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Home » Authors » Katharine Logan

Katharine Logan

Katharine Logan is an architectural designer and a writer focusing on design, sustainability, and well-being.
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AIA Global Campus

Continuing Education: Net-Zero Retrofits

Katharine Logan
March 1, 2025
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A focus on emissions rather than energy efficiency is making carbon-free retrofits possible.
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Beyond the Envelope
Books

In ‘Beyond the Envelope,’ Students Interview 21 Leading Designers About Architecture

Review: ‘Beyond the Envelope’ edited by Tom Verebes
Katharine Logan
January 9, 2025
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The conversations, ranging from material exploration to mass customization, are complemented by photography of significant 21st-century buildings.
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Solar Adobe
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Albert Narath Unearths the Rich History of Solar Adobe Architecture

Review: ‘Solar Adobe: Energy, Ecology, and Earthen Architecture’ by Albert Narath
Katharine Logan
October 18, 2024
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Exploring forgotten 1970s experiments with passive solar design in the American Southwest, the book reveals timely lessons for sustainable architecture.
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Ohana Center

Continuing Education: Trauma-Informed Design

Katharine Logan
October 1, 2024
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Four recent projects showcase how architecture can promote recovery and resilience for vulnerable youth.
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Arbour House
Record Houses 2024

A Luminous Residence by Patkau Architects Celebrates the Found Potential of its Coastal Cascadian Setting

Victoria, British Columbia
Katharine Logan
September 5, 2024
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With its pleated, open-weave wood canopy, Arbour House takes full advantage of water views and natural light.
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Sundby School

Continuing Education: Bio-Based Materials

Katharine Logan
July 1, 2024
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Perceptions of agriculturally sourced building materials are changing (again).
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Betances Residence

Continuing Education: Affordable Housing and Energy Performance

Katharine Logan
May 1, 2024
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Three housing developments—in the Bronx, Bay Area, and Vancouver, B.C.—achieve lofty social and environmental goals on tight budgets.
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NASA Aerospace Communications Facility
Sustainability in Practice

NASA's Hyper-Functional Research Laboratory Balances Form and Efficiency

Cleveland
Katharine Logan
April 1, 2024
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Ross Barney Architects juggles ambitious environmental goals and stringent technical requirements for a NASA facility.
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100 Stockton

Continuing Education: Building Recladding

For three moribund buildings, new envelopes restart the clock
Katharine Logan
February 5, 2024
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With an increasing focus on energy performance and embodied carbon, facade retrofits gain ground.
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Museum of Modern Art Warsaw

Continuing Education: Daylighting in Museums

The Power of Light
Katharine Logan
December 1, 2023
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Skillful daylighting enhances the experiential qualities of museums while showcasing and preserving art.
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