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Making the most of in-person educational encounters in a digital world [Architect’s Newspaper]
Early on in the pandemic, the threat of “zoom bombing” was one of the plights of learning and teaching in virtual classrooms. This problem with digital classrooms was quickly solved, and today collaborating in tightly sealed digital spaces is something we take for granted. Even with the return of students and faculty to campus…
Read MoreJacob’s Pillow Announces Building Plans For the Reimagined Doris Duke Theatre
Jacob’s Pillow is excited to announce building plans for the reimagined Doris Duke Theatre, a flexible theatre on the site of the original Doris Duke Theatre, which was lost to a fire of undetermined cause in November 2020. In replacing what was lost while looking to the future, Jacob’s Pillow seeks to create a…
Read MoreThroop Corners: An Introduction to Passive House Design
Marvel’s design for Throop Corners, a 140-unit affordable housing project in Brooklyn, NY, is currently under construction to meet Passive House standards. From the onset, discussions with our client Riseboro Community Partnership established this project as having a strong sustainability focus, and this directive from the ownership team drove the design process towards Passive House.…
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico must lead with infrastructural innovation [Architect’s Newspaper]
On September 18, Hurricane Fiona, a category 1 storm, struck the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico. All residents of our Caribbean commonwealth were without power, 75 percent without running water, and many suffered from historic flooding. The storm is estimated to have caused over $2 billion in damage and the deaths of…
Read MoreRather than scrap the Open Restaurants program, the city should rethink it
Sheds that were some of the first to pop up in the summer of 2020. Two years later, serving food and beverages from lunch until sometimes 4 a.m., they are still going strong, and I hope they continue to do that for as long as possible. Overnight, the city has radically transitioned from almost 100%…
Read MoreProject Highlight: ENLACE Landscape Architecture
Since the early 20th century, the Martín Peña Canal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been in a state of environmental decay. During the 1930s and 40s, the edges of the canal were filled and built on by informal communities, many of whom were marginalized and overlooked by the local government. In the ensuing decades,…
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