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Architectural Books Publisher Kevin Lippert has died at the age of 63.

While Kevin Lippert was a graduate student in architecture at Princeton in 1981, he and his fellow students were encouraged to study historical texts. However, these books were old, fragile, oversized and bulky, and access to them was limited. He thought that if they could be reprinted in smaller formats and offered at a reasonable …

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Ukraine’s Architectural Treasures Face Destruction

The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought burning images of the human tragedy to witnesses around the world: thousands of civilians were killed and injured; broken families, mothers and children leave to seek shelter, while fathers and other men stay behind to defend their country; and millions of refugees have fled to neighboring countries after just …

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A German Architectural Firm Embraces Sustainable Building Practices

This article is part of a special report Climate Solutionslooks to worldwide efforts to make a difference. There was a time when Martin Henn’s grandfather and father were at the peak of their careers, when many architects lived by the simple belief: bigger was better. But with a growing awareness of how this thinking contributes …

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Finding Architectural Inspiration in the Crystal of a Sea Sponge

At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, cylindrical clumps of the glass sponge Euplectella aspergillum protrude like skyscrapers in the deep sea. some house tiny shrimpAccording to whom, an 11-inch sponge is actually high-rise. And the sponge’s glass skeleton is definitely an architectural feat, consisting of a geometric lattice that gives the sponge the impression …

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Kristen Richards, 69, Died; Reshaping Architectural Journalism Online

“Perhaps what excites me most is when I see educators and students subscribe, especially from a country like Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, and other countries are under conflict or violent rule,” he said. 2012 interview. “This gives me hope – these students are our future.” A summer trip to Greece became almost a …

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