“A stadium is more akin to a machine than to a classical building or structure.”– Bob Lang, architectStadiums and arenas have been on a significant...
Drill, blast, shovel. Drill, blast, shovel. Repeat. This was the rhythm of work that accompanied the construction of the North River Tunnels below the...
Years ago while conducting research for the Lemelson Center’s Invention at Play exhibition, I was surprised to learn that Lincoln Logs—one of my...
For those of you who have read some of my previous blogs, particularly “Preparing to Stretch,” you may be aware of the “lull” time that occurs in my...
[Image above: Charles R. Pratt in his office, early 1900s (AC0958-0000009). Courtesy Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian...
I was saddened to read about the death last month of Paolo Soleri, the Italian-American architect who was one of the godfathers of the eco-city...
Last fall my family trekked across two historic bridges—the Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge and the Mid Hudson Bridge. The Poughkeepsie Highland...
From time to time in earlier columns, I have reported on the rising global phenomenon of eco-cities, an urban innovation touted as one of the...
Asian people have been inventors and innovators for many centuries. The Chinese, for example, developed gunpowder, the compass, and spaghetti. We...
Hand levels are one of the standard tools in the kits of house builders, plumbers, and many other tradespeople. Until 1990, all levels were bubble...
