Manuel Ocana del Valle was given an interesting brief that pushed the design of Casa Mediterraneo’s headquarters beyond a typical tenant improvement for an existing building. The brief emphasized the importance of preserving the building appropriately for

About a decade ago, Piano started developing plans for a minimalist home. He had been interested in the concept since his student days, and he began doing the work on spec, without a specific client. That concept ultimately developed into Diogene, a two-meter-by-two-meter

A French startup plans to debut the thin, transparent screens in consumer phones next year. Cars, buildings and billboards could be next.

Siemens is planning a big layoff after it couldn't find a buyer for its solar thermal technology, for which it paid $418 million in 2009.

Does your city have a parking crater problem? If so, it’s probably time for an ordinance prohibiting property owners from demolishing buildings and turning them into parking lots. In the 1990s, this type of legislation helped dramatically transform part of Denver from a surface parking wasteland into more of a real downtown. Today, other cities are [....

Can one chip make a difference in your laptop's battery life? Yup, and hopefully it comes to Chromebooks soon. Data from connected pets can help their health while Sony countered Microsoft well with its new PS4.

Now and then an aphorism comes to mind that seems so self evident that surely some guru must have said it by now.  Perhaps someone did before 1990, but Google gives be nothing on “cynicism is consent.” So I’ll say it.  Cynicism is consent. I know I’ve just offended millions of proud cynics, but it’s [...]