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

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How to build a better building

Peter Wiederspahn, Michelle Laboy, and David Fannon, faculty in Northeastern’s School of Architecture, have focused their recent research on “future-use architecture,” the practice of designing buildings that can house any number of uses beyond their original intent.
- by Molly Callahan December 13, 2018
If these walls could talk: The architectural history of the White House

The White House, synonymous with American government, is almost as old as the country itself. So how does one ensure it “gracefully accepts changes that the people who built it never even thought of?” asks architecture professor David Fannon.
- by Molly Callahan August 8, 2017
Co-op in the classroom: David Fannon

Co-op is a popular topic of discussion in Fannon’s courses for architecture and engineering students. He frequently asks them to apply what they learned on co-op to solve design problems in class, saying that “It’s great when students make connections themselves.”
- by Jason Kornwitz March 7, 2017
3Qs: How ‘nomadic architecture’ will shape Rio’s Olympic legacy

Two venues at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro—the 12,000-seat Future Arena and the 15,000-seat Aquatic Stadium—will be dismantled and rebuilt into entirely new buildings following the games. We asked assistant professor David Fannon, an architect and building scientist, to explain how Rio’s reliance on “nomadic architecture” might benefit Brazil in the decades to come.
- by Jason Kornwitz August 11, 2016
To battle natural hazards, interdisciplinary research team turns to resilient, sustainable buildings

A team of Northeastern researchers has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a decision framework for designing buildings that are both resilient and sustainable in the face of multiple environmental hazards like earthquakes, flooding, and heavy winds.
- by Greg St. Martin April 23, 2015

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