No matter how beautiful architecture can be, the forces of nature can instantly reduce even the most majestic buildings to rubble. Architects thus have an obligation to create designs that are not ...

As our urban centers become more densely populated, engineers are continuously looking to maximize this space by building upward rather than outward. As a result, we’ve seen massive skyscrapers sprout ...

Juan Bernal-Sanchez works for Edinburgh Napier University. At the time of writing, 436 people have died following an earthquake in the Indonesian island of Lombok. A further 2,500 people have been ...