Newcastle University’s The Key is a unique tensile fabric structure that has been built on the same principles as a soap bubble. Signalling a UK-first for this kind of technology, The Key has been designed as a permanent, heated office space, and highlights…
Building the Landscape Evolution Observatory for UA’s Biosphere 2
Perhaps it’s the hundreds of overhead windows that emulsify the incoming desert light. Or perhaps it’s the color of the steel housing — praying…
Soils Clean and Capture Water
March 20, 2015—In celebration of the International Year of Soil 2015 (IYS), the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is coordinating a series of activities…
The New Science of Cities by Michael Batty Reviewed
How can mathematical models help us understand contemporary cities? Is it possible to develop a ‘science’ of cities that involves laws and principles to describe and predict how urban change occurs over time and through space? Michael Batty’s book, The…
Why We Need a Better 'Science of Cities'
Building more resilient and prosperous cities is perhaps the grandest of the grand challenges facing the world today.  Angel, who is a member of the Urbanization Project at New York University and who conducted his research as a visiting fellow at the Lincoln…
