Buildings (Structures) – MOSAEC

Dickson Despommier, Who Championed Farming in Skyscrapers, Dies at 84

Agriculture and Farming Buildings (Structures) Columbia University Deaths (Obituaries) Despommier, Dickson (1940-2025) Environment Global Warming Microbiology Sustainable Living

Dickson Despommier, Who Championed Farming in Skyscrapers, Dies at 84

A microbiologist, he popularized “vertical farming” — raising crops in tall buildings — to remediate climate change and feed more people.

By Trip Gabriel

Los Angeles Building Featured on Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’ Cover Burns

Affordable Housing Buildings (Structures) Diltz, Henry Doors, The (Music Group) Fire Department (Los Angeles) Fires and Firefighters Homeless Persons Los Angeles (Calif) Morrison, Jim Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Skid Row (Los Angeles, Calif)

Los Angeles Building Featured on Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’ Cover Burns

The building, now boarded up, was made famous when it was featured on the cover of the 1970 album “Morrison Hotel.”

By Tim Balk

The 10 Architectural Sites You Should See in São Paulo

Amaral, Tarsila do (1886-1973) Architecture Art Bo Bardi, Lina Brazil Buildings (Structures) Culture (Arts) Infrastructure (Public Works) Latin America Marx, Roberto Burle Mendes da Rocha, Paulo Niemeyer, Oscar Rodrigues, Sergio (1927-2014) Sao Paulo (Brazil) Sao Paulo Museum of Art Urban Areas

The 10 Architectural Sites You Should See in São Paulo

These buildings and places capture the city’s playful approach to concrete-and-asphalt Modernism.

By Michael Snyder

In Costa Rica, a Family Found Its ‘No Footprint’ Dream House

Architecture Buildings (Structures) Interior Design and Furnishings Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Sustainable Living

In Costa Rica, a Family Found Its ‘No Footprint’ Dream House

Wenji Zhang and Paul Lehmann fell in love at first sight with the all-wood house, one in a series of eco-friendly houses across the country.

By Sarah Amelar