Articles by Ross Brady

Today's mixed-use urban designs provide an exceptionally high level of prescription compared to plan ning efforts of the previous century.

In cities around the world, space that was once fully given over to utilitarian functions such as hi ghway interchanges, elevated rail lines, waterways and streets are being wrestled into the public domain for the use of the pedestrian. Areas once shunned as unfit for utilization or enjoyment by anyone or anything other than the type…

From providing optimal light and views to ensuring comfortable amounts of solar heat gain, parametri c façade design lends itself to aesthetic efficiency, environmental soundness and ease of construction.

Take a quick inventory of your favorite outdoor spaces and a common theme will likely become apparen t: Outside = Public. While popular public areas are often defined spatially as voids, it is much less frequent that built forms can be described as truly public. This is a collection of outdoor, open-air structures intended for the…

This is a collection of interiors that impart the feel of an exterior urban environment. When used t o greatest effect, this tactic can create a sense of drama, heightened awareness of surroundings and the contrasting sensation of being outside and inside at the same time, while also effectively dividing discrete areas of a building in…