Different structures have different functions or purposes. The individual parts of any structure need to be selected, arranged and fixed together carefully to make sure the structure carries out its ...

Acquire the ability to perform design tasks for building structures. Study advanced connections, complex structures, and system-level building design. Learn advanced techniques to evaluate structures ...

Timber-frame construction puts gravity and lateral loads into fewer, larger members. It relies on exposed beams and open spans as defining architectural features. That differs from conventional wood ...

The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects globally. Concrete and steel still rule the world of ...

“Next-generation truck” design. When designing the 2022 Tundra pickup truck, Toyota’s engineering team in Ann Arbor, Mich., U.S., looked for ways to make the vehicle — which comes in conventional ...

Program: This A-frame cottage, on a jagged peninsula dipping into the Atlantic, is affectionally known as the “B-Frame.” It developed out of a two-week design-build course, taught by principal Peter ...