Larch Lab is an architecture + urbanism studio/think and do tank focusing on climate adaptive, low-energy urban buildings
Over the last few months, we've been working with several policymakers, advocacy groups, and jurisdictions on Point Access Block legislation. To facilitate those conversations and educate policymakers, developers, and planners - we've developed a policy ...
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason will be presenting at the AIA Virginia's 2022 annual symposium, Architecture Exchange East. Michael will be co--presenting with City of Charlottesville planner Lyle Solla-Yates, for the track tit ...
After some prodding - we decided to launch The Livable, Low-carbon City - a podcast that explores the stories, places, and people working to make our buildings and cities more sustainable, enjoyable, and humane – in the face of a changing world. ...
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason was quoted in an Inside Climate News piece summarizing recent research on the potential carbon savings of Mass Timber cities. One of the ways to is to be incredibly resource-efficien ...
The Mercatus Center at George Washington University recently released a policy brief on solutions to statewide housing shortages, referencing Eliason's writing on Point Access Blocks. The policy brief, written by Mercatus's Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton ...
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason gave a presentation for Seattle's Urban Forestry Commission on density and trees being necessary for a livable city. On 20 July, Larch Lab's Eliason was invited to give a presentation on how alternative housing forms and ur ...
Last week, Michael Eliason sat down with Ray Dubicki and Natalie Bicknell Argerious of the Urbanist Podcast, to clarify several of the terms and concepts we write about and champion at Larch Lab. 'Each of archite ...
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason dropped another op-ed over on Treehugger, calling for a radical rethink in urban planning and development to make climate mitigation possible. 'Should our building and urban planning ...
On #ShowYourStripes day we reflect on the effects of climate change on our warming world. The climate stripes are an intuitive and simple visualization to understanding how the world is warming, inspired by IPCC AR6 lead ...
Larch Lab founder Michael Eliason will be joining SO-IL's Florian Idenburg, and Tankhouse's Sam Alison-Maynes for a panel discussion on housing without double loaded corridors, hosted by New York Review of Architecture. The panel will explore why moving a ...