The Mid-Century Modern Revival Isn’t Just a Trend
If you have any interest at all in architecture and interior design, the mid-century modern renaissance hasn’t escaped you. It’s everywhere, from young twenty-somethings and their love of a classic…
What Friction-Free Materials Mean for Engineering
Superlubricity might not be in your everyday vocabulary now, but it will be. Where friction exists, which is essentially everywhere, there is resistance. And conversely, lubrication acts to reduce that…
5 Reasons Why Computers Can’t Replace Architects
Computers overtake jobs that humans once held. That’s nothing new. It’s becoming an old complaint, in fact, as more and more once-human tasks are streamlined and performed, often better, by…
How Flexible Materials are Shaping Architecture
Would you ever use a knitted table? Not a knitting table, or a table for knitting – A knitted table. That could be the next big thing in flexible building…
4 Reasons Why Driver Assist Technology Isn’t Working — Yet
In 2014, the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state of California started to issue permits to companies that allow them to test the driver assist technology in self-drive vehicles…
Biodegradable Computer Chips? Engineers Say Wood is the Answer
Today’s smartphones, tablets and other portable computer devices are manufactured from non-renewable and non-biodegradable materials. Some of them are even potentially toxic to life and the environment. They are regularly…
Engineering 100 Years From Now
Engineering 100 Years From Now It’s hard to envision what the next hundred years will bring when a person looks back over the last century. Innovations in communication, transportation, architecture,…
How the AIA Plans to Implement New Equity Resolutions
Women are underrepresented in architecture, at least in power positions. The graduation requirements are the same for men and women, and nearly half of all graduates from National Architecture Accrediting…
Sustainable Bamboo Construction Could Go Mainstream
True sustainable construction is almost a magical, elusive thing, but bamboo might change all of that. Eco-friendly design is goal that’s there, but nearly a moving target. Seal a building…
How Well Buildings are Getting Healthier
The green movement started with great intentions, and like any worthwhile project it has evolved. LEED certification has grown from a costly, fringe idea that only a few could manage…