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This $1.6 billion hospital redesign dramatically reduces ER wait times

The hospital at UPenn reworked the flow of patients—and then redesigned the emergency room to fit those needs.

The world’s most innovative companies of 2020 in architecture

Olson Kundig, Snøhetta, and Studio Gang made the list again this year, joined by some surprising upstarts.

A first look inside Apple’s luminous new flagship store

Foster + Partners unveiled a futuristic urban plaza for Apple’s existing Fifth Avenue flagship. The project was years in the making.

The community hub of the future isn’t a library or a shopping center. It’s city hall

Cafés, museums, dance classes: City halls around the world are opening their doors and ushering community members inside. Now if the United States could just catch up.

DJI’s wild new headquarters will feature “robot fighting rings”

Foster + Partners has done it again, with a design to rival its Apple office.

What A Global Economy Powered By Hyperloop Would Look Like

Sure, riding in a Hyperloop would be great. But getting your Amazon Prime order from one might make more sense.

The Vast Gender Pay Gap At Google, Amazon, And Apple U.K.

The Guardian analyzed wage data from 9,000 U.K. companies, including major tech companies, architecture firms, and design studios.

Here’s What Happens When You Ask World-Famous Architects To Bake Cakes

Today’s Architects Are Obsessed With Inflatable Design–Here’s Why

Inflatable architecture, which was wildly popular in the 1960s and ’70s, is back.

Will Starchitect Norman Foster Curse Philly Sports Teams?

Forget municipal code and neighborhood opposition. When Foster + Partner erects a giant new tower in Philadelphia, the British architecture firm will have the spirit of the city’s founder to contend with.

A Brief History Of Bike Superhighways

Norman Foster, the British starchitect who recently proposed a new cyclist-only highway in the sky, isn’t the first to suggest a better way to commute on two wheels.

Construction Delays And Budget Cuts: Is Apple’s New HQ In Peril?

3-D Printing The First Lunar Space Station With Space Soil

An ESA-led team tested the possibility of 3-D printing the first habitats on the moon.

Lightweight Webs Could Help Scientists Explore Rainforest Canopies

Yvonne Weng’s student proposal for an airborne system supporting rainforest medical research has won praise from architects and scientists alike.

Is Norman Foster Cursed In America?

Foster to Give Hong Kong a Super-Sized Art District

UAE to Build a Monument to Democracy, Despite Lack of Democracy

Norman Foster Uncorks His Manly Side in New Spanish Winery [Slideshow]

Winner Announced in Contest to Revamp Gateway Arch Grounds