Nigel Young, Foster + PartnersThe curved structure and skin of Foster + Partners' Greater London Authority City Hall enhances the building's efficiency. A northern orientation allows for transparency-and good views to the plaza and river.
Lance Hosey, FAIA, LEED Fellow, is a design principal and the chief impact officer with HMC. His latest book, The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design (Island Press, 2012), has been Amazon’s #1 bestseller for sustainable design; in 2017, it was listed among the three dozen books “all designers should read” by Environmental Building News.