After decades, deferred maintenance totals an estimated $50 billion. But getting repair funds from Congress is a laborious process. After decades, deferred maintenance totals an estimated $50 billion.

Architect William Van Alen’s plans for the building’s formidable steel helmet grew taller and more ambitious over time. NYPL On a mild October day in 1929, the architect William Van Alen watched from ...

Short-form data and analysis from Pew Research Center writers and social scientists. To view all our reports and publications, visit our main Publications page. Over 100 countries have enacted energy ...

Landmarks give us a true sense of place. Monuments and natural wonders help connect travelers to a destination and inspire trips around the globe, whether to Paris for the Eiffel Tower or Giza (near ...

The Heartland Institute is one of the world’s leading free-market think tanks. It is a national nonprofit research and education organization based in Schaumburg, Illinois. Its mission since its ...

Modeling agencies in Los Angeles are aplenty—but that can make it tricky to figure out which one is right for your L.A. modeling career, right now. The city is home to several of the top modeling ...

Ever since humans began building, they’ve been building up. Throughout the millennia, our constructions have reached higher and higher into the sky, spurred by various motivations: religion, democracy ...

The Tesla Model S is an all-electric luxury sedan and the first vehicle developed from the ground up by Tesla. The Tesla Roadster was the first vehicle developed by Tesla, but it was based on a ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A state's capitol can tell you a lot about its history. State capitols house each state's legislative ...

Armstrong Steel manufactures and ships pre-engineered steel structures. Buildings are do-it-yourself or professionally installed and offer versatility. By buying directly from Armstrong Steel, you ...

An earlier version of this page included retrofit information from the city of Los Angeles that contained numerous errors. This story has been updated and buildings from Los Angeles have been removed ...

Barcelona is a city where architecture has long served as a laboratory of urban experimentation, each era leaving its mark on the city's fabric. From the dense streets of the Gothic Quarter to the ...