Friday, April 22, 2016

Major art museum extension by OMA underway in Quebec




OMA's New York office is almost doubling the size of Quebec's Musée National des Beaux-Arts with a new building in the city's Parc des Champs-de-Bataille (+ slideshow). (more…)


Thursday, April 21, 2016

What Will Volkswagen Do For Its Diesel Customers?

Some car owners could get a cash payment of $5,000; others could receive an offer to buy their car back, according to early reports on a possible deal with U.S. regulators.

Friday, April 15, 2016

California Panel Recommends Parole For Former Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten

Van Houten, now 66, is serving a life sentence for her part in a 1969 string of killings in Los Angeles by the Charles Manson cult. The governor will have final say over whether she is granted parole.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Architects for Society designs low-cost hexagonal shelters for refugees




Minnesota-based Architects for Society has developed a prototype for a rapidly deployable dwelling that could house victims of catastrophic events (+ slideshow). (more…)


Monday, April 11, 2016

Mexican Candidates No Longer Have To Be Tied To Traditional Parties

The U.S. is not the only country where voters are tired of politics as usual. For the first time, Mexican ballots will be full of independent candidates free from the established parties.

Friday, April 8, 2016

The software that predicts your life span

Researchers have started a project creating a software that -- among other things -- will be able to predict a person's life span.









Thursday, April 7, 2016

Cape Watch: Spider-Man Spins a Web of Confusion and Possibly Lies

Cape Watch: Spider-Man Spins a Web of Confusion and Possibly Lies
There are still four more superhero movies coming in 2016. Here's what's up with Cap, Doctor Strange, and all the other heroes heading to the multiplex. The post Cape Watch: Spider-Man Spins a Web of Confusion and Possibly Lies appeared first on WIRED.









Sunday, April 3, 2016

Riverside house by Architecture Brio is partially embedded in a grassy hillock




This weekend residence by Architecture Brio is half-embedded in the bank of a river that winds its way through the foothills of the Western Ghats, a mountain range bordering India's western coast (+ slideshow). (more…)


Saturday, April 2, 2016

N.Y. Bill To Cordon The Costumed From Pedestrians In Times Square

Scott Simon talks with Councilmember Dan Garodnick about his support of a bill that would limit the movement of people in costumes in New York City's Times Square.

N.Y. Bill To Cordon The Costumed From Pedestrians In Times Square

Scott Simon talks with Councilmember Dan Garodnick about his support of a bill that would limit the movement of people in costumes in New York City's Times Square.

Friday, April 1, 2016