Harvard’s waste-wool cladding makes a circular promise. Fire tests, wet winters and installed costs will decide whether retrofit owners can trust it.
Herzog & de Meuron’s Amherst project tests selective reuse. When do carbon, spatial performance and architectural heritage justify replacing a building?
Yardbox’s Irish backyard prefab promises multigenerational living. But can a €100K home widen housing access when owning the garden comes first?
Apple’s 600-capacity Battersea venue unites concerts, recording and broadcasting. Does platform-backed architecture serve artists—or sideline the crowd?
Parsons researchers challenge manufactured housing’s low-price promise. Can safer materials and smarter procurement protect residents without raising barriers?
Washington’s proposed triumphal arch exposes a collision between national symbolism, military operations and the public’s right to civic space.
BIG’s temporary city for Shakira in Madrid promises reuse. Its green credentials depend on what happens next: transport, storage and actual redeployment.
Benghazi’s 2050 city plan promises digital coordination. But who controls the data, sets priorities, and gives residents the power to say no?
Denmark’s coastal expansion for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel promises stronger European connections. But can reclaimed land justify its marine and material costs?
Arquitectonica’s Miami cruise terminal can process 36,000 passengers daily. Where does sustainable design end—and responsibility for cruise travel begin?
