architecture
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It May Be Time to Reconsider Energy Efficiency Exemptions for Historic Buildings
Despite long-standing rhetoric, older buildings are not always greener, according to a recent study.
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Can Virtual Reality Save the Planet?
Architect Vanessa Keith’s VR world “2100” imagines cities of the future employing emerging tech to cope with the climate crisis.
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Lynnette Widder Receives Fellowship From Institute for Ideas and Imagination
As part of the fellowship, she will examine the transformation of design thinking, symbolic representation and construction in post-war West Germany.
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Bringing Sustainability Into the Restoration of an Architectural Jewel
Professor Lynnette Widder was recently featured in an article about how she integrated sustainability into her restoration of a historic home in upstate New York.
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Investigating How the Built Environment Impacts Health and Equality
Having grown up poor, urbanist and Earth Institute faculty member Malo Hutson brings a unique perspective to his work with displaced and impoverished people.
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How I Preserved A Historic House While Making It More Energy Efficient
Architect Lynnette Widder explains the challenges of making an old house more sustainable while maintaining its original character.
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Sustainability Management Faculty Honored in 2018 Modernism in America Awards
Architect and faculty member Lynnette Widder won a Docomomo Citation of Merit for her work in restoring a modernist house with an eye toward sustainability.
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Harnessing Soil to Rebuild Rural Nepal
Within weeks of a devastating earthquake in Nepal, governments and private groups pledged $4 billion in aid. And something else emerged from the rubble: a grassroots movement to rebuild rural Nepal safely and sustainably.
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“Green Bling” and Other Sustainable Architecture Insights
Students in the Undergraduate Program for Sustainable Development were joined by the Columbia community at large to hear Ilana Judah, Senior Associate and Director of Sustainability at FXFOWLE Architects, speak on sustainable architecture.
