To preserve the vitality of the public realm and protect the wellbeing of their residents, cities with warm summers or year-round climates need to plan for extreme heat, just as those on oceans must plan for rising sea levels.
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Sasaki Associate Principal and architect Ian Dickenson built a career on integrated design and rethinking urban life. To him, the best designs can be found in the spaces in-between.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games were a celebration of the city’s public realm as well as the athletes, and it was a joy to watch. How will Los Angeles invest in public space for the benefit of the 2028 Olympic Games and beyond?
The alchemy of landscape and architecture in Hideo Sasaki's early corporate campuses
Boston City Hall Plaza is not only a notable civic space but also a case study for solving complex civil engineering challenges in a dense urban environment.
Capitols are more than symbols of democracy; they provide functional civic space. Capitol campuses should not be frozen in time, but rather should evolve to meet society's needs.
Florida modern inspired the crisp, horizontal form of the Event Center at Bonnet Springs Park. Sustainability inspired its mass timber materials.
Sasaki's new tool allows users to estimate embodied carbon during crucial early design stages