In New York, the most glaring signs of the Great Recession are the stalled construction sites littering the city–boarded up, dusty, and desolate eyesores. The architecture mega-firm Woods Bagot may ...

May 7, 2005 Inflatable structures (aka airbeams) have developed rapidly in recent times, finding application in a variety of new engineering projects ranging from military tents in Iraq and ...

UK-based AirClad has been designing temporary inflatable structures for decades. Aided by a device that continuously pumps air inside, "AirFlow" technology allows their structures to remain inflated ...

We've heard how 3D-printed concrete buildings can be constructed quickly and easily, but could there be an even faster and simpler method? According to American inventor Alex Bell, there most ...

The city of Barcelona and Ruiz-Geli want 22@Barcelona to transform from an abandoned industrial hub into a center for technology and information. The Media-TIC building was designed to be at the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A pair of exhibitors at next weekend’s Dwell on Design show will have a ...

Researchers have developed bi-stable inflatable structures inspired by origami. In 2016, an inflatable arch wreaked havoc at the Tour de France bicycle race when it deflated and collapsed on a cyclist ...

In 2016, an inflatable arch wreaked havoc at the Tour de France bicycle race when it deflated and collapsed on a cyclist, throwing him from his bike and delaying the race while officials scrambled to ...

Using clever, super-green construction methods, Woods Bagot proposes a building system that would make use of the stalled sites littering New York. In New York, the most glaring signs of the Great ...