Wanda Lau

One of our greatest defenses against climate change is biodiversity, according to the United Nations. Natural ecosystems on land and in water absorb half of our greenhouse gas emissions (the other half remains in the atmosphere). But up to 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction...

Achieving success as a tech startup is difficult. But not if an idea is landed upon that meets a need so clearly. Such is the case with Nuro, a growing robotics company developing zero-occupant, electric, self-driving vehicles ...

The U.S. has long had a shortage of affordable housing. How can architects help in the collective effort to make housing attainable to more people?

The penthouse apartment in the converted 1874 warehouse in New York had soaring ceiling heights, an abundance of daylight, and a serviceable layout, but something was missing for its owners.

The Waterford Mill has hosted part of its namesake Virginia village’s annual crafts fair since the 1940s. But the 3-and-a-half-story brick structure first became a hub of economic activity around 1819 ...

Maternal death rates are staggering in the U.S. Architects see an opportunity to improve birth environments and postpartum resources for women and their families.

Charlotte, North Carolina, is largely powered by Duke Energy. Literally but, thanks to a new public art installation by Depeña Studio, figuratively, too. The utility company commissioned the work for its headquarters plaza downtown, where founder Ivan Toth Depeña drew on his interpretation of the photon, the smallest particle of electromagnetic energy, aka light.

Career and the profession
In the wake of the pandemic's remote work boom, architecture firms continue to assess next steps for their practice.

The 1913 Tudor Revival would need more than gallons of white paint to turn it into a welcoming, light-filled home for a 21st-century family. Originally designed by architect Ralph Stoetzel, the rundown 4,251-square-foot residence in Kenilworth, Illinois, felt dark and cavernous to its new owners . ...

Standing at the gateway to the Ohio State University’s (OSU) nascent Carmenton campus, the 64,000-square-foot Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC) is about one-fifth the size of a neighboring research building, but “it can hold its own on the site,” says Brendan Flaherty, a senior project manager with the institution’s facilities, design, and construction group.

Homeowners in Hinsdale, Illinois, are bulldozing historic residences in favor of McMansions. But a pioneering preservation incentive could reverse that trend.

Laura and Mike Brosius meet their longtime goal of restoring a historic house in Astoria, Oregon.

The aptly named Two Gables residence in Glencoe, Illinois, might appear premeditated, but its symmetrical form emerged organically to serve its homeowners, a couple who had recently become empty nesters.

Warm is seldom the first word that comes to mind when describing modern architecture, but Winnetka, Illinois–based Robbins Architecture has proven the pairing successful project after project. The firm’s designs slip modernist homes into nature in a way that blurs building and landscape, while its layouts create outdoor moments that seamlessly transition into inviting indoor spaces...

Walking up the steps to Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza puts you at the center of three iconic New York cultural venues: the David H. Koch Theater to the south, the Metropolitan Opera House to the west, and the newly renovated David Geffen Hall ...