Uncover architecture that adapts to wet and dry seasons, enhancing airflow and reducing heat in Central American residences.

Architecture in the north is characterised by open structures; in the south buildings are oriented inward. The houses reflect ...

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The Modulightor Building on East 58th Street is a creation of the Modernist architect Paul Rudolph, a major figure in the ...

Thanks to a team of researchers, 400 households in Ahmedabad are getting "cool roofs" to combat excessively high temperatures. Ahmedabad is one of India's hottest cities, with as many as 85 days of ...

The owner of a Dominican Republic nightclub where 232 people died following a roof collapse earlier this month has admitted that the building had been riddled with structural issues for more than ...

Two people were rescued from a porch roof after a fire broke out at a home in Bond Hill early Friday morning. Crews were dispatched to the 7000 block of Glenmeadow Lane around 3 a.m., where they ...

The Iowa House sent a bill to the governor Thursday that would allow hard roofs over boat docks, slips and lifts in Iowa. House File 710 advanced from the Senate floor Wednesday, with an amendment ...

Movies were once shot there and Bruce Lee, its most famous patron, practiced martial arts on its roof. In the decades since, the hotel stopped renting out rooms because new fire codes would ...

A major emergency response has been launched after a huge fire took hold at a historic chapel. Nearby shops have been given the 'all clear' to remain open while efforts to extinguish the blaze ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — An early-morning fire that prompted the response of dozens of fire crews left a gaping hole in the top of a Jackson Township home. The blaze was reported around 2:20 a.m ...