AGENCY Architecture is located in El Paso, Texas, and our work has focused largely on ideas that shape our border-adjacent desert context, with a particular sensitivity to social issues ...

The home uses passive building techniques, which help reduce energy use. Architects design one-of-a-kind fort-inspired desert ...

The architectural design of this Nevada home by AD PRO Directory studio Daniel Joseph Chenin is self-shading. Its roof is planted to help further reduce heat absorption. Photo: Douglas Friedman ...

Landscape Architecture, Green Building Concepts, and Biophilic Design can all benefit from controlling the sun, rain, wind, and bugs while . . . Now On Demand Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; ...

Modern Architecture and Climate explores ... became widely available—Daniel Barber brings to light a vibrant and dynamic architectural discussion involving design, materials, and shading systems ...

Sustainability is an oft-discussed design term; yet there is confusion about what it is and how to use new (and existing) technologies to achieve sustainable building designs. This AIA, GBCI, and ...

Shading devices, such as pergolas, adjustable louvers, metal fins, wooden slats are architectural features that break direct sunlight before it hits the walls and windows.

A Beacon of Modern Architecture Lands in the Desert The Aluminaire House drew crowds, and ridicule, in 1931. After several moves and a brush with demolition, it has found a home in Southern ...

Today, Architectural Digest travels to Scottsdale, Arizona, to tour Taliesin West—Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic desert laboratory and winter home. Designed as a seasonal escape from the brutal ...