• A New Film Calls Designers to Mimic Nature

    Published September 10, 2024
    “Biocentrics,” a new documentary by directors Ataliba Benaim and Fernanda Heinz Figueiredo, challenges designers to go back to the basic innovations of the natural world. READ…

  • Lola Ben-Alon Encourages Compassion for Digitization

    Published January 17, 2024
    The assistant professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is also the director of the school’s Natural Materials Lab, a lab that studies earth- and bio–based materials. READ…

  • A New STEM Lab Serves Underprivileged Youth

    Published August 8, 2023
    A partnership with Google, the free computer science space invites Oakland, California, high schoolers to explore coding, robotics, and welding. READ…

  • EcoLogicStudio Grows Air-Purifying Architecture with Algae

    Published March 29, 2023
    London-based architects Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto draw on the intrinsic intelligence of natural organisms and artificial intelligence to create structures that turn pollutants into clean air. READ…