No Excuses - by Keith Hempel & Wendy Rogers (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

LPA Design Studios rose to national prominence and earned the 2025 AIA Architecture Firm Award by demonstrating that designers can make a real impact on carbon reduction and the human experience. No Excuses: Integrated Design for a Sustainable Future is a detailed exploration of the firm's culture and integrated, research-driven design process, hailed by the AIA as "a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture."

No Excuses presents a model for the future practice, developed around a shared commitment to address the biggest issues of our time. LPA's culture breaks down barriers between architects, engineers, interior designers and researchers, and aligns sustainability with client goals on every project, regardless of scale or budget. Rallying around a core set of beliefs, the collaborative has achieved industry-leading results, illustrating the potential for any design firm to make broad impacts on carbon emissions, and the health and wellness of communities.

Ultimately, No Excuses is a call to action, challenging the industry to work differently and think differently to achieve its goals.

Review Quotes

"[No Excuses] offers not just a vision for a sustainable future, but a tangible road map for achieving it. ... It is a call to architects, planners, and all those involved in the built environment to embrace their role as catalysts for change."

--Ed Mazria, founder of Architecture 2030 and 2021 AIA Gold Medal Honoree, in the book's foreword