Mind Over Matter
The Next Sustainable Building Won’t Need Shades—It’ll Cool Itself
From elephant-skin concrete to rotating fin walls, architects are reinventing façades as living, self-regulating systems that think about the sun.
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Blaine Brownell
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Mind Over Matter
We Used to Build Buildings. Now We Grow Them.
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Mind Over Matter
Are Architects Ready for Materials That Think for Themselves?
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Sustainability
Air Pollution Is Killing Us. Can Architecture Save Us?
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Sustainability
Can Architecture Become a Weapon Against Pollution?
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Immersive Art
Architecture Is No Longer Enough
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Technology
Designing in the Dark: How AI’s Hallucinations Could Fill Architecture’s Biggest Blind Spots
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Technology
Behind the Gloss: Construction’s Dirty Work Is Going Robotic
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Design
The War on Rot: Advances in Science to Future-Proof Wood
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Mind & Matter
Beyond the Frame: How Biocomposite Facades Are Redefining Carbon-Conscious Design
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Mind & Matter
Color Revolution: How Cutting-edge Smart Materials Are Redefining Design Aesthetics and Functionality
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Mind over Matter
Revolutionizing Architecture: Electronic Ink Transforms Buildings into Dynamic Displays
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Mind Over Matter
Building the Future: How Medellín’s Social Urbanism Is Blueprinting Urban Revitalization
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Mind & Matter
From Landfill to Legacy: Digital Tools Turn Construction Waste into Building Gold
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Mind & Matter
Architectural Crisis Ahead: The Impending Talent Shortfall and How to Overcome It
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Mind & Matter
Exploring the Viability of Recycled Plastic in Architecture with Polygood Panels
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Mind & Matter
Beyond Boundaries: Plan:B’s Permeable Architecture in Medellin
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Mind & Matter
A Blueprint for Reimagining Urban Spaces
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Technology
AI is Shaping Architecture’s New Reality Faster Than We Expected.
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Mind Over Matter
Robots Revolutionize Construction: A New Era of Building Efficiency and Safety
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Mind & Matter
Reimagining Grandeur: The Digital Era Embraces Baroque Inspirations
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Mind & Matter
Blending Worlds: The Rise of Phygital Spaces
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Mind & Matter
Elevating Architecture: The Revolutionary Potential of STFE in Light Construction
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Mind & Matter
An Interview with Pritzker Prize winner Riken Yamamoto
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Mind & Matter
Revolutionizing Construction: The Rise of 3D-Printed Nanocellulose
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Technology
This Week in Tech & Culture: Invasive Species, Unmanaged Grasslands, and Hawaii’s Deadly Wildfires
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Technology
This Week in Tech & Culture: Sweden Slated to Build the World’s Largest Wooden City
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Technology
This Week in Tech & Culture: Designer Hassan Ragab on Using Generative AI to Create Artful Architecture
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Technology
This Week in Tech & Culture: Building Materials That Can Harvest Electricity From the Air
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Technology
This Week in Tech & Culture: Edible Architecture and Sustainable, Locally Sourced Foods
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Technology
This Week in Tech & Culture: Translucent Bricks
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Technology
This Week in Tech & Culture: Architecture for School Safety, Robotics Automation, and AI
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Practice
Blaine Brownell Appointed New Director of UNC School of Architecture
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Press Release
AIA Welcomes 116 New Members to Its College of Fellows
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Technology
This Week in Tech: The World’s First Free-Form 3D-Printed House to Break Ground This Year
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Technology
This Week in Tech: A New Building Material Made from Potato Peels
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AIA Practice
Innovation Isn’t Optional
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Technology
This Week in Tech: This Tiny House Runs on Dunkin’
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Technology
This Week in Tech: Cloud-Based Software Enables Architects to Collaborate Virtually on Projects
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Technology
This Week in Tech: California to Rely Entirely on Clean Energy By 2045
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Technology
This Week in Tech: Amazon Go Opens Cashier-Less Store in Seattle
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Book Review
The Next Generation of Materials
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The Near Future
The Tech to Expect in Architecture in 2016
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Mind & Matter
Four Big Questions Guiding Material Innovation in Architecture
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Mind & Matter
Tikal, Guatemala: Where Ancient History Continues to Reveal Its Secrets
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2014 Vision 2020
Material + Products
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Vision 2020
Seven Key Green Building Trends
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Vision 2020
Why Sustainability Needs Experimentation And a Bit More Risk
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Technology
What Are Your Materials Saying About Your Project?
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Practice
Meet the 2014 Hanley Wood Sustainability Council
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Technology
Meet the 2014 Hanley Wood Sustainability Council
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Technology
Meet the 2014 Hanley Wood Sustainability Council
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Mind & Matter
Could This Compostable Material Replace Plastic?
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Licensure
Year One of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture Graduate Program to Streamline the Licensure Process
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what's next
The Question of Licensure: Seven Years is Enough
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technology
Light in an Expanding Field: New Technologies Dissolve Disciplinary Boundaries
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