The building types of Chicago form the city around us. Today, how the Worker Cottage formed the back bone of 19th century urban growth.
Opinion
Feel Warm Even While You Save Energy This Winter
Don’t despair: you can stay warm this winter even while you save energy. Here’s the secret formula!
Old Fashioned Library of the Future? How Carnegie Libraries Point Toward the 21st Century
When you spot one of the quaint Carnegie libraries that linger around America’s towns and cities, do you see them as a vision of great future library design? If not, you should.
Why Moss Loves to Specify a Toto Wall Hung Toilet
This is one great solution that we like to suggest nearly everywhere. There is so much to love about wall hung toilets that we have to think really hard before specifying anything else. Here’s why!
The Sum of our lives and the variety of experience
For New Year’s Eve, consider the sum of our lives – an afterlife spent re-visiting all the moments of life re-sorted according to type.
Loop Link propels Chicago into Transit leap forward
Moss has been a proponent of BRT over the last few years despite its many setbacks in Chicago and we are excited to see how the first phase – the Loop Link starts to shift the transit landscape as it gets under way. What is Loop Link? Per the city’s own BRT website, Loop Link is: […]
The Architecture of Star Wars: a Fan’s Favorite Buildings, Cities, and Death Star
What’s your favorite building of the Star Wars galaxy? Cast a vote for one of these or tell us why another is the best.
Design for Deconstruction: Architects should Plan for Less Waste
Nearly every building ends up in the landfill eventually. Designers need to challenge ourselves not just to reuse materials but make sure they are reusable.
Paris Climate Talks: the Importance of Visualizing Climate Change
Four days into the Paris Climate Talks, other news has already pushed this earth shaking topic below the fold on the NYTimes front page and off the top of the NPR hourly talk items. We understand. Climate change is not fun, and it’s not sexy. But it is UTTERLY IMPORTANT. Maybe some simple, effective graphics can […]
Enduring beauty and usefullness: Why we still judge buildings by Vitruvian Standards
Why should we take note of the writings of the Roman, Vitruvius, who died 2000 years ago? Because his ideas are still startlingly relevant.
Against Disposable Architecture: Moss Wants to Design for the Duration
An important part of our ethos at moss is to avoid design that is disposable.
The Real Potential for Solar Power in the USA
The US probably shouldn’t cover the west in PV panels. But putting a solar power system on your home or business is a GREAT idea. What’s the difference?