Architecture and Construction

Nanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging…

The ability of SentryGlas® to create highly-resilient laminates with excellent post-breakage performance has allowed the façade engineering specialist Facal,…

An iconic photo snapped in the tragedy's aftermath speaks the proverbial thousand words: amid a landscape devastated, and houses crushed like eggshells, one…

After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a…

Rima Taher, an expert in the design of low-rise buildings for extreme winds and hurricane, hopes her phone won't ring much this hurricane season. It's already…

The new Daylit gallery is a key component of the relocated and refurbished Medieval and Renaissance Galleries at the V&A, a project designed by UK architects…