Fred A. Bernstein

LTL Architects' Newest Book Cuts Through Houses Constructed of Low-Carbon Materials

Review: ‘Manual of Biogenic House Sections’ by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David Lewis

April 11, 2023

Part coffee-table book, part construction manual, the volume illustrates 55 houses over six contents, in rural and urban settings, with the goal of removing the mystery behind building with low-carbon materials.

Tribute: Arata Isozaki (1931–2022)

Fred A. Bernstein

December 30, 2022

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In a long, global career, the post-war Japanese architect designed buildings that expressed an unorthodox modernism.

Calatrava’s New St. Nicholas Church Opens at Ground Zero

Fred A. Bernstein

December 14, 2022

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After the original church was destroyed on 9/11, a new house of worship by Santiago Calatrava looks out over the World Trade Center’s memorial fountains.

Sandy Hook Memorial Opens Ten Years After Shooting

Fred A. Bernstein

November 17, 2022

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The memorial design by landscape architects Dan Affleck and Ben Waldo offers a contemplative space in nature.

Cleveland Gallery SPACES to Produce “Everlasting Plastics” for U.S. Pavilion at 2023 Venice Biennale

Fred A. Bernstein

November 1, 2022

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Six designers and artists were commissioned for the U.S. installation on the theme of the impact of plastics at this year's architecture biennale.

Oslo’s New Central Library, Opened During the Pandemic, Does a Subtle Dance with Snøhetta’s Opera House

Fred A. Bernstein

October 21, 2022

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In a post-occupancy visit, Atelier Oslo and Lundhagem’s public library, which stayed open during Covid, is clearly a popular amenity.

Taking a Holistic Approach to Embodied Carbon

Continuing Education

Fred A. Bernstein

October 10, 2022

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As awareness of the emissions associated with materials and construction grows, architects rethink meeting complex sustainable building standards.

Michael Murphy Steps Down as President of MASS Design Group

Fred A. Bernstein

October 8, 2022

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After 14 years, the MASS co-founder is striking out to start his own design firm.

Mies’s Barcelona Pavilion Reinterpreted in Carbon-Saving Wood

Fred A. Bernstein

October 7, 2022

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As an exercise in analyzing carbon costs, the modernist masterpiece has been replicated in timber sourced from Galician forests.

Lessons in Teaching the Complex Reality of Carbon

Fred A. Bernstein

September 22, 2022

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Architecture students are at the forefront of research and learning about how to measure the impact of embodied carbon.

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This course will go through project lifecycle stages and whole lifecycle carbon assessments, operational and embodied carbon, before focusing on operational energy basics.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course explores the fundamentals of fire-rated glass and framing, including historical background, fire-rated glazing classifications, and key fire-rated glazing code changes.