The U.S. built environment could benefit from approaches to mass-timber design and construction that have taken off in parts ...

We hope that people get to learn about who we are and what we do – and we really are the discipline that shapes our built ...

Practitioners of transpecies design aim to consider the needs of all species — not just humans — in the built environment. Their buildings often include habitats for plants, animals and even ...

Biophilic design supports the health and wellbeing of individuals by connecting people to nature. This includes incorporating elements of the natural world into indoor environments, increasing natural ...

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A modern answer to the traditional almshouse, designed to combat loneliness, has won a prestigious architecture award for ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Depression is a chronic mental health condition that can impact one's physical health and well-being. Globally, approximately 280 million people of all ages experience depression, including 5% of all ...

The amount a town or city invests in sports-related infrastructure may impact how active the people who live there are, ...

Map design and the significance of built environments continue to be inherently integral to gameplay within the realm of virtual worlds and video games, specifically in the genre of first-person ...

Social distancing has Americans mostly out of the places they usually gather and in their homes as we try to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But some buildings, such as hospitals and grocery stores, ...