A new method of building materials using light, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, could one day enable technologies that are often considered the realm of science fiction, such ...

In Switzerland, construction does not begin with concrete or cranes, but with something far more unusual. Empty frameworks trace the future. Weeks before a building is approved, tall poles rise from ...

These are buildings whose reflective surfaces make them appear to blend into the landscape. They’re like the architectural equivalent of the scramble suits from Philip K. Dick’s novel A Scanner Darkly ...

(Phys.org)—When an earthquake strikes, damage to buildings such as nuclear power stations can worsen the catastrophe. Researchers from France's Institut Fresnel and the French division of Menard, a ...

Many architects strive to design works that stand out against the surrounding landscape — not fade into the background. But that's not the case with Oxford University's Investcorp Building, which ...

We're in something of a golden age for skyscrapers. The boxy, stark modernism of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has long since given way to curves and twists, and the race to create the tallest building is ...

Coop Himmelb(l)au design an energy-producing tower that treads lightly on planet Earth, and invisibly on radar screens. The building, which is meant to anchor a new development in the fringe ...