Buildings serve not only as spaces for habitation and work but also must consider aesthetic design alongside functional requirements, resulting in a variety of forms. With the rapid advancement of ...

Each passing day witness’s faster evolution in technology in the field of engineering. Optimization techniques are proving to be the preferred technique in an incredibly diverse range of fields 1,2.

With the growing demand for resilient, efficient, and low carbon infrastructure, increasing attention has been directed toward novel materials and ...

NIST's long-awaited findings conclude design flaws, construction deviations and corrosion left Champlain Towers South ...

Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S.

Exciting and unique buildings increasingly dot the landscape of our urban environments and beautifully fill the pages of our design magazines. Conversely, over the past half century the construction ...

Achim Menges uses computer-guided techniques designed to make buildings more sustainable and affordable. Humanity has long sought to tame wood into something more predictable. Sawmills manufacture ...

Simulation of wind flows around the model of Austin’s 321 West 6th Street illustrates the E-SE wind direction that resulted in the largest cross-wind response on the 58-story high-rise. The hotter the ...

SteelFab: A Technological Compass for Middle Eastern Construction The global industrial landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with pre-engineered metal buildings becoming the preferred ...

DURING the thirty seconds the earth shook in General Santos City, facades broke and whole structures collapsed. However, some of the older buildings, built with deep foundations, stood the shaking but ...