WASHINGTON -- A world famous symbol of democracy is going under cover, as workers start a two-year, $60 million renovation of the U.S. Capitol dome. Curved rows of scaffolds will encircle the dome like Saturn's rings starting this spring. They…
At this hour 150 years ago, the @uscapitol Dome was completed. pic.twitter.com/u2fOjxtqZw— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) December 2, 2013 On December 2, 1863, amid the spectacle of a 35 gun salute accompanied by guns…
Competition between Chicago and New York over which city has the tallest building.
With the recent competition between New York and Chicago over which city has the tallest skyscraper in the U.S. (winner: New York), we were reminded that many of the world's loftiest towers benefit from some seemingly dubious enhancements.
From corroding modernist monuments to war-torn Syrian cities, some of the world’s most treasured cultural heritage sites are being threatened by various causes. Jeffrey Brown reviews a few of 100 most endangered sites from around the globe with Bonnie Burnham,…
While more and more people are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring. So cities like New York and Vancouver are trying to get the most out of some of the apartment space they do have,…
While copying architectural styles is as old as architecture itself, China has done it on an unprecedented scale and speed.
Oscar Niemeyer, the architect who shaped Brazil's futuristic capital city Brasilia in the 1950s and '60s with his bold, often-voluptuous structures died Wednesday in Rio De Janeiro. He was 104.
As the climate continues to change, scientists are predicting more precipitation, flooding and rising seas across the globe. In response, there is a growing movement in architecture and design to create homes and other buildings that would allow people to…
This week, the Golden Gate Bridge turns 75, and news outlets across the country, including the PBS NewsHour, are covering the anniversary. The first cars crossed the 1.7-mile bridge on May 27, 1937, when hundreds of thousands…
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