EXPO Milan 2015 and energy-conscious and sustainable public spaces are the twin focus of this instalment. An overview of the so-called “Green Laboratory” is given for the former, wherein seventeen of the national and functional pavilions currently on view in Milan are reviewed, including Italy, Brazil, Korea, France, China, UAE, the Slow Food Pavilion, and the Tree of Life. The second topic features a diverse selection of works, among them the Arizona State University Health Services Building by Lake|Flato Architects, Beijing No. 4 High School Fangshan Campus by Open Architecture, Ryuichi Ashizawa’s Factory on the Earth, and Soft House by Kennedy & Violich.

EXPO Milan 2015 and energy-conscious and sustainable public spaces are the twin focus of this instalment. An overview of the so-called “Green Laboratory” is given for the former, wherein seventeen of the national and functional pavilions currently on view in Milan are reviewed, including Italy, Brazil, Korea, France, China, UAE, the Slow Food Pavilion, and the Tree of Life. The second topic features a diverse selection of works, among them the Arizona State University Health Services Building by Lake|Flato Architects, Beijing No. 4 High School Fangshan Campus by Open Architecture, Ryuichi Ashizawa’s Factory on the Earth, and Soft House by Kennedy & Violich.