space. No building exemplifi...

The Chicago-based architecture firm, Studio Gang, is quickly gaining worldwide renown. It has been recognized as a growingly preeminent architectural presence in its hometown, as well as other cities across the world...

When I first returned from living in France last year, I worried about how I would keep up my French. And I don’t just mean the language; I worried how I would maintain not only any linguistic skills I had accumulate...