Architecture

Hotspots beneath cities deform the ground, causing important infrastructure to crack under stress

More than 42,000 highway bridges across the country are in “poor” condition, according to national bridge inspection standards

Advanced tools for tracking people’s eye movements and facial expressions can be used to design better places

Building the ultimate sandcastle

An ambitious project is underway to develop a robot with enough smarts, strength and sensitivity to restore fragmented archaeological remains

To build better and healthier spaces, architects are heeding evidence-based lessons 

Once considered blunt instruments, robots show finesse in constructing experimental German architecture

Urban Farm on a Rainy Day © Jon Ellis (aka jonorobo). Click each image to see enlarged version on DeviantArt. Most concept art is obsessed with various forms of self-inflicted apocalypse.

The Energy Innovation Hub is trying to understand how buildings squander their energy-saving potential

A tour of the world's tallest buildings, including those under construction.

Although it is still loosely defined, net-zero usually means a building that produces as much energy as is consumed