Dec 02 The U.S. Capitol dome celebrates 150 years 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… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch The heights of vanity? The New York-Chicago skyscraper duel Competition between Chicago and New York over which city has the tallest building. Continue watching
Nov 16 Revealed: the vainest skyscrapers in the world 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. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch How do we preserve treasured monuments from being 'loved to death'? 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,… Continue watching
Sep 20 How to Live Micro: Home Life in Under 350 Square Feet By Kristin Miller 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,… Continue reading
Mar 13 China Uses Copycat Architecture to Modernize, Define and Celebrate Itself By Molly Finnegan While copying architectural styles is as old as architecture itself, China has done it on an unprecedented scale and speed. Continue reading
Dec 06 Brazil's Modernist Legend: Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012 By Online DA 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. Continue reading
May 28 Floating Architecture: Preparing for a Life on Water By Saskia de Melker 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… Continue reading
May 23 The Golden Gate Bridge, 'America's Parthenon,' Turns 75 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… Continue reading
May 23 Happy 75th Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge I've been driving over the Golden Gate Bridge all my life and nearly every day for the past 40 years. Often, the drive is exhilarating, especially when there are boats in San Francisco Bay. Sometimes, particularly on foggy mornings, it's… Continue reading