November 2013 Table of Contents

The U.S. government has technology that can convert human waste into liquid fuel. So why are we still relying on petroleum imported from the Middle East? Read more

In 2009, the Berlin-based architect began designing a bevy of projects in this Caucasus country. With nine completed to date, and more underway, ARCHITECT looks at the how, and the why. Read more

In pursuit of professional balance. Read more

Jyvaskyla, New York, Denver, Houston. Read more

Farewell, formaldehyde. Read more

Public architects vastly improve how we engage the civic realm and impact how capital is invested in the long term. Read more

Where's the tipping point between talk and action? Read more

Can Monique Lombardelli help bring a second wave of the Eichler tract houses—newly built and updated—to California? Read more

Critics have blasted Poundbury's aesthetics. But some forward-looking principles are driving this English town's design. Read more

The Europeans enjoyed their day in the sun at the 2013 Solar Decathlon in Irvine, Calif. But does the competition need a reboot to maintain its influence on sustainable design? Read more

The Spanish architect Andrés Jaque is shaping a novel approach to practice, based on lessons from the economic bust. Read more

The Dante Ferretti exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City captures the changing art of movie-set design. Read more

Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam of Atlanta discuss their new health services building at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and the influences that shaped it. Read more

Named for a slain federal judge, this new judicial complex aims to bring transparency and openness to the community of Yuma, Ariz. Read more

In designing a riverside médiathèque in South Korea, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture and their New York–based firm created an immersive high-tech celebration of the very analog landscape. Read more

The artistry of the world’s tallest twisting tower in Dubai is enabled by something that few people will ever see: the structure. Read more

After a magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, Shigeru Ban Architects erected a paper-tube structure to replace a beloved, but fallen, stone cathedral. Read more

Gift buying can be a tricky task. What do you give an onerous engineer, a demanding client, or a snarky colleague? We check in with three architects and a designer for a few ideas. Read more

Gift buying can be a tricky task. What do you give an onerous engineer, a demanding client, or a snarky colleague? We check in with three architects and a designer. Read more

Gift buying can be a tricky task. What do you give an onerous engineer, a demanding client, or a snarky colleague? We check in with three architects for a few ideas. Read more

We asked the pros to help source tokens of appreciation for everyone on your firm's list. Here's what they said. Read more

Gift buying can be a tricky task. What do you give an onerous engineer, a demanding client, or a snarky colleague? We check in with three architects and a designer for a few ideas. Read more

Gift buying can be a tricky task. What do you give an onerous engineer, a demanding client, or a snarky colleague? We check in with three architects and a designer for a few ideas. Read more

Show your crew some gratitude with high-design pieces that are sure to inspire. Read more

Finding tomorrow’s treasures in yesterday’s trash can be a rocky and fruitless endeavor, but the reward can be unlike any other. Read more

We asked building-product manufacturers exhibiting at the 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo to identify the origin of materials used in their products. Some are closer to the source than one might think. Read more

Gift buying can be a tricky task. What do you give to an onerous engineer, a demanding client, or a snarky colleague? We check in three architects and a designer. Read more

Gift buying can be a tricky task. What do you give an onerous engineer, a demanding client, or a snarky colleague? We check in with three architects and a designer for a few ideas. Read more

Improve indoor air quality with this VOC-reducing paint. Read more

Re-purposed scrap tires give this chair its ergonomic—and environmental—edge. Read more

These acoustic panels combine bold colors and geometricform factors that serve doubly as a design element. Read more

This hand dryer keeps the flow of traffic moving in commercial bathrooms. Read more

This energy-efficient window is the latest addition to the manufacturer's QptiQ line for commercial applications. Read more

More than four years after its predecessor, and one year later than originally planned, LEED v4 will be launched at Greenbuild 2013. Was the wait worth it? Read more

Though modern technologies may seem incredible, humanity can learn a lot from nature, which has evolution on its side. Read more

Winner of a 1984 P/A Awards citation, the plan for the Florida beachfront community by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk epitomized the revival of traditional urban design. Read more