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Practical Science

In the face of new technical challenges, these firms have designed a smarter way to practice architecture.

by Nicholas Holt AIA, Yanel de Angel AIA, LEED AP, James H. Collins, Jr. FAIA, LEED AP, and J. Frano Violich FAIA; sidebar by Carol Burns FAIA
Performance Anxiety

Good intentions are one thing, but how do we really know how well our buildings measure up?

by Lisa Ann Pasquale
Things We Don't Know We Don't Know

We all rely on shortcuts: rules of thumb, accepted convention, common knowledge. What if they're wrong?

by Kiel Moe AIA
Two Views on Two Cultures

Forget beakers and Bunsen burners. Architects can learn from the way scientists think.

by Tyrone Yang AIA, PhD and Nevin M. Summers AIA
Sometimes a beautiful photograph is not a pretty picture
photographs and text by David Arnold
If Walls Could Talk: The Science of Building

If walls could talk, there would be a whole lot of moaning, groaning, and general kvetching.

Betsy Pettit FAIA and Joseph Lstiburek PhD, P.Eng talk with Jason Forney AIA