Henderson Associates Architects, Inc

06/02/2026

𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥

The housing crisis doesn’t exist only in the United States. Our neighbor to the north—in particular, Toronto, Canada—is also deep within an affordability emergency. But there’s some hope to be had. Evidence the Quayside project, a collaborative effort among Alison Brooks Architects in the UK (https://alisonbrooksarchitects.com/), Henning Larsen (https://henninglarsen.com/), and Adjaye Associates (https://www.adjaye.com/)—the co-lead architects—with nature-based design studio SLA (https://www.sla.dk/ #) providing its landscape expertise.

In Toronto’s urban heart, along the shores of Lake Ontario, the planned design will transform a currently disused 12-acre former industrial brownfield into what will likely be Canada’s largest mass-timber structure with individual housing units that can accommodate families (perhaps even multigenerational ones!).

The project kicked off “by redefining who these buildings are for and how they are built,” and it will more than double the amount of affordable housing along the waterfront in a city consistently ranked one of the planet’s most livable. “The fact that more than half of the approximately 800 new affordable housing units planned for the early construction phase are designed with large square footage for families demonstrates the project’s sincerity regarding social justice,” Architizer reports.

Indigenous stewardship also reflects in the project thanks to partnerships with Indigenous consultancy groups like Two Row.

Finally, this looks to be a full electric neighborhood that homes in on net-zero carbon emissions with an urban farm on the roof to boot, offering up a resilient and sustainable model for cities (https://resilientcitiesnetwork.org/city-resilience-framework/).

Get a look at the lush renderings so far! https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/stories/quayside-toronto-canada-tallest-timber-tower/

06/01/2026

05/29/2026

𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘

This house, personified, just may stand alongside the people who speak for the trees. In Poznań, Poland, the House Among the Trees sows itself quietly into the small pine forest without detracting from it. Representing a collaboration between Wrzeszcz Architekci, (architectural design) and mode:lina™ (interior concept and design), the 5112-square-foot home separates functions in this family home for a couple and their three sons.

On the ground floor, there’s the shared living area, while the upper level forms the private area with bedrooms and wardrobes. “The basement houses the technical zone with a garage, and tall pine trees naturally shade the building, allowing the use of large glazed openings. As a result, the interiors open widely toward the surrounding nature. The palette of façade materials was selected to harmonize with the landscape and echo the rhythm of the forest.”

The pleasant echoes of this single-family residence are heard across the ocean as we end this eventful week.

Gallery: https://www.archdaily.com/1040519/house-among-the-trees-wrzeszcz-architekci-plus-mode-lina

Completed in 2024 in Poznań, Poland. Images by Przemysław Turlej, Patryk Lewiński. House Among the Trees is the result of a collaboration between two studios: Wrzeszcz Architekci, responsible for the architectural design, and...

05/28/2026

𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗖𝗦

Have you ever heard of Nashville’s Sun Cows? If not, get ready to hear much more about this solar project in Christiana, just outside Nashville, Tenn., that integrates cattle into a solar array—all to meet growing energy demands for data centers (no comment on those rn) and a burgeoning population.

According to reports, Silicon Ranch kicked off an experiment the last week of April that holds, beneath its solar arrays, “lush pasture instead of gravel, enjoyed by a small herd of cattle that spends its days munching grass and resting in the shade.”

Silicon Ranch owns this 40-acre farm in Christiana, and they’re betting that “cattle-grazing is the next frontier in so-called agrivoltaics, which mostly has involved growing crops or grazing sheep beneath the panels.”

The project has a one-year data-gathering period in which it hopes to show farmers that other livestock than sheep or goats—namely cows—can also can thrive at solar agricultural sites.

Here’s a slice of how it works: “Workers rotate the cattle — currently 10 cows and their calves — between paddocks every few days so panels on the ungrazed portion of the site operate normally, generating a supply of roughly 5 megawatts of electricity for Middle Tennessee Electric, a rural electric co-op.”

Naturally, investors and Silicon Ranch itself hopes that the technology eventually will be adopted more broadly, while helping cattle farmers also preserve their way of life and providing less-harmful (renewable) solar energy.

