April 2021 Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Small Houses, Big Impact Residential Small Houses, Big Impact

Two microhome developments in Texas combat homelessness with community. Read more

TECH + PRACTICE
Strategic Daylighting in Schools: More Is Not Always Better Architectural Lighting Strategic Daylighting in Schools: More Is Not Always Better

Though designers might view larger window areas as more desirable in classroom settings, the ability to control the incoming daylight also has a significant impact on user experience, Read more

Robert Nichols: Let's Increase Opportunities for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Architects and Designers Opinion Robert Nichols: Let's Increase Opportunities for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Architects and Designers

Improving diversity and inclusion in the profession will require companies to ensure people with sensory disabilities can communicate "on an equal footing with those who do not have such disabilities." Read more

NCCU 24/7 Collaborative Research and Learning Center, by Evoke Studio Architecture Education Project NCCU 24/7 Collaborative Research and Learning Center, by Evoke Studio Architecture

An education project in North Carolina that aims to anchor its university while providing students with flexible academic spaces. Read more

CarbonPositive: This Is the Make-or-Break Year for the Planet CarbonPositive CarbonPositive: This Is the Make-or-Break Year for the Planet

Learn why Architecture 2030 founder and CEO Edward Mazria is optimistic that the U.S. can target a significant reduction in carbon emissions in the country's updated Nationally Determined Contributions. Read more

Next Progressives: Kounkuey Design Initiative Next Progressives Next Progressives: Kounkuey Design Initiative

KDI designs public spaces that improve the health, quality of life, and resilience of underserved communities in the Eastern Coachella Valley, Kenya, and beyond. Read more

AIA ARCHITECT
Education and Tolerance AIA Voices Education and Tolerance

Designing a building with a mission. Read more

The Power of Research AIA Now The Power of Research

Firms that invest in research may have a competitive edge. Read more

The Problem With Exceptional Buildings AIA Feature The Problem With Exceptional Buildings

To truly cut carbon, architects must design better systems, not singular structures. Read more

The Architecture of Rosenwald Schools AIA Then The Architecture of Rosenwald Schools

Photodocumentary reveals design in service to education. Read more

Design Is the Expectation, Not the Exception AIA Perspective Design Is the Expectation, Not the Exception

Good design is a right we can all deliver. Read more

Parting Shot
The Forgotten History of Our First Skyscrapers Books The Forgotten History of Our First Skyscrapers

Karrie Jacobs interviews Donald Friedman about his latest book, which offers new insight into the earliest supertalls. Read more

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