Defining the Problem, Solving the Problem

Defining the Problem, Solving the Problem

Episode Info Claudia Gunsch is the Theodore S. Kennedy Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University, where she also serves as the associate dean of research and infrastructure for the Pratt School of Engineering. She says her favorite part of...
Largest Wooden Building in Iceland

Largest Wooden Building in Iceland

Brief Architecture studios Jakob+MacFarlane and T.ark have designed a low-carbon cross-laminated timber building called Living Landscape that will transform a landfill site in Iceland’s capital city.   Insight Slated for completion in 2026, the...
A New Lokk at crinkle crankle Walls

A New Lokk at crinkle crankle Walls

Brief  Every once in a while you might notice a brick wall that serpentines instead of cutting straight across. These so-called crinkle crankle walls are more common in England, but are found here and there in the U.S. as well. Their jump across the Atlantic is...
Amazing Houses With Moving Walls and Dynamic Facades in Canada

Amazing Houses With Moving Walls and Dynamic Facades in Canada

Brief  In general we think of buildings as being very stable structures that take over the area surrounding them becoming the defining feature in their particular context. However, they’re more dynamic than we give them credit, both literally and figuratively.  ...
The New Generation of Solar panels Work at Night

The New Generation of Solar panels Work at Night

Brief  It seems counterintuitive to say that solar panels can work at night. And yet, researchers at UC Davis have cracked it.The key, according to researchers, is a specially designed photovoltaic cell that could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter...
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