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...

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...

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...

The South East Chicago Commission (SECC) has spearheaded the creation of Green Healthy Neighborhoods in Action (GHNA). The effort is focused around building a coalition of South Side sustainability organizations that...

The national call for projects on Intelligent Electronic Networks (REI) awarded the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL) for its project, “You&Grid.” The MEL will therefore receive financial support from the nation...

What should a sewage treatment plant be like? A criss-cross of pipelines, large pools and pungent smells? The Wenzhou plant will then subvert your imagination. According to the plan, once the plant is completed, the ...

On April 28, 2016, at the doors of the eco-neighborhood Union, and at the feet of the social housing landlord headquarters Lille Métropole Habitat, the carsharing service Lilas Autopartage and the electric utility co...

The European Metropolitan Area of Lille (MEL) has growing concerns about waste management and is currently seeking its citizens’ help to find ways to reduce it. Today, an inhabitant of the MEL produces an average ...

The Harbin Opera House is a landmark building in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. The building has an external envelope made of a steel structure modeled in an irregular hyperbolic shape. The Harbin Opera House includes ...

PLP Architecture recently released their large architectural design in the core area of Pearl River Delta in China. Their design includes a contemporary art platform, a tower in the Lychee Park, a square and the Nexu...

Shanghai won first place in the 2016 China Top Ten Green Building Cities ranking, with 38 three-star, 64 two-star and 18 one-star green building design evaluation labels. Beijing followed second, and Shenzhen third. ...

After the "Xiamen Sponge City Construction Technical Specifications (Trial)" (the Specs), another important document -- the "Xiamen Sponge City Construction Management Interim Measures" (the Measures) has also been p...