Olivia Keung is an architect whose work demonstrates an aspiration towards a low carbon, sustainable future, integrated with a focus on projects that create positive social impact. At Moriyama & Teshima, she has played key roles on the University of Guelph’s Honey Bee Research Centre and the Arbour at George Brown College. Olivia also worked
Beverly Craig is a Senior Program Manager at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. She works on many affordable housing issues for the state of Massachusetts including the Passive House Design Challenge and the Triple Decker Retrofit pilot. Bev is passionate about increasing awareness about reducing the embodied carbon of building materials and has been assisting
Liz Hauver is Experienced Architectural Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the architecture & construction industry. Skilled in Revit, Rendering, WUFI Passive, and Teamwork. Strong design and building science professional with a Master’s of Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Currently taking a course to become a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) from
With 71 facades articles published in 2021, it’s time to take a look at a few of AN ’s most popular and some whose projects feature unique materials and construction methods. Ranging from large dormitory projects by well-known firms to a projects that utilize local cork, thatch, and brick, the following list covers the full
Architect Sameep Padora and Associates Location Hyderabad, India Completion Date 2019 Brick Uma Brick Mangalore Aluminum Frame Windows Technical Windows Granite Sadar Ali Granite Looking out over the city and an adjoining park, the Mumbai-based Sameep Padora and Associates’ Sienna offers a novel apartment experience in Hyderabad, India’s Jubilee Hills neighborhood. A four-story building with
“Shruti is an Associate Director, a senior member of the Atelier Ten Energy Analysis Practice, and the Environmental Design Practice Leader for the firm. She combines her technical competency and creativity across multiple disciplines – architecture, engineering and master planning – to develop integrated, cross disciplinary solutions for projects. She is an expert on passive
San Francisco State University has a new academic building for the first time in 25 years: The George and Judy Marcus Hall for the Liberal and Creative Arts. Designed by the San Francisco-based Mark Cavagnero Associates as a flexible learning and production environment, the four-story facility asserts the presence of the arts on campus. Located
Felipe Francisco, AIA is an Architect, Builder, and Fabricator with experience ranging from large-scale commercial and institution projects, medium scale Passive House residential projects, and small scale digital fabrication projects. At Studio NYL Felipe’s role is that of Technical Design Lead for the Boston Office. As part of the facades division, he works with architects,
Revision and tweaking are central to the architectural process, but it is not often that a practitioner gets the chance to design the same project twice. When the Stuttgart, Germany–based firm Behnisch Architekten first won the commission for a new biomedical research facility at Harvard University, George W. Bush had just started his second presidential
While flashy residential additions are nothing new to the New York neighborhood of SoHo, the 3D “climate skin” wrapping Archi-Tectonics’ 8-story townhouse at 512 Greenwich Street introduces a fresh face to the cast iron-dominated historic district. The firm added a 4-story addition to an existing building and united the single-family home with a deep black and
Louis Koehl is a Project Architect at Handel Architects, which he joined in 2012. He is a Certified Passive House Designer, and much of his work at Handel has focused on the design, detailing, and construction of Passive House projects, including the 709-unit 100% affordable multi-family building in East Harlem, Sendero Verde.
Blake Middleton FAIA LEED AP is a Partner at Handel Architects LLP. His work includes a variety of large-scale projects that have broken new ground in approaches to sustainable design and urban living. Expanding on the firm’s experience at Cornell Tech, Blake is overseeing the design of two other precedent-setting Passive House projects: 115 Winthrop
Todd Poisson became a Partner at BKSK in 2007 and has over 25 years of experience in the architecture profession. Todd has been responsible for the design and construction of some of BKSK’s most ambitious residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and institutional projects. His design work draws inspiration from historic detailing in the service of a relevant
John’s work is driven by the belief that architecture should be sensitive to the environment and mindful of the impact each project has on their community. He leverages his experiences working across project typologies, from education and recreation to healthcare and infrastructure, to inform his leadership on many of the firm’s mixed-use residential projects. He
Bill has over 39 years of experience in building design and construction, building science research, energy-efficiency, building enclosure durability and moisture-management, and building materials product development. He has specialized expertise in building enclosure design and detailing; design to resist natural hazards; and energy upgrades in historic buildings. He has participated in product development and marketing
Heath May has 17 years of experience leading commercial, hospitality, sports and healthcare projects. May leads a design team responsible for projects including future:GSA, a net-zero renovation solution that earned the 2012 WAN Commercial Building of the Year Award, and he worked as senior designer on Sustainable Urban Living, a winner of the 2010 Chicago
Italian architect Luca Compri designed a barn-sized home in the quaint town of Magnago, Italy, made of materials you may not expect. Set against a lush backdrop, the house is composed of wood, rice straw, and most curiously, cork. This cork board is far from tacky, however, and hoped to answer the client’s desire for