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A three year study of Tanzanian children found that changing the way homes are designed can prevent diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, and help children grow taller.
Foreigners have been shaping Ghana’s built environment for centuries.
US presidents haven’t usually sought to impress their own architectural tastes – much less their names while in office – on national monuments.
City transformation is increasingly being shaped by a complex interaction between the past and the future.
The results reveal new patterns in how Pacific societies shaped their built environment after European contact.
Historic buildings are worth preserving not only for their architectural significance but their scenic quality.
Straw bales are a cheap building materials and they are great for insulation.
US President Donald Trump spent much of 2025 doing up the White House with gold bling. He’s the latest in a long line of leaders to use buildings for power.
We can’t all live in rural idyll.
Frank Gehry, who has died at 96, leaves a powerful legacy, visible in many major cities, in the media, in galleries and in popular culture.
Although originally conceived in Europe, art deco came to define American interwar prosperity, optimism and luxury.
President Donald Trump is trying to prescribe the style and content of many federal sites to highlight his own authority and promote a particular view of America.
Housing for the elderly that fosters community, accessibility and care.
Governments have repeatedly failed to learn lessons about keeping their residents safe and building better social housing for their future.
What makes a building beautiful? Neuroscience suggests our judgement depends on complexity, familiarity and the brain’s craving for balance.
Glass seems simple − it’s just sand and a few more ingredients. Yet mining and production are rarely local, raising questions about sustainability.
Britain’s homes need a Mediterranean makeover as the climate changes.
The type of buildings that are common in rural Afghanistan help explain why this earthquake was so deadly.
On hot days, the Eiffel Tower grows by 12-15cm, and leans away from the sun.
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