Acapulco’s beachfront condo towers were devastated by Hurricane Otis.
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The best science is not always the best engineering when it comes to building codes. It’s also a problem across the US, as an engineer who works on disaster resilience explains.
An aerial view of the city of Homs in Syria.
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An interview with a Syrian architect about domicide: the deliberate destruction of homes during war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The Limerick medium-security prison.
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In the mid-20th century, civil servants in Ireland recognised the harms incarceration wreaks not just on individuals but their families and society at large.
Bird stickers are used to deter collisions with a glass wall in Korea.
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By adding stickers to glass walls and dimming lights, cities can be safer places for migrating birds.
Heir to the Trente glorieuses, commercial zones in city suburbs generally suffer from a poor image.
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French artists and intellectuals attempt to salvage the spirit of an era, as French government reveals plans to transform the country’s commercial zones.
The renovated park has attracted thousands of visitors to its site.
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Attitudes towards Kwame Nkrumah have shifted from veneration to confrontation and destruction and, finally, to more subtle forms of remembrance.
The See Monster art installation, a repurposed gas platform.
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The 35 shortlisted structures from around the world showcase engineering ingenuity and big ideas for making construction more sustainable.
Artist AbdulAlim U-K (Aikin Karr) combines the fractal structure of traditional African architecture with emerging technologies in computer graphics.
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By bridging culture and computation, heritage algorithms challenge the myth of ‘primitive cultures’ and forge a new understanding of science and art.
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There’s no excuse for colluding not to complete on fees, but the time-consuming and complicated bidding process for design work encourages it.
Air conditioners often become the default solution when temperatures rise.
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Air con uses lots of energy – try these things first.
Northern Europe will experience the greatest relative increase in uncomfortably hot days if global temperature rise reaches 2°C.
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Rising temperatures threaten the UK, Switzerland and Norway with more uncomfortably hot days – new research.
When St Helier Hospital in Carshalton opened, it was viewed as the last word in modernist design.
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Today’s reports of crumbling, dilapidated and dangerous hospital buildings are a far cry from the design ambitions extolled by early NHS architects and planners.
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When a community is involved in how their spaces are developed, these can foster a sense of belonging and make diverse societies more cohesive.
Looking toward Tigris.
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In a survey of 1,600 people from across Mosul, we asked what they thought of the millions of dollars being spent to reconstruct the heritage sites of the city.
Artificial intelligence is changing how different disciplines are practiced and taught, including architecture.
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The use of artificial intelligence in architecture practice and education is limited by its datasets and lack of empathy.
A newly built accessory dwelling unit in Los Angeles.
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Though accessory dwelling units have been around for centuries, a recent survey found that 71% of Americans were unfamiliar with the concept.
Ghanaian-born curator of the biennale, Lesley Lokko.
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The Venice Architecture Biennale has an African curator for the first time this year – and a shift in focus.
An architect working on a model.
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The COVID pandemic has led to a radical rethinking of the limits of architecture and tested the skill and innovation of architects like never before.
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Ramadan is a time for prayer, charity and kindness to others. Having it celebrated in such a public way is empowering for Muslim communities across the country and beyond.
House Zero in Austin, Texas, is a 2,000-square-foot home that was built with 3D-printed concrete.
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Not since the adoption of the steel frame has there been a development with as much potential to transform the way buildings are conceived and constructed.