architecture & design

What is living infrastructure?

architecture & design, climate, social equity, words. Posted by Camilla Sterne

A framework for climate-resilient communities

A portrait photograph of Catherine Coleman Flowers wearing a lei in Hawaii.

Airing Out ‘America’s Dirty Secret’

architecture & design, climate, social equity Posted by Camilla Sterne

Elemental Policy Lab Fellow Catherine Coleman Flowers talks about her work advocating for rural Americans’ right to basic sanitation.

County, South Carolina. Electricity being taken off transformer before actual work begins

Frances Sawyer Is Helping Rural Electric Co-Ops Lead on Clean Energy

architecture & design, climate, social equity Posted by Camilla Sterne

The Elemental Policy Lab Fellow is working with rural leaders and electric cooperatives to accelerate federal funding implementation.

A hand cups a mound of green, carbon-removing olivine sand, against the backdrop of a picturesque beach.

Redefining everyday materials as carbon removal solutions

architecture & design, climate, social equity Posted by Camilla Sterne

Concrete. Lime. Sand. What do these things all have in common? They’re everywhere — in our walls, our coastlines, our roads and our soils. And thanks to the ingenuity of a new wave of carbon removal solutions, they could become the building blocks for a carbon-free future.

Plastic pollution lines the shore of an oceanside village.

Climate-hacking snacks and packaging

architecture & design, climate, social equity Posted by Camilla Sterne

As consumer companies embark on decarbonization quests, many inevitably encounter a thorny problem. The supply chains that are often responsible for the largest share of their emissions are also the trickiest to reduce.

Closeup of a tactile version of The Hindu deity Kali, by Baua Devi, shows the deity’s face in bright pinks, yellows and blacks with her tongue hanging out of her mouth.

The Asian Art Museum opens a new accessible exhibit

architecture & design, arts & culture, social equity, words. Posted by Camilla Sterne

In a new exhibition of Indian art, San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum takes steps towards accessibility for blind and visually impaired patrons.

A woman walks with her guide dog while using Microsoft Soundscape.

Microsoft Soundscape is a new way to navigate

architecture & design, social equity, words. Posted by Camilla Sterne

Microsoft unveils a new free app designed not just for blind people – but by blind people.

A shelf in a storage area a the Vitra Schaudepot hold iconic furniture designs, including a red chair that looks like lips.

Vitra Design Museum opens new exhibition space showcasing classics

architecture & design, words. Posted by Camilla Sterne

Germany’s Vitra Design Museum has opened a new archive and exhibition space called Schaudepot, which brings the gallery’s 7,000 piece collections out of storage and into public view.

An architectural shot of the modern and colorful interior of the Dokk1 library.

The changing libraryness of libraries

architecture & design, arts & culture, social equity, words. Posted by Camilla Sterne

As funding cuts sound the knell for UK branch libraries, a new breed is emerging worldwide. What do these modern marvels say about the role of contemporary libraries? Final project for Masters in Magazine Journalism at City University London.

The Eighth Wonder of the World

architecture & design, words. Posted by Camilla Sterne

The Brunel Museum opens a music venue and exhibit space in the historic Thames Tunnel, thanks to a staircase and doorway engineered by London architecture firm Tate Harmer.