“When one is surrounded by these columns, one can ideally begin to imagine an architecture that is conceived using such an algorithmic approach,” the designer tells us. Hansmeyer has installed four ...

On average%2C LEED-certified buildings use more energy than non-LEED buildings. LEED%27s point system for awarding certification doesn%27t exactly prioritize energy efficiency. The energy performance ...

Building codes will be changing soon, now that a study at UC San Diego found a common steel building column won’t withstand the stress of a strong earthquake. KPBS Science and technology reporter ...

President Trump got on stage at the National Building Museum for a Republican Party fundraiser Tuesday night, and immediately jumped into one of his most comfortable subject areas: architecture ...

The lustrous ceiling is supported on concrete columns whose tops swell into broad caps resembling lily pads, prompting Wright to compare the space to a forest glade. Structural engineers were ...

Engineers looked to nature to find a shape that could improve all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes -- they found an answer in sea sponges. Judging by their name ...