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These young cities are solving age-old problems
Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you’re allergic to it. One astronaut did.
Ancient architecture might be key to creating climate-resilient buildings
Some skyscrapers are so shiny they turn into death rays
Hurricanes destroy beachside homes, but not this one
The most impressive engineering feats of 2018
Looking Down From The Top Of The World’s Second-Tallest Building
You Can Help Redesign The Spaceship Buildings From ‘Men In Black’
How to build an igloo that’s structurally sound and cozy
How to build a home that can resist any weather
This is how hospitals are preparing for hurricane season
Washington, D.C. is home to a fascinating labyrinth of tunnels
Higher than man ever built before
A new material allows this company to 3D print most of a house in a single day
Saving historical landmarks from climate change could mean altering them
Will the coronavirus kill open-plan offices?
Nature helps nurture relationships between incarcerated mothers and their children
The 160-year-old reason you’re obsessed with your lawn
These images show some of the coolest designs to keep floodwaters at bay
It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes.
We built a better house for the 48 million Americans with hearing loss
Fire-proofing California’s homes is possible—but at what cost?
Meet the hero who saved everything you love about modern cities
Oyster architecture could save our coastlines
Rising high in 19th-century Chicago required nerves of steel
Here’s what makes ADX Florence the country’s most secure prison
Naturalistic design is thriving as actual nature dies
The king behind Machu Picchu built his legacy in stone
By destroying this female pharaoh’s legacy, her successor preserved it forever
Bricks were always going to win the Game of Thrones
Our bridges are failing. Here’s how we could fix them.
As Rome digs its first new metro route in decades, an archaeologist safeguards the city’s buried treasures
Want to build an igloo? Here’s how.
After a natural disaster, houses get bigger not better
How architects made California’s Getty Museum fireproof
The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret
Humans could survive underground, but it would take a lot more than shovels
Make your home greener—and more resilient
Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute
The devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum illuminates a global problem
How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons
These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stays up for the same reason it leans
How Popular Science covered the Empire State Building’s 1931 opening
Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies?
Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy
Olympic stadiums are engineering marvels: here are seven standout facilities
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This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap
A look at the engineering and architecture in this year’s Super Bowl stadium
Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient
The skyscrapers of the future could be built with the garbage of today
There’s apparently a giant void in the Great Pyramid. Here’s why we don’t know what’s in there.
This building hanging from an asteroid is absurd—but let’s take it seriously for a second
Here’s a plan to turn bullfighting arenas into drone hubs
When Design Is Hostile On Purpose
Should Architecture Take Our Microbial Health Into Account?
Is Amazon’s Dome Headquarters The Workspace Of The Future?
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Solar Decathlon Game Time!
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