Architecture

The new MOCA Cleveland, designed by an up-and-coming architect and displaying a strong first exhibition, turns this Rust Belt city into a cultural destination.

1 | December 2, 2012 8:42am | By Laura Shin

Developers in India constructed a 10-story building in only two days.

8 | December 1, 2012 12:25pm | By Sarah Korones

Next week, at Design Miami, Audi will unveil an eye-catching, comfortable, and super-light chair based on materials research for a race car.

4 | November 29, 2012 7:05pm | By Reena Jana

Has the 3D printing revolution gone retail, or is Staples now in the contract manufacturing business? The lines are increasingly blurring between manufacturers, retailers, and software publishers.

2 | November 29, 2012 3:16pm | By Joe McKendrick

On a new website and an exhibition at Design Miami, a chic dog accessory project founded by MUJI's creative director plays with the boundaries of intellectual property.

1 | November 28, 2012 8:12pm | By Reena Jana

It's confirmed: New York will soon see a 32-story, 363-unit residential tower built entirely offsite, in modules. The urban high-rise of the future: prefabricated?

November 28, 2012 7:43am | By Andrew Nusca

MELBOURNE -- Two everyday Melburnians take on the challenge of sustainable living in the public eye -- all in the name of new consumption.

November 28, 2012 2:30am | By Lieu Thi Pham

According to an annual survey from the chic publication 'Monocle,' the United Kingdom leads the world in cultural influence.

8 | November 26, 2012 11:47am | By Reena Jana

Buoyant units that provide food, shelter and sanitation could improve the standard of living in wet slums.

3 | November 25, 2012 9:13am | By Sarah Korones

Happy Black Friday, now get out there and...don't shop. Yerdle, which may become the new darling of the collaborative consumption movement, asks: why buy when your friend owns?

8 | November 23, 2012 5:28am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

PARIS -- Local artist discusses new installation in heart of Paris that brings art and architecture together on an unlikely canvas.

November 23, 2012 3:00am | By Bryan Pirolli

SmartPlanet's Chris Sullivan went to Greenbuild and saw an opening for building codes to become the real leader in green building.

7 | November 21, 2012 4:18am | By Chris Sullivan

MEXICO CITY and OAXACA CITY -- How a 16th century convent was lost, found and renovated to marry antiquity with 21st century design.

6 | November 21, 2012 3:00am | By Lauren Villagran

The first multifamily housing complex made out of recycled shipping containers in the United States is coming to Detroit.

1 | November 16, 2012 11:10am | By Tyler Falk

A leading travel magazine ranks the world's best. Florence is up there too, but you might not have even heard of some of the others.

1 | November 16, 2012 6:53am | By Mark Halper

Danish lawmakers have decided to lift their recently-established tax on fatty foods, citing criticism and effect on business as their reasons for repeal.

7 | November 13, 2012 12:10pm | By Jenny Wilson

A new compilation of trendy terms, put together by the BMW Guggenheim Lab, offers a snapshot of city-related concepts and movements that are shaping urban life.

November 11, 2012 8:13pm | By Reena Jana

His accomplishments include Academy Award nominations and magazine covers but Brad Pitt's latest role is as a design star.

November 11, 2012 5:09pm | By Sun Joo Kim

Canals hauled goods around Britain in the Industrial Age. Clean them up, and they could could once again transport raw materials: humans for the knowledge economy. Self-propelled humans, that is.

5 | November 9, 2012 3:24am | By Mark Halper

Robert Ivy, CEO of the American Institute of Architects, says architects are focusing more on public health and resilience -- and interdisciplinary collaboration.

November 8, 2012 8:34am | By Reena Jana