Read the news story here: https://apnews.com/article/solar-cattle-grazing-silicon-ranch-tennessee-67e0ab41c0c3f55230401dfd228a924f

A Tennessee solar developer is betting that cattle-grazing and solar panels can coexist — and benefit farmers as well as the electric grid.

05/25/2026

𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟲

As we commend the sacrifices of our veterans and their families this Memorial Day, we would also like to invite you to the National Memorial of Military Ascent D-Day ribbon-cutting on June 6. This morning unveiling of 12 life-sized bronze sculptures, by Carolina Bronze Sculpture, Inc,. depicting soldiers in the D-Day conflict in 1944 at Pointe du hoc, France, will be followed by a dance and celebration, where period attire is encouraged. Tickets are still available and go toward funding phase one of this memorial and living museum to all branches of service.

Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/d-day-nmma-celebration-dinner-dance-tickets-1933676481409?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/19/2026

𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗗-𝗦𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦

Would you have ever thought that fish-pond sludge could be repurposed into something sustainable and useful? Well, that day could be coming, thanks to BENTU Design.

Beginning in 2022, in China, BENTU Design began research into the conversion of contaminated pond sludge into unfired ceramic-based panels that can be used in construction. “The process uses alkali-activated geopolymer technology, which eliminates the need for high-temperature kiln firing typically required in conventional ceramsite production.”

Using the Pearl River Delta and its aquaculture waste, including a toxic excess of nitrogen, pathogens, phosphorous, and heavy metals, this project—titled “The Metamorphosis of Mud: From the Collapse of Mulberry-Fish Pond Systems to the Redemption of Circular Materials,” aims to do just that.

It will be regenerative and circular designs at their finest, and we hope to see this process refined, repeated, and improved upon for a cleaner, more sustainable future.

In the meantime, read/see: https://www.designboom.com/design/ceramsite-panels-bentu-design-aquaculture-waste-circular-building-material-metamorphosis-of-mud/

05/14/2026

They have arrived!

Something extraordinary has arrived in Grafton 🇺🇸Mission Accomplished — the life-sized bronze Ranger statues for the National Memorial of Military Ascent a...

05/14/2026

𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚

May is abuzz with positive activity here at Henderson. Today, there's the dedication for the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower in Hartford, Ill., which we're so proud of, and later in May there's the Firemen's Park Pavilion ribbon-cutting and concert, and in June the big kick-off for the National Memorial of Military Ascent and its life-size re-enactment in bronze sculptures ascending the bluffs as happened on D-Day.

Please stop by our blog for photos and updates on St. Mary's in Edwardsville, the Byway Discovery Center in Godfrey, and sneak peaks at new projects that are in progress:
https://hendersonarchitects.com/what-were-working-on-spring-2026/

05/12/2026

𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬

This is the culmination of work on the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower in Hartford, which will both welcome and educate visitors via a unique aerial historical experience.

See you there!

05/11/2026

𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗥𝗬

As of this writing, there is still time to register (required) for the FREE May 13 mini-course, “Evaluating Existing Masonry Structures,” from the Masonry Institute of St. Louis (MISL), held this Wednesday from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at The Masonry Centre on South Big Bend Boulevard in St. Louis.

Whether your project is renovation, preservation, or adaptive reuse, “the program is designed for engineers and design professionals working in real-world conditions — where existing masonry buildings must be assessed for structural capacity, code compliance, and long-term viability.”

Heather Sustersic, PE of Colby Co Engineering, will add practical guidance and field-based perspective as she leads the discussion, for which you can earn continuing education credit (1.0 MISL Professional Development Hour, 1.0 AIA LU | HSW, and 0.1 ICC Continuing Education Credit).

More information: https://constructforstl.org/evaluating-existing-masonry-structures-misl-seminar-st-louis/

To register: https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/masoncontractorsassociation/event-management/form-perma/Registration_Form/jCtX2aZ9yG5C7fGDzssUCYR1OPTzSuwZWr3V2Oqnw7jGrd8nenYKr9VnZrx9Zrk6pVNKHqNe6W9dpuZO74H11X0vsrGwBMNqFYb7