Posts Tagged ‘architecture’

Low-cost way to heat chilly rooms

U. BUFFALO (US) — Two architects devised a low-cost, low-tech way to create comfortable microclimates from the vast, cold rooms of a 162-year-old building in Hexham, England. Continue…

Thursday, July 14, 2011 13:09 - 6 Comments

Earth & Environment - Sep 8, 2010 16:42 - 0 Comments

Bats movin’ on up with high-rise apartment

U. BUFFALO (US)—A twisted tower is raising awareness about bats and the fatal disease threatening their population in the Northeast. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 21, 2010 19:13 - 0 Comments

Architecture returns to its eco roots

U. PENN (US)—In recent years, there has been a heightened focus among American architects on energy-efficient building design, a growing movement to meld form not just with function but with social responsibility, too. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 11, 2010 13:32 - 5 Comments

Audibility maps help tune out office buzz

CARDIFF U. (UK)—Sound-mapping software based on human hearing could take the overhead noise out of open office and meeting spaces. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 23, 2009 10:59 - 3 Comments

Lesson in nurture from Mother Nature

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study. The researchers say the results highlight the importance of creating green spaces in cities and have implication for urban planners and architects. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 24, 2009 4:00 - 1 Comment

Rome digitally rebuilt in hours

U. WASHINGTON (US)—Using a new computer algorithm, researchers were able to take 150,000 tourist photos tagged “Roma” or “Rome” downloaded from the photo sharing Web site Flickr and combine them into a single 3-D digital model in about 21 hours. (more…)