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Last week, the Consumer Technology Association’s CES 2017 dominated Las Vegas with a showcase of mor e than 3,800 companies ranging from software producers and virtual reality innovators to wearable tech brands and home appliance and carmakers. And with health and fitness tech becoming a growing part of CES, there were also smart desks tracking how…

Many of these sites were lifesavers for Alex Hogrefe going through architecture school.

Given the inordinate amount of time and energy that architects pour into their work, they typically take great pride in the finished product. When it comes to professional commitment and devotion to the architectural cause, the phrase “labor of love” couldn’t be more fitting — for the most part. However, every so often, an architect…

Are sketches still the first and purest manifestation of an idea, or have hand drawing skills been i rrevocably demoted to nothing more than architects’ points of personal pride?

The legend behind mineral wool insulation reaches back centuries — to a discovery made during volcan ic eruptions on the Hawaiian Islands. “When the air hit some of the lava materials, they formed into fibers and the natives realized they could insulate their huts with them,” explains Angie Ogino, technical services leader for Thermafiber Insolutions®, the…

The standout characteristic of Koolhaas’ first major public project in the United Kingdom is its ext raordinary scale.

With a developer assuming the presidency, real estate is arguably more political, and more important , than ever.

The Architect Registration Exam — the three most daunting words every aspiring architect has to deal with.

In the world of computing innovation, there were some pretty outrageous unveilings in 2016, with Sam sung’s rollable display and Microsoft’s vast touchscreen Surface Studio among the highlights. Slotting in at the more experimental end of the spectrum comes Razer’s Project Valerie, a laptop that boasts not one but three 17-inch 4K screens. Revealed at CES…