On Thursday, June 24, 2021, the Champlain Towers South—a 12-story condo building in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Fla.—suffered a catastrophic failure. The partial collapse…
In the past few decades, climate change has grown to become a major driver in how we approach the design, construction and operation of buildings….
The concept of virtual reality has been the stuff of science fiction for many years. Going back as far as books, like William Gibson’s 1984…
The construction and demolition of buildings is an extremely material- and energy-intensive endeavor. According to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an estimated 600…
Architects take a great deal of pride in the fact that their profession is aimed at making the world a better place. Buildings are the…
In a matter of months, the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the world. People in every country have been forced to make drastic changes to protect their…