White Arkitekter’s timber urbanism challenges concrete—but can forests bear the demand? The case for wood cities, and the limits they must confront.
When wealthy owners raze usable homes, who pays the carbon bill? Two arguments on demolition rights, adaptation, and architects’ responsibility.
Chipperfield’s pavilion for one Kiefer painting sharpens a cultural dilemma: when does a perfect viewing experience justify permanent construction?
Glenn Murcutt’s vineyard pod is for sale without its land. Does relocation preserve architecture—or turn place-responsive design into a collectible?
Herzog & de Meuron’s Amherst project tests selective reuse. When do carbon, spatial performance and architectural heritage justify replacing a building?
Tehran’s Debris Pavilion makes demolition waste spectacular. But what does recycled architecture save once processing, transport and disassembly count?
C40 cities have ambitious climate plans. Emissions data reveals which cities are making hard political and infrastructural choices.
