¡Sombra! Experiments in Shade is introducing artistic and functional shade structures across nine parks to combat extreme summer heat. The project helps spruce up some community parks that needed to ...

Edith de Guzman, co-curator of Descanso Gardens' exhibition "Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World," in front of artist Cidne Hart's piece "Traversing the Warming Forest." ...

Texas Tech University College of Architecture professors and research partners Stephen Mueller and Ersela Kripa examine a paper prototype of a shade structure designed by their software, which focuses ...

Sunlight in 3D Cities: Shows how date, location, weather, and city structure affect sunlight using cloud cover and 3D data. Sunlight plays a crucial role in public health, affecting vitamin D ...

Students will design and build a structure that can block the sun to create a shaded area and will test to see if the shady spot is cooler. Sunlight warms the Earth’s surface. Certain structures are ...

With warmer weather and longer, sunnier days on the horizon, now is the time to get your yard ready for summer hangouts. If your yard doesn’t have many trees, consider adding shade—both to make the ...