Architecture & Design
A Democratic Landscape
Michael Van Valkenburgh and the making of Brooklyn Bridge Park
America’s Oldest Synagogue
Newport R.I.’s colonial era and thriving Jewish community
by Nell Porter Brown
New Bedford
Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene
by Nell Porter Brown
A Net-Zero-Energy Victorian Home Makes History
HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
by Kristina DeMichele
A Cultural Escape
The renewed community life of a grand Cape Cod estate
by Nell Porter Brown
Scrubbing Supply Chains
Harvard leveraged construction of its new Science and Engineering Complex to remove harmful chemicals from building-materials supply chains.
by Jonathan Shaw
Enlarging the Allston Enterprise Zone
Tishman Speyer details the first phase of the “enterprise research campus”—and points to a doubling of the project’s ultimate size.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Gate of Whimsy
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
by Jacob Sweet
Shaping Cities
Stephen Gray pioneers equitable urban design.
by Jacob Sweet
“A 500-Year Building”
A new center for engineering and applied sciences—finally
by Jonathan Shaw
A Man and His Castle
Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal
by Nell Porter Brown