Adaptive reuse and recycling of heritage architecture may be all the rage, but are not new. Making new buildings from old has a long history in the ancient world.
Articles on Buildings
Displaying 121 - 140 of 147 articles
George Washington had Mount Vernon. Thomas Jefferson had Monticello. Now Trump has his eponymous tower. Can it stimulate a more creative, sustainable approach to building skyscrapers?
In the past, demolishing the dictator’s residences created a void exploited by Nazi sympathizers.
Poor thermostat settings are making people uncomfortable and wasting hundreds of millions of dollars, an analysis shows. What can be done about this?
Tragedies involving building collapses prompt structural engineers to figure out what happened, and how to prevent it from recurring.
Yesterday’s earthquake in central Italy has resulted in many deaths. But it is not the earthquake that claims victims but our built infrastructure. Why is this so?
Global temperatures are poised for another record-breaking year. As incomes rise around the world and global temperatures go up, the use of air conditioning is poised to increase dramatically.
Reinforced concrete is everywhere. But unlike plain concrete, which can last for centuries, reinforced concrete can deteriorate in decades as the reinforcing bars succumb to rust.
A former colleague of the award-winning architect Zaha Hadid pays tribute to her ‘great presence’.
Here’s how scientists are seeking to turn the building blocks of life into the building blocks of … well, buildings.
Jeremy Corbyn wants UK politics to be less theatrical – but the Palace of Westminster is the perfect stage for confrontation.
Had the Romans, Chinese and English of old seen our buildings, built around views that distract from the interior and our interior lives, they would not have been surprised by modern discontent.
Air conditioning alone won’t make global warming more bearable – architects must reinvent the window.
Some wild ideas have been put forward for the UK’s seat of power over the years.
A university building and a school are two of the six buildings shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.
Hundreds of monuments of the Kathmandu Valley’s World Heritage sites were completely destroyed on April 25. Here’s the story of a few of them.
Women played a far greater role in designing, commissioning and building country houses, gardens and parklands than was once imagined.
It is 1529. Cardinal Wolsey leaves his palace at York Place, giving way to the triumphant Anne Boleyn, who holds court in the long gallery. But this York Place is not the princely residence of the Archbishops…
Good historians know that history rarely teaches clear lessons. When it does, we should heed them. In the 1920s, urban visionaries completely refashioned midtown Manhattan, making it the most modern and…
Environmental catastrophe, economic collapse, global pandemic … does it feel like the world is ending? If you think Armageddon is near and are trying to get ready, you are not alone. National Geographic…
Top contributors
-
Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
-
Senior Lecturer in Construction Technology, The University of Melbourne
-
Senior Research Associate, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
-
Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire
-
Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
-
Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
-
Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
-
Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Nottingham Trent University
-
Lecturer in Construction and Property, The University of Melbourne
-
Lecturer In Construction, Deakin University
-
Associate Professor in Sustainable Development
-
Fellow and Senior Research Associate, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder
-
Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Texas at Arlington
-
Reader in Politics, Cardiff University
-
Assistant researcher, James Cook University