For millennia humankind has dug downward for shelter, security, and comfort. Born out of pure necessity, using nothing but the ever-present earth, humankind created architecture by subtraction. In ...

An intersection that Malcolm Wells designed while teaching at Harvard University: “I was what was known as a flop,” he writes of his experience there. “I couldn’t talk architecture.” (Images courtesy ...

(CNN) — A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground climate change” is deforming the ground beneath cities, a study conducted in Chicago has found. (CNN) — A phenomenon that scientists have ...

Want to plan a more energy efficient vacation this summer? Sleep underground. Yes, thanks to science and a bit of architectural ingenuity, underground structures, also known as earth-sheltered ...

Two levels below ground at the Grant Park North Garage, the summer heat feels oppressive. As downtown commuters park and exit their cars, sweat quickly beads on their furrowed brows and foreheads.

CHICAGO — On a recent tour underneath Chicago’s iconic skyline, Alessandro Rotta Loria, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, pointed out one of the ...

Over the past week, heavy rains have lashed the central Henan province, bursting dams and flooding streets. Between July 17 and July 20, the provincial capital Zhengzhou recorded 617.1 millimeters of ...

(CNN) — A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground climate change” is deforming the ground beneath cities, a study conducted in Chicago has found. This shifting of land under urban areas ...