Tag: architecture
The next step in sustainable design: Bringing the weather indoors
Kevin Nute, University of Oregon
A building’s primary purpose may be to keep the weather out, but most do such an effective job of this...
How the 19th-century rebuilding of Britain’s Houses of Parliament made air...
<span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/timothy-hyde-332059">Timothy Hyde</a>, <em><a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-1193">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a></em></span>
<p>Impressionist painter Claude Monet was able to see beauty in the swirl of fog encompassing Britain’s Houses...
Could razing Hitler’s first home backfire?
Despina Stratigakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
The Austrian government has announced that it will demolish or completely remake the house...
2015, the year that was: arts and culture
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
With the New Year approaching, we highlight the top arts and culture stories from 2015.
Over the past year, there was no...
Brutal beauty: the rich heritage that means these buildings must be...
Timothy Brittain-Catlin, University of Kent
Poplar, in the east of London, is home to two blocks of housing that are providing a symbolic battleground for...
EXPLORING NATURE
At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...
Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University
As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the...
