The constant scramble for blockbuster ethical drugs by pharmaceutical companies, endeavors like the Human Genome Project, and the growth of such fields as proteomics and bioinformatics have kept demand for new or...
Bastille Day-July 14-is France's equivalent of Independence Day in the United States, named for the storming of a Paris prison by the French citizenry that sparked the French Revolution. The opening of the Hotel Sofitel New...
The famed Griffith Observatory, located in the heart of the Hollywood hills, receives close to two million visitors every year and has appeared in such films as the classic “Rebel Without a Cause” and the not-so-...
'May you live in interestingtimes," reads the old proverb that sounds like a bland blessing but is really more a subdued curse. With war abroad, homeland security concerns still pressing and now a...
1. Refer to the NRCA Roofing Manual and FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets.
“A common mistake made when these documents are not followed is that roof-edge fascias end up being...
As the 21st century gathered steam, the editors of Building Design & Construction decided it was time to reflect the increasingly global nature of building design, construction...
During the past 25 years, building damage from windstorms has accounted for approximately 10% of reported total property losses, according to Factory Mutual Insurance.
...When Rem Koolhaas's Office of Metropolitan Architecture first presented its concept for the building to replace Seattle's Central Library, board members were so taken aback by the irregularly shaped transparent steel...
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