Museum Designed with Subject Matter in Mind

Ahead of the new LEED standards coming later this year, the USGBC is obtaining feedback from nearly 100 volunteer projects on the implementation process.

The new model, nearly as large as an Olympic-size swimming pool, will enable researchers to study sediment diversion projects.

Researchers develop a plan to power all of New York using wind, water, and sunlight.

The fast-growing Australian city celebrates design ideas proposed for its new master plan and welcomes feedback through a robust social media campaign.

The brick façade of the Provo Tabernacle, originally constructed between 1883 and 1898, is currently sitting on stilts as the new Provo City Center Temple is built beneath and within it.

In the face of dwindling reservoir supplies, the City of Midland is tapping water from beneath a former cattle ranch.

Less than 18 months after a fire ravaged Brazil’s 30-year-old Antarctic research station, the Brazilian navy is moving forward with plans to construct a high-tech station at the same site that will blend sustainable design with sustainable living.

The Navy Pier in Chicago, one of the most popular attractions in the Midwest, will soon get a makeover with both modern and historical elements.

A compact site in the United Kingdom in the Scottish town of Falkirk presents myriad challenges in constructing a lift bridge across a new extension of the Forth & Clyde Canal.

Norwegian officials are asking their engineers to combine their seafaring and tunnel-building skills to construct what may be the world’s first tunnel designed expressly for ships.

The crossing that is critical to the Florida Keys is being widened and strengthened to help it withstand severe storms.

This year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, designed by the architect Sou Fujimoto with engineering by AECOM, combines linear components in an ethereal arrangement.

Testing of the new streetcars that will run on the first segment of a 37 mi system planned for Washington, D.C., is under way.

With key indicators pointing up, economic experts in the construction industry predict steady growth if energy and commodity prices remain stable and political fallout from debt ceiling debates is minimized.

A bridge across the Shenandoah River in West Virginia’s panhandle features what may be one of the largest steel delta frames in the world.

A new landscape master plan for Nanjing, China, will connect historical sites, ecological features, and the city ahead of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

Designers buck tradition in a diabetes research center in Munich, Germany, that incorporates abundant natural light and spacious interior spaces.

The Chicago Transit Authority has closed 10.2 mi of its Red Line rapid rail transit system for the next five months so that the tracks can be completely rebuilt.

A new tower and podium that will be defined by open spaces and undulating facade will occupy half a city block in downtown Chicago.

Designers are using sloped columns and posttensioned cantilevers to mold an office tower around an existing landmark structure.

Updates to an antiquated pumping station in Atlanta draw recognition from the EPA’s National Building Competition for dramatic energy savings.

Cities interested in building and retrofitting sustainable infrastructure would benefit from private-sector financing, a new report says.

A new bridge across the Ohio River is part of a larger effort to relieve traffic congestion along the Interstate 65 corridor between Indiana and Kentucky.

Chicago transportation agencies coordinated to reconstruct a historic multimodal bridge without significantly disrupting transit service.

Gensler’s Newport Beach Office, a dramatic repurposing of a former bank, features an innovative floor plan that encourages collaboration.

A river is being diverted through the Andes in the hope of turning arid fields in western Peru into productive farmland.

New research examines the green building market and finds opportunities for both high-performance and conventional materials.

Bordeaux, France, recently celebrated the opening of its long, tall, elegant lift bridge, which accommodates both vehicular and light-rail traffic.

The New York Public Library unveiled the new light-filled, spacious design for the 53rd Street Library last week.

The developer of a new high-speed rail system in the United Kingdom is proposing that a 9 km bored tunnel be built under Ealing and Northolt.

The Eden Project has commissioned a walkway at the canopy level of its Tropical Biome with a platform that will be modeled on the elaborate nests of weaverbirds.

A pedestrian bridge has been designed to connect two districts in Lima, Peru, that are currently separated by an immense gap in the landscape.