Porsche Opens New US HQ

The Porsche brand has been synonymous with sports cars since the 356 was first put into production in 1948 and now, nearly 70 years later, the very mention of the brand quickly evokes images of speed and excitement. It was natural, then, that when Porsche Cars North America came to build…...

Newer, Greener Concrete

As the world at large continues its search for more sustainable materials and methods, with a lower impact on the environment, that will still allow us to continue with our daily lives, researchers from the Civil Engineering Department of Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam, Malaysia, have come up with…...

Rocking the House

When earthquakes hit vulnerable population centres like Southern California, Istanbul in Turkey, or Kathmandu in Nepal, buildings suffer. It's a fact of life. Buildings are built to withstand vertical pressure from gravity, so when earthquakes apply massive horizontal or lateral loads on them, they can't cope. But what of the…...

First Look at Facebook’s New Building

In order to maybe distance himself from the ingrained image of the nerd/hacker hangout of a dank garage or over-stuffed dorm room, Facebook founder, chairman and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has had his new office space, that now overlooks San Francisco Bay, somewhat enlarged. Yet still designed with his…...