David Fannon

New buildings are huge carbon hogs. Here’s how to design them to last for centuries

“Buildings are an enormous investment of energy, material, human capital, and money,” says David Fannon, a professor of architecture at Northeastern University and coauthor of The Architecture of Persistence: Designing for Future Use. “We pour all these resources into making them. It seems like it would be good if those things served their purpose for as […]

The secret to Beijing’s Olympic venues? More than half the buildings were used before

Reuse of venues is beginning to become almost an expectation, according to David Fannon, architecture and engineering professor at Northeastern University, who has studied the afterlives of Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro and other former host cities.

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‘Future-use architecture’, a project by faculty members at Northeastern, wins $100k Latrobe Prize

Awarded every other year by the AIA College of Fellows, the Latrobe Prize is a major award—$100,000—granted to a two-year project that leads “to significant advances in the architectural profession.” This year, the award, which is named after architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, was given to a team of three faculty members of Northeastern University’s School […]

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These Northeastern researchers want to change architecture so new buildings last longer

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December 13, 2018

If these walls could talk: The architectural history of the White House

by Molly Callahan

August 8, 2017

Co-op in the classroom: David Fannon

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March 7, 2017

3Qs: How ‘nomadic architecture’ will shape Rio’s Olympic legacy

by Jason Kornwitz

August 11, 2016

To battle natural hazards, interdisciplinary research team turns to resilient, sustainable buildings

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April 23, 2015

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David Fannon in the Press

New buildings are huge carbon hogs. Here’s how to design them to last for centuries

The secret to Beijing’s Olympic venues? More than half the buildings were used before

‘Future-use architecture’, a project by faculty members at Northeastern, wins $100k Latrobe Prize

David Fannon for Northeastern Global News

What lessons can we learn from the fire at the old stock exchange in Copenhagen? Expert discusses the risk of renovations

These Northeastern researchers want to change architecture so new buildings last longer

If these walls could talk: The architectural history of the White House

Co-op in the classroom: David Fannon

3Qs: How ‘nomadic architecture’ will shape Rio’s Olympic legacy

To battle natural hazards, interdisciplinary research team turns to resilient, sustainable buildings

New buildings are huge carbon hogs. Here’s how to design them to last for centuries

The secret to Beijing’s Olympic venues? More than half the buildings were used before

&#8216;Future-use architecture&#8217;, a project by faculty members at Northeastern, wins $100k Latrobe Prize

What lessons can we learn from the fire at the old stock exchange in Copenhagen? Expert discusses the risk of renovations

These Northeastern researchers want to change architecture so new buildings last longer

If these walls could talk: The architectural history of the White House

Co-op in the classroom: David Fannon

3Qs: How ‘nomadic architecture’ will shape Rio’s Olympic legacy

To battle natural hazards, interdisciplinary research team turns to resilient, sustainable buildings

‘Future-use architecture’, a project by faculty members at Northeastern, wins $100k Latrobe Prize