Vancouver built up fast—but now its older towers face an earthquake reckoning

In 1957, Vancouver took a decisive turn in its urban development when city council lifted the eight-story height limit in the ...
Psychology Today

The Architecture of Identity: How the Brain Builds a Self

This is where memory is essential to identity formation. The self is assembled not from everything that has happened to us, but from what the brain has chosen to preserve and retrieve.
JEC

Europe aligns on CE marking and design rules for GFRP reinforcement

In January 2026, the ERC reaffirmed that CE marking via ETA should be the reference route for placing GFRP reinforcing bars on the European market. The objective is clear, remove technical barriers to ...
IEEE

Inverse Design Method of Metal Structures in Multiport Waveguide Based on Numerical Green’s Function

Abstract: This article proposes an inverse design method based on numerical Green’s function (NGF-IDM) to achieve the intelligent and efficient design of waveguide devices. Inspired by the metal ...
Scientific Research Publishing

(2018) EN 1992-4. Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures-Part 4: Design of Fastenings for Use in Concrete. European Committee for Standardization (CEN).

ABSTRACT: The analysis and detailing of the slabless staircase represent a critical factor in their limited commercial and residential usage compared to the waist slab staircase, despite their ...
Hackaday

PVC Pipe Structure Design That Skips Additional Hardware

[Baptiste Marx] shares his take on designing emergency structures using PVC pipe in a way that requires an absolute minimum of added parts. CINTRE (French, English coverage article here) is his ...
The Business Journals

2025 Structures Awards: Best Architecture/Design

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The best architecture/design in ...
SciTech Daily

This Tiny Tech Breakthrough Builds 3D Structures Using Nothing But DNA and Water

Using DNA as smart LEGO bricks, scientists are building the next generation of tiny tech that could change computing, medicine, and more. Credit: Shutterstock Columbia researchers are using DNA—the ...
Stevens Institute of Technology

Jinxin Chen Builds AI System to Design Concrete Structures

Reinforced concrete structures are physically heavy — and designing them can be just as weighty, burdened by a complex, code-heavy, time-consuming process that’s ...
The New York Times

China Calls Them Fish Farms. South Korea Fears They Have Another Use.

China has installed large steel cages and a former oil drilling rig in the Yellow Sea, raising concerns in South Korea that they could be used for military purposes. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from ...
Architectural Record

Lake|Flato and KSS Design Philadelphia’s Tallest Mass-Timber Structure

A key aspect of such a project for Herdeg is the materials, which needed to be “authentic, real, and natural,” he says. Toward that end, behind its darkly tinted glass exterior, the six-story, 116,000 ...