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Sustainability News Updates for Q4 2025

A year of policy ups and downs in the United States has created a fragmented regulatory landscape for the building industry to navigate.

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Sustainability News Updates for Q2 2025

Renewable energy growth, carbon benchmarking, and circular design strategies shaping the built environment.

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Sustainability News Updates for Q4 2024

“Alignment” is the word of the hour in every sector of the building industry, as different stakeholders come together to tackle climate impacts.

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Architects and Designers Urge Action on Healthier Policy Priorities

Three recent initiatives outline how experts in the built environment are advocating for policy changes for public health and climate change.

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Can We Build a Safer World? Bill Gates and the World Bank Call for More Rapid Climate Adaptation

The Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and other global development influencers launch a Commission to address ecological disasters already at hand.

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When Architecture Became Healthy: Examining More than 100 Years of Design and Wellness

A new show, on view at London’s healthcare-focused gallery, the Wellcome Collection, chronicles the history of the built environment and our wellbeing.

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“Urban Design is Thinking Retroactively” in Fight Against Terror, Says Architect Claire Weisz

In just two weeks time, world leaders in business, tech, and politics (President Trump included) will descend upon Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting. This year’s summit, themed

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25 Years After the Americans with Disabilities Act, Has Accessibility Improved?

Accessibility expert Carl Lewis discusses the current state of affairs regarding Americans with disabilities and their slow, but progressive, integration into University spaces and society.

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Trump Got Millions to Make His Tower “Public”—Let’s Remind Him What That Means

We need to hold Trump accountable to the legal standards for public space in New York City—starting at the sad public spaces within Trump Tower itself.

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HMC Architects: Improving Delivery to Improve Healthcare

HMC Architects reflect on how contractor-integrated design is reviving the healthcare industry.

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Misled Millennials: How Fake News Could Set Los Angeles Down A Dangerous Path

The LA electorate will soon vote on an aggressive piece of legislation, one which has been dangerously misrepresented on social media.

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After Oakland, Architects Must Champion Affordable Live-Work Spaces

The city's tragic fire has inspired debate about how we can plan safe, non-standard spaces that creatives will want to work and live in.

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How One Law in 1916 Changed New York City—and America—For Ever

A new show at the Museum of the City of New York celebrates the city’s legacy of zoning.

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Architects Respond to Trump, AIA’s "Endorsement"

Donald J. Trump's election as president of the United States, and the AIA's subsequent statement, has provoked the architectural world to respond.

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AIA Responds to Trump’s Election With Conciliatory Letter

AIA CEO Robert Ivy calls on architects to work with President-Elect Trump, particularly on improving the U.S.'s aging infrastructure.

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Why Architects Must Rethink Restroom Design in Schools

While the transgender movement may be currently illuminating the issue, toilet privacy is a basic human right that educational institutions can provide through thoughtful design.

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Design Community Stands Up to Anti-LGBT Legislation

Designers are rallying against legislation in North Carolina that permits discrimination based on sexual or gender identity.

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Affordability Won’t Solve Housing Crisis. Public Housing Will

The editors of a new report on architecture and real estate discuss why affordability isn't the solution to the housing crisis.