Towards the end of 2005—a year in which a new skyscraper earned the title of tallest in the world and construction in China continued at a scale that makes the Pyramids look like ant-hills—we were ...

New Delhi: The inquisitive and restless nature of man has always forced him to do something that truly satisfies his sense of adventure as well as aesthetics. Consequently, man has been constantly ...

Mankind has advanced considerably in the past 200 years – and more so over the last century where technical boundaries continue to be pushed with every new project conceived and constructed. Below is ...

It was more than a century ago that Harilaos Trikoupis, then Prime Minister of Greece, proposed building a bridge across the Gulf of Corinth. But deep waters, strong winds, and high chance of ...

People have dived, jumped, and fallen off what has been officially declared one of the eight engineering wonders of the world and now they are hanging off it to ensure its survival for generations to ...

As part of 150th anniversary celebrations for the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, BBC Points West looks at how the bridge was designed and built. Science author and broadcaster Jheni Osman ...

Despite being some 2,000 years old much of the plumbing and drainage systems at Bath's Roman Baths are still in use. Science author and broadcaster Jheni Osman takes a look at the parts of the complex ...

IF THE San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge had a “span” of 22,700 feet, as stated on a recent “Other news to note” page, it would indeed be one of the wonders of engineering, not only in the United ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Since medieval times, we've depended upon bridges and tunnels to get us over and under the landscape.

Savannah Tate: This is Hidden Wonders, a podcast that discovers hidden stories, details and effects in the architecture of our everyday spaces at UCLA. I am your host, Savannah Tate. Constructing a ...