It turns out a global pandemic affects all of us. The built environment is seeming one sector of the economy that continued to grow...

It's all about mobility and adaptive reuse. This week we've been reading up on the Smith Group, the firm that was announced to be leading...

Let's give the distributed people some attention. Out of sight, out of mind. Distance employees are at a disadvantage when it comes to...

Everything you want to know about the future of smart cities and more. Check out the TECHNE | Journal of Technology for Architecture and...

Let's change the world one library search at a time. Amazon has been recommending books to people since the 1990's. That was over 20...

Just another review of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Architects are expanding their societal roles. They are not just shapers of our...

Why is architecture seemingly absent from the digital sphere? The data cities can track is far less sophisticated that the data a...

It was a normal Saturday running errands in the nearby town of Christiansburg, VA when my four year old looked out his car window and...

What can libraries learn from the reenvisioning of the grocery shopping experience? People need food just like people need information....

So, what is the library of the future? It should come as no surprise that we read the MIT Report on the Future of Libraries in it's...

A thought-provoking podcast on artificial intelligence. Sleepwalkers talks about all things AI. Topics cover diagnosing disease,...

Image a world where you get to spend your time doing anything you want. We had an interesting conversation this week about artificial...

IdeasCity is creative, collaborative, civic platform to make things happen. An initiative from the New Museum in New York is an engine...

Once upon a time, for some anti-futurists even bikes were a bad idea. We're big Rolling Stones fans over here at arch_TECHA_ture. They...

Daniel Rozin uses mechanical mirrors to create interactive art. The interactive part is critical to the success of his work. Interactive...

What capabilities does VR technology have for fighting our fake news problem? Apple's latest patent was made public this week. "The...

The Art & Architecture Library at Virginia Tech has been dabbling in 3D scanning. There is something big happening here. Scanning in...

GIS has made strides in the outdoor environment, and now it's moving indoors. This tool has all kinds of potential to up the...

And it's happening in arch_TECHA_ture's backyard. arch_TECHA_ture will be following this one closely. Last week the Federal Aviation...

What is a Smart City? ARCHITECT unpacks what it means to be a Smarty City and all that it entails in a series of stories, debates, and...