“To combine the need for insulation and the desire to maintain the existing brick facade, a transparent glass protective ‘raincoat’ will be wrapped around the existing warehouse and the new extension ...

The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects globally. Concrete and steel still rule the world of ...

PITTSFIELD — In May 1965, John Sobon, piloting a 60-foot crane, ripped into a North Adams apartment building, bringing a century-old timber frame structure to the ground. In a period marked by postwar ...

Steel floor system comes with flanged knockouts spaced at 4-ft. on center so pipes and wiring can easily be guided throughout. The TradeReady Light Gauge Steel Floor System is mechanical-, electrical- ...

Tara Hutchinson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering, is the lead researcher on a series of tests on a 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Medieval history meets modern architecture at Kata Farm, a ninth-century church that now serves as an exhibition hall in Varnhem, Sweden. A new 300-square-meter timber A-frame structure designed by ...