In Shenzhen, China, this museum exhibit presents detailed scale models of high-rise buildings placed within a modern ...

The building envelope, the barrier between the interior and exterior environments, plays a central role in enhancing energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and overall building performance. In both ...

For 35 years, Columbian Model & Exhibit Works has given the city glimpses of the future. The River West company designed and built architectural models for developers and architects that provided an ...

The famous observation decks of 20th-century buildings—the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the World Trade Center—were low-tech but thrilling open-air platforms ringed by coin-operated ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...