EditorialA sports hall in Croissy-Beaubourg, outside Paris, the first commercial project in France constructed almost exclusively of hemp blocks, on Jan. 11, 2023. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialThe aftermath of a three-alarm fire that broke out the day prior in an NYPD evidence control center and impound in Red Hook, Brooklyn on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (Andrew Seng/The New York Times)
EditorialAlex Clayton and Lisa Borres in “Fibers,” one of the early Paul Taylor pieces at the Joyce Theater in Manhattan on June 14, 2022. (Julieta Cervantes/The New York Times)
Editorial Instead of polyvinyl chloride, the seat is made of vegan "leather," crafted from pineapple, mango, corn or other naturally derived fibers. (Ben Sklar/The New York Times)