architecture
Modular construction: Using Lego-like blocks to build structures of the future
Buildings don't have to be permanent — modular construction can make them modifiable and relocatable.
In this Dutch town, the euro’s fictional bridges are now real
The European currency features buildings that didn't exist, until Spijkenisse made them in concrete
How art and design can rebuild a community
MIT professor Azra Akšamija creates works of cultural resilience in the face of social conflict.
Is it possible to build a mile-high skyscraper?
A mile-high tower would not just be a new structure, but a new technology.
How COVID-19 will change the way we design our homes
Pandemic-inspired housing innovation will collide with techno-acceleration.
Astronomers solve a longstanding artwork puzzle
Using modern tools, a team of astronomers uses celestial sleuthing to figure out when Vermeer painted his masterpiece "View of Delft."
Archaeologists find largest-ever Mayan complex hiding in plain sight
Researchers discover a massive ceremonial structure of the ancient Mayans using lasers.
Mexican ‘smart city’ would be 100% energy efficient, self-sustaining
An Italian firm has put forward an idea for a green city that would be completely self-sustaining, modern, and green.
MIT engineers unveil emissions-free cement
Electrochemical methods such as this could someday dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the planet.
Sign of the times: School designed to limit impact of mass shootings
With little progress on other avenues to preventing mass shootings, one firm has employed architecture to save students.
Notre Dame rebuild proposal would bring solar glass, urban farm to cathedral roof
The "green" proposal would bring a 21st-century update to the 850-year-old cathedral.
Should France rebuild Notre Dame exactly as it was?
The lack of tall, strong oak trees poses something of a problem for the restoration effort.
Late historian’s 3D map of Notre Dame can help France restore it to impressive detail
Digitally recording historical sites could serve as insurance in the case of disaster.
4,000-year-old termite mounds are so vast they’re visible from space
Long hidden under trees, it's utterly massive.
Minimalism is killing us: Re-awaken your senses, bring back joy
Minimalism, thought to be a solution to our overstimulated lives, is actually dulling our senses.
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This Ingenious Skyscraper Would Hang from an Asteroid and Float Between Cities
What if we build from the sky down? NYC architects release designs for a skyscraper that would hang from an asteroid and travel between hemispheres.
How Ancient Greece and Rome (But Definitely Not Britain) Inspired American Architecture
Wake up and smell the independence. Thomas Jefferson urged 18th century Americans to think of themselves not as colonial Englishmen, but as a new culture. To that end, he used architecture to serve as a visual reminder of America's proud new direction.