A guide to the skills, education, and work behind the places that shape daily life—and the people who design them.

A cylindrical, concrete shade structure designed with the aesthetics of the surrounding desert landscape in mind was recently unveiled at Joshua Tree National Park. The Carapace Pavilion — named for a ...

Texas Tech University College of Architecture professors and research partners Stephen Mueller and Ersela Kripa examine a paper prototype of a shade structure designed by their software, which focuses ...

Before he dives into any design, landscape architect Mike Lucas consults the land. He explores it and observes it, returning multiple times to experience and read it at different times of day, in ...