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Miami Beach real estate - construction issues, building collapse

Miami Beach real estate - construction issues, building collapse

Cement, Concrete and Carbon Emissions, Global Warming

Cement, Concrete and Carbon Emissions, Global Warming

3D Printing Homes - real estate, construction

A collection of articles about 3D Printing Homes - real estate, construction

Famous Architects and Globally Iconic Architecture

Famous Architects and Globally Iconic Architecture

Software for Construction, Building, Architects, Project Management

software for Construction, Building, Architects, Project Management

Natural Disasters, Housing, Buildings and Architectural Design

Natural Disasters, Housing, Buildings and Architectural Design

WeWork Labs

WeWork Labs - Empowering Global Innovation

WeWork and acquisitions

A collection of articles and videos looking at wework

Architecture

A collection of articles and videos about architecture

Construction, Building and Materials

a collection of articles and resources about Construction, Building and Materials

Concrete and Cement - Construction, Building and Materials

Concrete and Cement - Construction, Building and Materials

Wooden Buildings - architecture

A collection of articles about building with wood

Art Museums, Investments and Architecture

A collection of articles and videos about art museums

WeWork

A collection of articles and videos looking at wework

Architecture - Skyscraper Buildings

a collection of articles and videos about sky-scraper building

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Article

The Ticking Clock for Miami's Condo Empire - The New York Times

Last summer’s collapse in Surfside, Fla., exposed a startling truth: There are thousands of aging condo buildings that could be next — and few step... (2022)


Article

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable? | MIT News

Researchers have discovered ancient Roman concrete-manufacturing strategies that incorporated self-healing. Applying this knowledge toward modern c... (2023)


Article

Set in green concrete - How cement may yet help slow global warming - The Economist

It is a big source of emissions, but might one day be the reverse | Science & technology (2021)


Article

Mighty Buildings lands $22M to create ‘sustainable and affordable’ 3D-printed homes – TechCrunch

Oakland-based Mighty Buildings, which is on a quest to build homes using 3D printing, robotics and automation, has raised a $22 million extension t... (2021)


Article

Where Are The Robotic Bricklayers? - by Brian Potter - Construction Physics

When researching construction, you invariably discover that any new or innovative idea has actually been tried over and over again, often stretchin... (2021)


Article

The problem with reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete is everywhere. But unlike plain concrete, which can last for centuries, reinforced concrete can deteriorate in decades as the r... (2021)


Article

Hurricanes destroy beachside homes, but not this one

On October 10, Hurricane Michael spun Category 4 winds around the upper reaches of the Sunshine State, but one structure withstood the storm, despi... (2020)


Article

Frank Lloyd Wright's Japanese education

When the young Wright moved to Chicago to work for the architect Joseph Silsbee, he was introduced to Japanese prints. It changed his career, and v... (2020)


Article

Social Construct’s computer-optimized buildings could shake construction industry’s foundations

Construction is one of the largest industries still resisting the call of the 21st century, its practitioners opting for decades-old but tried and ... (2020)


Article

Notre-Dame and the Paradoxes of Historical Preservation | The New Yorker

Thomas du Monchaux writes about the history of building and rebuilding the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris over the centuries, and about the debate t... (2019)


Article

Horror on the Hudson: New York's $25bn architectural fiasco | Art and design | The Guardian

It is a billionaires’ playground where haircuts cost $800 and high-rise duplexes go for $32m. So why does the towering colossus of Hudson Yards fee... (2019)


Article

Bauhaus at 100: its legacy in five key designs | Art and design | The Guardian

The aesthetic of the German art school has influenced everything from typography at airports to iPhones. Here are five key designs (2019)


Article

How they survived: Owners of few homes left standing took critical steps to ward off wildfires

In a place where the Camp Fire destroyed almost every residence, simple measures saved others. (2018)


Article

Snapping point: how the world’s leading architects fell under the Instagram spell - The Guardian

The desire to share on Instagram is inspiring exciting new buildings around the world, but are these spectacular selfie sets what cities really need? (2018)


Article

By automating code compliance, UpCodes AI is ‘the spellcheck for buildings’ – TechCrunch

For many architects, the hardest part of their job starts after they finish designing a building, when the onerous process of code compliance begin... (2018)


