Behold the beam, an amazing structural element that bends when loaded — but one that must not bend too much. A fallen tree spanning the banks of a river was perhaps the first beam used by primitive ...

Great structural design isn’t about hiding strength, it’s about celebrating it. When structure becomes a statement, the home ...

Gain comprehensive knowledge of timber structures from experts. Learn advanced design of timber structures. The advent of mass timber and tall wood buildings has brought timber design back into the ...

Exciting and unique buildings increasingly dot the landscape of our urban environments and beautifully fill the pages of our design magazines. Conversely, over the past half century the construction ...

London’s built environment presents one of the most technically challenging contexts for structural engineers anywhere in the ...

Shih-Ho Chao receives funding from National Science Foundation. When buildings collapse killing hundreds – or thousands – of people, it’s a tragedy. It’s also an important engineering problem. The ...

Interiors firm UNC Studio has transformed a traditional wooden house in Kyoto into a Japanese-Mexican fusion cafe and eatery ...