Once the dimensions of all the pieces have been recorded, the user specifies the sort and size of structure that they wish to build. The system responds by generating a design for the structure, the ...

Achim Menges uses computer-guided techniques designed to make buildings more sustainable and affordable. Humanity has long sought to tame wood into something more predictable. Sawmills manufacture ...

Egyptologists have made a surprise discovery in an ancient quarry that suggests pyramid builders used a modified ramp to make hauling enormous rocks far easier. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the ...

To build a good bonfire, you should stack your wood structure just as high as it is wide, like a pyramid. This approach was first outlined in a 2015 paper published in Scientific Reports. If you don’t ...