Profiles of some of the leading projects in the vertical and horizontal built environments.
The city’s Tunnel and Reservoir Plan, in progress for roughly half a century, promises to tackle unique water quality and flow challenges increasingly made more daunting by extreme weather brought on by climate change
The 2020 repair of the Brent Spence Bridge in northern Kentucky demonstrates the vital role construction plays in emergency response building
Legislative, logistical and budgetary challenges have plagued California’s homeless crisis, so one builder has turned to constructing tiny house villages as a partial solution
The Pittsburgh university’s state-of-the-art athletic facility features an enhanced design and construction that aims to amplify the close-knit school’s sense of civic duty
Concern around climate change and a desire to construct more sustainable buildings is driving the construction industry to deliver a built environment that has less impact on the world around it. The increased use of timber in tall buildings is part of this process.
Construction workers rely on several essential tools to get the job done. Here, a structural engineer shares the items she can’t live without on the job
A two-year-old United Nations report warned that the world needed to act to maintain its reserves of sand, with supplies already under pressure from extensive building programs. As construction activity continues after COVID-19, is the industry likely to see a shortage of one of the most essential building materials?
One Los Angeles-based builder wants to use a modular building process to construct affordable housing in people’s backyards
The U.K. government wants net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But can the country’s construction industry—which currently produces a whopping 40% of those emissions—overhaul the way it works to help achieve this?
Sasha Plotitsa crafts gorgeous furniture out of construction waste—and empowers formerly incarcerated people seeking a fresh start
Inflatable structures are paramount in construction. Can origami offer such deployable components new inspiration?
Once the preserve of computer game designers, virtual reality technology enables architects—and their clients—get up front and personal with a building far in advance of its completion.
Lumber prices today are falling fast after becoming a scarce commodity during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s why lumber prices are dropping.
The once-sleepy city off the Colorado River can’t stop growing, but one expert says the Texas capital’s urban planning history and culture are making expansion difficult
The Bavarian capital showcases some of the most extravagant architecture in the world, from structures built in the Middle Ages to modern buildings emblematic of the German city’s rich culture