Whether sharp and angular or fluid and curved, we like to attribute character to our buildings, giving them nicknames like the Bird’s Nest (Beijing National Stadium) and the Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe) ...

Ambitious plans for a "city in the city" skyscraper that could house apartments, offices, shops and parks have been revealed. The award-winning proposal "Endless City" drawn up by Beijing based firm ...

A futuristic city incorporating renewable forms of energy has broken ground in Astana, Kazakhstan. The city is being built for the 2017 World Expo, a large global fair hosted by the International ...

Hybrid “bio-bricks” using bacteria could one day replace traditional construction materials such as sand and gravel. The innovation could help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings, providing ...

When a person suffers a minor wound, the human body reacts to close the opening, sending the blood platelets needed to the affected area -- and with no need in many cases for any external coagulant ...

North Williamsburg is getting yet another bizarre, futuristic development, and this time it’s a mixed-use office and retail tower planned for 87 Wythe Avenue. New York YIMBY spotted the rendering, ...

Tokyo has an uncanny ability to make its visitors feel like they've stepped into some version of the future—at least, that’s how Australian photographer Tom Blachford felt when he first traveled there ...

The new Florida Polytechnic University—whose 170-acre campus and iconic Main Building (pictured) were designed by architect Santiago Calatrava—will formally mark its opening on August 16 with a ...

When the funds were flowing freely, Dubai appeared to be a future mecca of innovative and extravagant architecture. But now that the well has gone dry, we’re left with the concept designs of the ...