Yale University's new $52.6 million sculpture building and gallery has been described by its architect, Stephen Kieran, as a “very simple” building. But Kieran, a partner at Philadelphia-based ...

For the sake of discussion, let’s say you’re building a simple set of stairs for a deck, basement access, or up to an attic. You’ll just be using 2-by-12s for both the stringers and the treads. This ...

In California’s Pajaro Valley, 85% of water use goes toward supporting the local $400 million agricultural industry. The new Water Resources Center reflects the community’s resource conservation and ...

“The whole densification discussion has been a hot topic here for quite some time now,” says Simon Frommenwiler of Basel-based architects Herlach, Hartmann, Frommenwiler (HHF), a 2010 Design Vanguard ...

What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...