Sustainable Design Insights from Top Architects in gb&d Spring/Summer Issue

gb&d's spring/summer 2026 print issue is officially out! It's been a pleasure watching these stories come to life while gaining a wealth of knowledge on different industries within the built environment. Be sure to read the full issue: https://lnkd.in/gFExqTEu and subscribe to our newsletter, The Brief, to stay up to date on the release our digital features and series (lots of exciting ones in the works!) #GreenBuildingAndDesign #magazine #sustainability #builtenvironment #architecture #design #green

News from Perkins Eastman! Check out who made the cover of Green Building and Design! John Lewis Elementary in Washington DC - designed to achieve net zero energy and LEED Platinum - has a design process highlight with Heather Jauregui. Heather discusses how large design firms lead by example! #designsustainably #designprocess #processmatters #askthearchitect

How Cities Negotiate Memory, Power, and Public Life A reflection from my work within the Master’s program in Architecture and Urban Design. Reading İstanbul as layered urban landscapes shaped by movement, heritage, identity, and social transformation. As architects and urban designers all over the world, are we still designing spaces for people to live in or simply spaces to move through?

As part of our Architectural Design VII project, we explored Urban Insertion and how architecture interacts with its surrounding context. By studying projects like the Jewish Museum Berlin, Select Citywalk, and ISBT Sector 43, we understood how spaces shape human experience, movement, and urban life. Grateful for the learning experience and the collaborative effort behind this project.

As part of our Architectural Design VII coursework, we worked on a group case study exploring the idea of urban insertion—how buildings respond to and shape their surroundings. We studied the Jewish Museum Berlin, Select Citywalk, and ISBT Sector 43, each showing a different approach to architecture within the city—from emotional and narrative-driven spaces to commercial hubs and functional infrastructure. This exercise helped us understand how architecture is not just about form, but about people, movement, and context. This was a group effort by Pranali Gawner, Bhakti Umarkar, Hariharasudhan M , Harshali Sadavarte, and Chiranthan Kandgal. The link : https://lnkd.in/gz_JaatB

🌆 Discover how Pier Sixty-Six redefines Fort Lauderdale’s skyline, merging history, local culture, and emotion through design. Jorge Garcia and Peter Stromberg of GarciaStromberg Architects reveal how concrete, as a structural material and an artistic medium, enables bold architectural visions to become a reality. By collaborating with leading architects on projects like Pier Sixty-Six, we help shape vibrant communities where people will live, connect, and thrive for years. Learn more: cmx.to/3QFPXDd

A spotlight on one our upcoming conference sessions: ✨ Building for the Next Seven Generations ✨ 🎤 with Alex Buss, Allison Ward, David Goyne, James Harry, and Soroush Ghadi 🗓️ May 6 (Afternoon session) This session brings together two perspectives on designing with long-term responsibility. Explore Coast Salish approaches to living heritage, where culture, land, and design are deeply connected, alongside architectural strategies for creating buildings that endure across centuries. Together, these talks offer insight into shaping resilient, meaningful spaces that support continuity across generations. 👉 Case Study 1: Land Becoming Form 🔍 Coast Salish artist James Harry joins designers from Perkins&Will and PFS Studio to explore how contemporary architecture can reflect Indigenous knowledge, storytelling, and shared authorship. Rooted in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh teachings, this work centres relationships to land and designing with future generations in mind. 👉 Case Study 2: Building for Forever 🔍 What does it mean to design for a thousand years? This talk examines long-lasting systems and shares practical strategies like designing for repair, adapting to place, and embedding stewardship into building lifecycles. 🔗 Full schedule: https://lnkd.in/gagmcbAD #HeritageBCConference #LivingConnections

In this episode, I sit with Thomas Baio, Founder and Principal Architect of Thomas Baio Architect in Millburn, NJ. Licensed in multiple states, Tom has spent over three decades designing residential, institutional, and commercial spaces with creativity, purpose, and practicality. In this video, we explore his design philosophy, the stories behind his most meaningful projects, and how he blends practical solutions with visionary architecture to make every project a reality. Watch full video here: https://lnkd.in/eT4QvMhn

Mid-century modern gave us restraint, clean lines, and a connection to nature. Charles Haertling took those same principles and asked: what if geometry could be expressive without losing discipline? Working primarily from the 1960s through the 1980s, his designs reflect a moment in architectural history where experimentation met discipline, not a contemporary movement. His work still follows structure, still honors the landscape. But the lines soften. The forms feel less imposed, more emergent. So the question becomes: restraint or expression? #Architecture #MidCenturyModern #OrganicArchitecture #DesignInspiration #ColoradoArchitecture

Housing for All: Where Affordability, Justice and Sustainable Design Intersect Featured in BuildingGreen's new issue on climate justice, Housing for All explores how architects and policy makers are shaping affordable housing today. With a focus on Los Angeles, writer Frances Anderton dives into how affordable housing improves economic, community and environmental sustainability, and...it's simply the right thing to build. Read the story, and the entire nearly 200-page issue, with a BuildingGreen premium membership. Join today at buildinggreen.com Projects and images: Santa Monica Vermont by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc. (photo by Paul Vu) Isla Intersections by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (photos by Eric Staudenmaier) Las Flores by Don Empakeris Architects (photo by John Linden) #buildinggreen #affordablehousing