Architecture

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Londoners Are Fighting Back Against “Hostile Architecture”

From spikes in the ground to benches designed to be uncomfortable, hostile architecture is pushing already fringe groups further away from the public eye

June 18, 2014

The Medieval Origin Story of the Balcony

Architect/historian Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc suggested that the balcony was forged in the heat of battle.

June 18, 2014

New Research

When Fire Ants Build Rafts, There Are No Free Loaders

When fire ants form floating balls, not a single leg or antennae goes to waste

June 13, 2014

Urban Explorations

Pittsburgh Is Struggling to Maintain Its 45,454 Public Steps

The city budget isn’t enough to keep up with costly and logistically difficult repairs, so some stairways might come down

June 12, 2014

Cool Finds

Thousands of Lovers’ Locks Collapsed Part of an Overloaded Bridge in Paris

The trend affects bridges throughout Europe and in some places in the U.S., too

June 11, 2014

New Research

Spiders Get Information From the Vibrations of Their Webs

Depending on the frequency, a vibrating thread of silk can tell a spider if it needs to repair its home or go collect a snared snack

June 6, 2014

40,000 of Detroit’s Buildings Could Be Torn Down

Detroit’s Blight Removal Task Force is urging the city to tear down thousands of vacant buildings

May 28, 2014

Cool Finds

Dracula’s Castle Is for Sale

Bran Castle can be yours for a rumored $80 million

May 19, 2014

Remembering the “Eclectic Gusto” of Architect Hans Hollein

A look into what still excites us about the Viennese designer, who died last week at 80

April 30, 2014

Cool Finds

How Fast Can You Print Out a Building?

A company in China says it can print out 10 buildings a day

April 29, 2014

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China’s About to Have the World’s Fastest Elevator

The elevator will ascend 95 floors in 43 seconds

April 23, 2014

These Intricate Cardboard Models Perfectly Capture the Look and Feel of World Cities

A photographer and model-maker created these dreamscapes, including a forest animal, to convey the essence of the urban metropolis

April 16, 2014

Free From the Rules of Physics and Practicality, 20 Architects Radically Reimagine the Skyscraper

These high-rise designs are sci-fi visions of the future

March 27, 2014

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Take a Tour of Pritzker Winner Shigeru Ban’s Paper Tube Structures

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been awarded the Pritzker prize, one of architecture’s top prizes

March 26, 2014

The Los Angeles That Was Never Built

Had these 13 grand architectural plans been executed, the city would look entirely different today

March 24, 2014

Cool Finds

A 20-Acre Industrial Park in China Is Being Transformed Into an Arts District

Near the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a 20-acre factory complex, abandoned for 10 years, is slowly being reclaimed

March 10, 2014

New Research

Sea Level Rise Might Drown a Fifth of All UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Statue of Liberty and the Sydney Opera House are under threat

March 5, 2014

For People with Dementia, Does It Take a Village?

A community in the Netherlands has become a model for how to help people feel at home even after they’ve lost their memory

March 3, 2014

From Bauhaus to Dollhouse: When Architects Think Small

For some architects, miniature houses are a big deal

February 25, 2014

These Architects Have Created Fun and Weird Ways to Stay Warm in the Winter

It’ll make it worth your while to visit Winnipeg in February

February 12, 2014