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A great tower would have had a place at the World Trade Center site. But instead we're doing a building that is "not that different from a lot of commercial […]
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"Green" architecture has become so central to the making of architecture that it's not longer a big deal.
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There’s a tremendous interest in sustainability and green architecture, and a greater sense that buildings reflect their larger context.
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The rise of celebrity architects has made building design part of the general cultural dialogue. People want to see more buildings that "arouse their passions, whether positively or negatively."
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Technology can sometimes create the illusion that a building can be created without a creative hand, or without a creative idea behind it. That's not true at all, says the […]
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The economic downturn has drastically cut the volume of new buildings. But the pause may "cleanse a lot of the crap out of the system."
The U.S. Navy has successfully tested a sea-bound laser weapon, ushering in a new era of warfare. In light of this news, Big Think presents a timeline of the history of laser technology.
Legendary reporter Carl Bernstein stopped by Big Think's offices this afternoon for a video interview to talk about the legacy of Watergate, the state of investigative journalism today, and how […]
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A conversation with the New Yorker's architecture critic.
Sometimes it seems that everyone has abandoned the notion that rational self-interest drives people's decisions. It's high time for some answers to the next obvious question: If Reason doesn't rule […]
Today it started to cost me four dollars a week to keep a clean conscience. No, I’m not giving to the Church. I’m paying money to read the news (gasp!). […]
What does it mean to have our lives watched by an invited guest who never forgets anything he sees? Mr. Internet comes in many guises – Count Facebook, Mssr Twitter, Professor LinkedIn, […]
IT is ten days since French MPs voted to ban the Burqa, on the grounds that the garment “is an insult to the country’s values”. Yesterday two women wearing a […]
Money doesn't buy happiness because when we try to treat ourselves, we can end up spoiling ourselves, ruining the enjoyment of everyday pleasures like a chocolate bar, says Wired Science.
"The heaviest and brightest star known to exist—with a mass some 300 times as big as our own Sun—has been discovered by British astronomers." The Independent reports.
The disturbing imagery of blocking the sun to slow climate change aside, geoengineering faces serious practical concerns. The Economist looks at the ups and downs of this radical solution.
While appreciating music does stimulate the brain, "It will be a sad day when the only way to persuade educationalists to embrace music is via its side effects on cognition and intelligence."
A former Treasury secretary, a labor union leader, a hedge-fund billionaire, and an heiress all agree: "The estate tax's impending revival couldn't come at a better time."
In his new book, Wesley J. Smith says the precondition for the human rights movement is exactly what elevates humans above animals: namely, a moral sense of right and wrong.
Is current Middle East violence the after effect of a stabilizing Ottoman Empire or a modern consequence of leaders exploiting cultural differences for political gain?