“We’re at the kick-off meeting for a great project. All the players are present. The surfaces of the room are filled with digital screens, caves, images (think Tom Cruise...Minority Report). The group ...

No audio available for this content. Figure 1. Example of the GNSS signal propagation using ray-tracing and a 3D building map. A particle-filter-based positioning method using a 3D map to rectify the ...

The construction industry has a love-hate relationship with technology. Some are wary of any new software/hardware the boss brings back from a convention or trade show. In fact, much of this software ...

This article was originally published on May 4, 2015. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section. Arches have long been used to mark the greatest ...

Modeling on the computer and physically building scale models are essential modes of iteration for the modern architecture studio. But what if this creative process of digital and physical ideation ...

A photo rendering of the Xiong'an Wings building. CHINA DAILY In Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province — China's "city of the future" near Beijing — a new cultural landmark is rising with the help of ...

This old adage is one that craftsmen understand well and never question. Careful measurement and planning is essential in producing any quality product, and when it comes to the building industry, a ...

When we try to conjure images of the ancient city of Pompeii, we often think about the stark and tortured casts left over from one of Europe’s worst natural disasters. Over 1,000 people were killed ...