Urban blocks can be defined as the space within the street pattern of a city that is subdivided into land lots for the construction of buildings. This morphological element has been shaped according ...

Closing down sale at Blockbuster Video, Bank Street, Galashiels. Image © Walter Baxter licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Architecture is often seen as something which ...

What types of commercial buildings consume the most energy? Escalators heading in different directions inside a modern shopping mall. Running a business isn’t just a time-consuming venture: It can eat ...

Certain types of buildings are especially vulnerable to collapse during earthquakes — and earthquake-prone Mexico City is filled with them. Those with so-called brittle concrete frames are well-known ...