As society, technology, and architecture have evolved, designers and architects have embraced novel construction systems and innovative approaches to reshape the built environment. This advancement ...

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Sudarshan Krishnan, professor in architecture, has been developing deployable and moving structures that could broaden an architect’s knowledge of structures. The deployable structures Krishnan built ...

Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms. 01. Airport Terminals • Top ...

Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

Agent Structures is a series of student investigations generated in Arch 711A at Pratt Institute, Graduate Architecture and Urban Design. The premise of the seminar focused on the use of swarm ...

In the northeast corner of Cal Poly’s San Luis Obispo campus, the wind whistles through more than two dozen perplexing structures nestled into a grassy canyon. The structures have unorthodox designs, ...

Visitors hiking in Cal Poly’s Poly Canyon can now use a mobile app as a guide while wandering through the student-made structures in the scenic area. The new Poly Canyon app lets virtual and on-site ...