May 2015 Table of Contents

Safdie made his name with Habitat 67. But the market wasn't ready for his pioneering concept—until now. Read more

A review of projects around the firm's home city of Los Angeles (and beyond) reflects a sensitivity to the spirit of place. Read more

Eisenman's students recount the indelible influence of his teachings—and his teaching style. Read more

Broadgate introduced structural bravura to the City of London, courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Read more

This year, the institute recognized 14 architects across the U.S. for their leadership and contributions to the profession. Read more

The Auburn University offshoot designs sustainable community buildings and homes for its home of Hale County, Alabama, one of the nation’s poorest. Read more

A leader in the battle against climate change, Mazria is founder of the 2030 Challenge, which seeks to incrementally reduce fossil fuel usage in new buildings by 2030. Read more

The winners of the AIA's 2015 Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture are Thomas E. Lollini and Thomas Luebke. Read more

This year's two recipients of the highest award given to associate AIA members are Boston-based designers who have made significant contributions to their communities and the profession. Read more

This year's AIA Institute Honors for Collaborative and Professional Achievement, which recognizes people and organizations that have influenced the industry, went to the Lyceum Fellowship and Transsolar KlimaEngineering. Read more

The AIA honored 11 entries in the architecture category in 2015, including projects by BIG, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, and KieranTimberlake. Read more

The AIA honored eight entries in the interior architecture category in 2015, including projects by Davis Brody Bond, Studios Architecture, and Trahan Architects. Read more

The AIA honored four entries in the architecture category in 2015, with projects by BIG, SOM, CBT Architects, and EE&K, a Perkins Eastman company. Read more

We mapped the winning projects in the 2015 AIA Honor Awards. Read more

Culver City, Calif. Eric Owen Moss Architects. Read more

Atlanta. The Freelon Group and HOK. Read more

Lyon, France. Coop Himmelb(l)au. Read more

John McAslan + Partners Read more

Miramar, Fla. Krueck + Sexton Architects. Read more

An interior that sculpts both space and daylight provides a fitting backdrop for a vibrant collection of glass objects. Read more

Kyoto, Japan. Shimpei Oda Architect’s Office. Read more

Projects at the Salk Institute and Eames House are part of a larger effort to preserve our midcentury heritage. Read more

The Philadelphia firm's workshop/studio is a model of 21st-century office space. Oh, and there's no AC. Read more

The museum's exhaustive survey of Latin American Modernism leaves plenty of questions unanswered. Read more

Architects offer five subtle but effective ways to make your clients and the public appreciate what you do. Read more

Graduate students from the University of California, Berkeley, create a timber grid structure in Japan that is both elegant and rigid. Read more

From scaling up graphene production to reinforcing concrete with nanocrystals, researchers today are shaping—or growing—the future of construction. Read more

That depends. The Federal Aviation Administration offers a compliance path for the use of small unmanned aerial vehicles, but many commercial operators are going it on their own pending formal regulations that are expected by 2017. Read more

Designers who evolve and diversify their areas of expertise will stay relevant in the profession. Read more

Acre Architects, based in Saint John, New Brunswick, wants architecture to tell a story. Read more

Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects is one of Atlanta’s preeminent firms. Its principals, Merrill Elam and Mack Scogin have more than 40 years of experience designing a wide variety of buildings across the United States. Read more

What's Going on in the Big Peach Read more

Incorporating social action into your practice is possible for firms big and small. Read more

The cost of neglecting research just went up. Read more

Rounding up some of Atlanta's notable places and their backstories Read more

A Breuer veteran looks back on the Modernist master's material choices Read more

Architects design lots of kinds of buildings, but if you can point to architecture's overall positive impact, you can get more people to listen. Read more

Millennials are finally entering the housing market. Unfortunately, inventory is limited. Read more