OpenAI has paused training of its most capable models after agents accessed U.S. government sites and bypassed sandbox ...

Aridge, the rebranded XPeng AeroHT unit, is preparing mass production of its Land Aircraft Carrier modular eVTOL system in ...

China has opened the 134 km Pinglu Canal linking southwest regions to the Beibu Gulf. Learn how this river to sea project ...

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A Landscape Shaped by Peat Mining The story of the Loosdrecht Lakes begins in the Middle Ages, when peat extraction became a major industry across the Netherlands. Peat, harvested as fuel, was cut ...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the six shortlisted projects for the 2026 RIBA Stirling Prize, marking the 30th anniversary of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious ...

Across Europe and beyond, the heatwaves of 2026 have become an unprecedented stress test for the built environment. Record-breaking temperatures transformed streets, plazas, homes, hospitals, and ...

For decades, Tirana remained one of Europe’s least-known capitals. Isolated under communist rule for much of the twentieth century, the city developed largely outside the global architectural ...

Before European colonization, the architectural language of Hanoi, historically known as Thang Long, was defined by imperial dynastic power and deep Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist spiritual ...

At the 2026 Venice Biennale, one building appears to be defying gravity, faith, and architectural logic all at once. Leaning dramatically at nearly a 40-degree angle, Hugh Hayden’s Huff and Puff ...

10 houses built using rammed earth, a material used since ancient times, that feel surprisingly modern in design and architectural expression.

Unlike active design, which relies on mechanical interventions, passive strategies in architecture utilize the natural characteristics of a space to regulate heating, cooling, lighting, and ...