Article

The Case for Making Cities Out of Wood -- Nautilus

An Alphabet subsidiary is planning to build a futuristic neighborhood, not out of concrete and steel, but wood—and wood is looking… (2018)


Article

Piece by Piece, a Factory-Made Answer for a Housing Squeeze - The New York Times

Developers are taking on residential building challenges by extending the concept of prefabricated housing to manufacture entire apartment buildings. (2018)


Article

Are Drones Becoming Essential to Construction? ENGINEERING

Engineering speaks to experts from a variety of companies to learn how drones are being integrated into the construction industry. (2018)


Article

The Greenhouse Effect | eco-friendly corporate architecture

Eco-friendly glass architecture that incorporates flora into its design is trending high among West Coast tech giants. Only last week, Amazon's 'Sp... (2018)


Article

How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn it Into a Sponge

Cities encourage potentially devastating floods by laying down asphalt and pavement. Could this be avoided by making them "spongier" and more absor... (2017)


Article

Google's new London headquarters: Are "landscrapers" the new skyscrapers? — Quartz at Work

Buildings may soon stretch out, with elevators that move side to side, up and down, and vertically… The property has been dubbed a “landscraper,” a... (2017)


Article

The LEGO Storage Guide – BRICK ARCHITECT

This in-depth LEGO Storage Guide will help you understand your LEGO collection, find the best way to organize your LEGO bricks, and discover the be... (2017)


Article

The Rise of Timber Construction in France

From Bordeaux to Paris, concrete is losing its cachet. Spurred by concerns over climate change and the negative impacts of concrete manufacturing,... (2017)


Article

Buildings Across U.S. Are Wrapped in Same Panels That Fueled Deadly London Fire

Experts say polyethylene-core panels, under investigation for their role in the Grenfell Tower fire, endanger residents, workers, students, hospita... (2017)


Article

Architecture: Dangerous Skyscrapers

Dangerous Skyscrapers Channel Wind and Sun, Topple Pedestrians and Start Fires (99percentinvisible.org) (2017)


Video

New York's $3BN Skyscraper Explained

Is 270 Park Ave New York's comeback skyscraper? (2023)


Video

The big problem with cement, and how to fix it. Concrete and carbon emissions

Concrete emits a ton of carbon. Here's how we get it to net-zero. (2023)


Video

The Loophole Behind NYC's Skinny Skyscrapers - Cheddar Explains

New York has always been home to some of the world’s tallest towers, but in the last 10 years the city has seen an influx of super skinny buildings... (2021)


Video

How the world’s tallest skyscraper was built - Alex Gendler

Discover the engineering innovations that made building Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper, possible.--In 2004, construction began on a n... (2021)


Video

Top 5 Zaha Hadid Building Projects

The B1M 1.57M subscribers Zaha Hadid's top five greatest contributions to architecture (2021)


Video

How Tall Buildings Tame the Wind

How do tall buildings withstand the wind? We've partnered with SimScale to explain. (2019)


Video

Salesforce Tower: Building San Francisco's Vertical Village

The B1M Published on Apr 11, 2018 San Francisco's "Salesforce Tower" is the first in a new generation of skyscrapers reshaping the city's skyline... (2019)


Video

Wooden skyscrapers could be the future for cities | The Economist

The Economist Published on Feb 1, 2018 Wooden skyscrapers are an ambitious and innovative solution to the problems posed by urbanisation. Not... (2018)


Podcast

110- Structural Integrity - 99% Invisible | Podcast on Spotify

When it was built in 1977, Citicorp Center (later renamed Citigroup Center, now called 601 Lexington) was, at 59 stories, the seventh-tallest build... (2023)


Podcast

Making old buildings resilient to climate change requires new financial tools - Marketplace

It's one thing to install new energy systems. It's another to get the money to do it. Donnel Baird, BlocPower’s founder and CEO, said retrofitti... (2020)


Podcast

Guggenheim Museum - Audio Guide to the Imperfections of a Perfect Masterpiece - 99% Invisible

To help celebrate its 60th anniversary, the Guggenheim Museum teamed up with 99% Invisible to offer visitors a guided audio experience of the museu... (2019)


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8 Videos
3 Podcasts
15 Chunks