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Construction

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To Make Fracture-Resistant Concrete, Let a Sea Urchin Be Your Guide

Strong and flexible building materials, inspired by ocean life.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 22, 2017

Architecture of the Ise Shrine

Ise Grand Shrine

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

Cambodian designer Vann Molyvann died in September in his home near Angkor Wat.

The Architect Who Married Modernism and Ancient Khmer Style

Until his recent death, Vann Molyvann struggled to bring Cambodia's past and present together.

Vittoria Traverso October 13, 2017

Undated Sidewalk Stamp

Corvallis, Oregon

Corvallis Sidewalk Stamps

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

The Cribs in winter.

Duluth, Minnesota

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

The 19th-Century Corduroy Road Uncovered in Michigan

A construction project found some history.

Erik Shilling July 26, 2017

The Piazza dei Miracoli, with the Tower in the center and the two white anchors in the lower right.

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This is a time capsule.

Found: A Buried Bomb That Was Actually a Hip ‘80s Time Capsule

It looks a lot like a bomb.

Sarah Laskow July 6, 2017

This Rail Line Runs Through the Middle of a 19-Story Apartment Building

In Chongqing, catch the train at your front door.

Michael Waters June 7, 2017

Bailey Island Bridge.

Harpswell, Maine

Bailey Island Bridge (Cribstone Bridge)

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

Lenses and antique bottles

Carrabelle, Florida

Carrabelle Bottle House

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

Container City on London's Trinity Buoy Wharf.

London, England

Container City

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.