Architecture From Fancy to Futuristic, 7 Ways Underwater Architecture Is Reaching New Depths by Rosa Trieu Will humans ever live under the sea? These seven examples of underwater structures—from hotels you can book today to cities in which you might reside in the future—inch toward that reality.
Architecture Sustainable Urban Development Aims to Make This Miami Area Resilient and Car Free by Taz Khatri Can housing solve Miami’s traffic and hurricane woes? Using sustainable urban development, a mixed-use site offers residents affordability, the option to go car-free, and on-site amenities.
Engineering Why Ready Player One Is a Beautiful Prophecy for the Future of VR Collaboration by Andrew Anagnost Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One is a prophecy for the future of VR collaboration: New generations will seek work that merges the physical and virtual to help them design and make a better world.
Architecture 5 Ways Innovative Engineering Shaped Russia’s Supertall Lakhta Center Tower by Cathy Chatfield-Taylor Supertall buildings can be tall orders to design. But building Russia’s Lakhta Center, Europe’s tallest skyscraper tower, meant innovating at a new level to overcome challenges of magnitude.
Construction Factory_OS Wants to Build Your Next Apartment in a Factory by Redshift Video By bringing the production of multifamily dwellings to the factory line, Factory_OS can produce housing faster and cheaper while providing hundreds of stable jobs.
Architecture US Olympic Museum Relies on Laser Scanning to Bring an Ambitious Design to Life by Redshift Video The design of the US Olympic Museum in Colorado is ambitious, graceful, and iconic. Watch the video to see how laser scanning is helping to bring this complex building to life.
Architecture 8 Shelter-Design Innovations Provide High-Tech, Eco-Friendly Paths to Permanence by Rosa Trieu Conflict, natural disasters, and hardship are displacing humans in staggering numbers. These shelter design breakthroughs offer self-sufficiency and dignity to people rebuilding their lives.
Engineering Cherishing Cognition: Could Machine Learning Turn Cognitive Shortcuts Into Better Design? by Mickey McManus Learn how machine-learning algorithms could improve design by identifying cognitive biases (mental shortcuts), recording their patterns in the workplace, and offering mitigation strategies.
Architecture Design and History Join Forces at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum by Jeff Link In Columbus, Ohio, the new National Veterans Memorial and Museum has raised the bar—as a dedicated place to honor veterans’ service and with its innovative, inspiring design.
