Simulation of wind flows around the model of Austin’s 321 West 6th Street illustrates the E-SE wind direction that resulted in the largest cross-wind response on the 58-story high-rise. The hotter the ...

There are a lot of ways to size up buildings, whether by measuring their height, comparing styles of architecture or dissecting their histories. But in the era of climate change, more and more ...

For the first time, engineers at MIT have developed a comprehensive, physics-based model that accurately represents the airflow around rotors even under extreme conditions. The new model enables the ...

Discover how fibre optic rotary joints are replacing slip rings to boost wind turbine reliability, reduce maintenance, and ...

How does one take the current temperature of residential architecture in America—the identification of its fashions, its experimental developments and, moreover, the individuals who are its ...

If you want to produce a lot of energy using wind power, it only makes sense to go where the winds are the strongest. And that’s what a group of researchers at Stanford University are trying to do.

NBCUniversal, Caltech, ArtCenter and museums make our year-end list. An affordable housing design does too. The picks are less about buildings as dramatic sculpture as they are about serving ...

The exhibition aims to provide answers to global questions such as "how to design architecture today to meet future needs? What new uses to improve our living environment and promote living together?

The year 2022 saw a rise in conversation around health and well-being. Two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the architecture industry is more informed about healthy building practices ...

On a recent crisp, clear spring morning, as I approached the National Museum of the American Indian from the east, the brilliant sunlight bathed its limestone curves in variegated shades from deep ...

Thirty years on, the Americans With Disabilities Act has reshaped the way designers and the public have come to think about equity, civil rights and American architecture. But it’s only a start.