It looks like Chicago will have to find a new champion of sustainable urbanism: Mayor Richard M. Daley announced yesterday that he does not plan to run for reelection next year, and will end his career as America’s greenest mayor after 21 years. Speculation had already begun as to his successor and Rahm Emanuel is rumored to be considering a run. [via A/N Blog]

“Don’t be evil,” goes the Google mantra, abandoned years ago for the more cryptic “Small evils for the greater good.” Following their recent image search overhaul, today they’ll announce a mysterious, much anticipated new feature, which some speculate will deal with real-time search results that change as you type. Graphic design nerds (and other types of nerds) have been on this item for days, as Google has featured a new, responsive logo every day this week. [via Mashable]

Featured today on Fast Company’s Co.Design is Architizer founder and HWKN principle Matthias Hollwich, talking about a new interdisciplinary program at UPenn he founded to explore the looming issue of how to design for a rapidly aging populace. Saying that “we design for our own future,” Hollwich points out that architects have been neglecting the largest market in the Western world for years. Click through to Co.Design to read the full interview. [via Co.Design]

Researchers at MIT (of course) have discovered a method of allowing molecules to self-assemble into electricity-generating panels. The process mimics photosynthesis in plants, and the panels can be chemically disassembled and reassembled without losing efficiency. [via DVICE]

Head over to Design Float to check out their picks for the best in airport control tower design. Unsurprisingly, the inherent design challenges (tilted glass for visibility, lots of structure, height) make many of them utilitarian masterpieces. Highlights include the famous LAX Theme Building (of 60s sci-fi fame) and the sculptural, color-blocked Malé International Airport tower in the Maldives. [via Design Float]

Control Tower at Los Angeles International Airport

Orlando International Airport (L), Houston KIAH Control Tower (R)

by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

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