Architecture

SFMOMA curators offer a glimpse at the next phase of art museum's expansion project as the current building prepares to (temporarily) close for construction.

April 3, 2013 10:58am | By Rachel King

A new windmill design has no moving parts. Here's how it works.

30 | April 2, 2013 1:28pm | By Tyler Falk

An experimental event hosted by the New Museum in Manhattan expands into a global series of interdisciplinary festivals, suggesting art and culture drive urban innovation.

April 1, 2013 6:54pm | By Reena Jana

The economic giant is about to unleash a vast, next-generation network that blows away the western world's current technology.

9 | March 29, 2013 3:59am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

The winners of this year's two most influential architecture prizes have built careers predicated on rejecting modernism, but only one can truly claim that title.

5 | March 27, 2013 3:00am | By C.C. Sullivan

Work is due to begin on the world's first 3D printed canal house, as Dutch architects sign up for the 3D construction frenzy.

1 | March 27, 2013 1:37am | By Charlie Osborne

Crowdfunding is providing innovative new urban design projects with the capital they need to get started. But can citizens really dictate future city landscapes?

3 | March 26, 2013 3:00am | By Kevin Gray

Established in 1829, the Philadelphia Flower Show is the largest exhibition and show dedicated to the $34.3 billion U.S. floral and landscape industry.

2 | March 21, 2013 3:00am | By Heather Clancy

Known for a resilient library that survived the 2011 earthquake in Japan, architect Toyo Ito is awarded one of design's highest honors.

March 18, 2013 8:09pm | By Reena Jana

Andrew McLaughlin has promoted freedom on the Internet from the White House, Google, and most recently, betaworks. When it comes to the web, he knows what you need to know.

2 | March 15, 2013 3:10am | By Rachel James

Museum architecture usually tends to be as conventional as the boards behind then, but at their best they allow for a global presentation of new and important talent.

1 | March 13, 2013 2:04am | By C.C. Sullivan

The sedentary and unsustainable lifestyle of car-dependent suburbs is leading planners to turn dead big box stores into cool libraries, to turn backyard swimming pools into tilapia farms and more.

15 | March 11, 2013 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood

BARCELONA -- The time where everyone can be off the grid is near. A dispatch from this year's Mobile World Congress show.

March 1, 2013 3:06am | By Jennifer Riggins

Working alone, but together, in coworking spaces is all the rage. What's the secret sauce behind the Hub in San Francisco? We drop in.

February 28, 2013 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

You smartphone could soon determine how healthy you are by analyzing your liquid output.

February 27, 2013 8:49pm | By David Worthington

Modular solutions can speed the construction process, but only when they contribute positively to the overall precision and elegance of an architectural design.

1 | February 27, 2013 3:00am | By C.C. Sullivan

Decision makers now risk over-reliance on big data analytics, experts warn.

4 | February 26, 2013 9:06am | By Joe McKendrick

Fourteen video games are now part of the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection. They're cultural artifacts -- and enduring examples of effective interaction design.

February 26, 2013 4:05am | By Reena Jana

3D printing technology is being used to manufacture just about everything, including better adult toys.

12 | February 21, 2013 9:47pm | By David Worthington

BARCELONA -- And why the Spanish youth aren't either. After all, 60 percent of those 30 and under are unemployed. Maybe it's just not in the Spanish blood.

80 | February 18, 2013 3:04am | By Jennifer Riggins