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Buildings for People and Plants

“It is easy to create the expected, but when you challenge each building to do more, you give it the opportunity to solve problems and provide services — ones that may initially seem incongruous with the project, but that prove to be the perfect fit,” write WORKac’s Dan Wood and Amale Andraos in the introductory essay of their monograph–meets–coffee table book. The New York firm’s straightforward approach to sustainability means first ensuring that each project delivers real value. “Density and preservation are just as important to sustainability as technological advancements. So is urbanism. If every building contributes in some perhaps unique way, then a neighbourhood or city can...