Nate Berg

This office building was designed to last 500 years

And it didn’t break the bank.

This office building was designed to last 500 years

3 years ago Notre-Dame caught on fire. This video game lets you fight to save it

A detailed architectural model of the building—originally made for another video game—has players working to save the burning cathedral.

3 years ago Notre-Dame caught on fire. This video game lets you fight to save it

This stunning garden uses playground equipment and copper tubes to water itself

Milan’s botanical garden is self-powered—thanks partly to the energy created by its human visitors.

This stunning garden uses playground equipment and copper tubes to water itself

This year’s Serpentine Pavilion reveals the shocking truth behind most modern architecture

The goal of the 2022 Serpentine Pavilion was to use materials that were all made without slave labor.

This year’s Serpentine Pavilion reveals the shocking truth behind most modern architecture

Why Biden just used one of his most significant powers on insulation

Insulation is a key way to reduce energy waste in both old and new buildings—and the country’s going to need a lot of it.

Why Biden just used one of his most significant powers on insulation

Why this see-through factory was built in the middle of a forest

Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Vestre’s new furniture factory put a premium on transparency and sustainability.

Why this see-through factory was built in the middle of a forest

Afrofuturist Sun Ra’s humble Philadelphia home is now a historic landmark

A communal home became the center of musician and artist Sun Ra’s mystical universe.

Afrofuturist Sun Ra’s humble Philadelphia home is now a historic landmark

See how the iconic Airstream has evolved over the past 90 years

A new museum showcases the instantly recognizable design that’s been shaped by world history.

See how the iconic Airstream has evolved over the past 90 years

Air travel has changed dramatically. These Delta terminals got a $12 billion upgrade to keep up

Delta’s hubs in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle have seen major renovations to accommodate the way we travel now.

Air travel has changed dramatically. These Delta terminals got a $12 billion upgrade to keep up

Why RISD students are designing spaces for people to safely do drugs

An interdisciplinary design studio at the Rhode Island School of Design is looking at how harm reduction centers can take a more holistic approach to addiction.

Why RISD students are designing spaces for people to safely do drugs

Climate change is blowing down houses. This could save them

Extreme windstorms are an increasingly destructive threat, but resilient design can help.

Climate change is blowing down houses. This could save them

This intricate COVID-19 memorial was designed to go up in flames

Designed by an artist known for his work at Burning Man, this memorial aims to provide a cathartic release for those mourning the millions who have died.

This intricate COVID-19 memorial was designed to go up in flames

This ingenious tool helps cities avoid rabid NIMBY arguments over housing

Balancing Act helps calm the contentious process of deciding where housing should get built.

This ingenious tool helps cities avoid rabid NIMBY arguments over housing

This Michigan greenhouse takes a whole new approach to ‘farm-to-table’

A multipurpose greenhouse is an incubator, a commercial kitchen, and an event space.

This Michigan greenhouse takes a whole new approach to ‘farm-to-table’

Biden green-lights a home-building boom. But there’s a catch

The Biden administration has a plan to fast-track housing construction. But much of it depends on Congress.

Biden green-lights a home-building boom. But there’s a catch

Adidas’s jaw-dropping new office sets an audacious standard for the future of work

New graphic-rich offices for the apparel giant were influenced by everything from shoes to stadiums.

Adidas’s jaw-dropping new office sets an audacious standard for the future of work

See the cutting-edge tech turning government buildings into lean, green machines

The federal government has 300,000 buildings, and they’re massive energy hogs. New tech being piloted could slash their carbon footprint.

See the cutting-edge tech turning government buildings into lean, green machines

Lawns are terrible for the environment. California’s water restrictions may finally kill them

Landscape designers weigh in on how drought conditions could change the look of Southern California — and eventually the rest of the West.

Lawns are terrible for the environment. California’s water restrictions may finally kill them

The year’s most exciting immersive art experience has just opened. But no one will see it

Yes, visual art can exist without explicitly being seen. Just check out ‘Dreamachine,’ a trippy new immersive installation in London.

The year’s most exciting immersive art experience has just opened. But no one will see it

Inside the lucrative business of a metaverse landlord, where monthly rent can hit $60,000 per property

With global brands renting space and profit margins near 70%, leasing virtual land is big business.

Inside the lucrative business of a metaverse landlord, where monthly rent can hit $60,000 per property

Tech

How you can use Eagle to organize images on your computer

The $8 billion crypto unicorn that crypto loves to hate

What it’s like building a board of directors for a successful tech company

News

Crypto layoffs loom as tokens crash: Coinbase, Crypto.com, and others cut staff

Sephora Squad’s newest influencers want to change the way we think about beauty

Charles Schwab might owe you money: Company will pay millions in robo-advisor settlement

Co.Design

Why this book startup is taking a page from Glossier and Allbirds

This office building was designed to last 500 years

5 clever ways that malls are being reinvented across the U.S.

Work Life

Here’s why summer may be the perfect time to revive your annual resolutions

What’s wrong with the word ‘minority’?

How to showcase your bilingual skills to get a job (or a promotion)