Architect Masoud Akbarzadeh and research assistant Boyu Xiao of the Weitzman School of Design, along with collaborators including Yao Lu of Jefferson University, defied conventional engineering by ...

Bridges have always been one of the most awe-inspiring marvels of engineering. However, in the last few decades, record-breaking structures have redefined bridge building and taken it to a new level.

On March 26, 2024, the famous Francis Scott Key Bridge of Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed after a head-on collision with a large container ship, sending several passenger vehicles on the bridge flying ...

Little compares to the special sense of awe derived from seeing the world from above, and the tallest bridges in the world are certainly some of the best places to experience that sensation. But where ...

Last year, we co-founded The Building Bridges Project with the goal of promoting civil discourse and engaging in a respectful way with those whom we disagree with. As the old adage goes, “we can ...

In Rwanda, there are two seasons: wet and dry. In the wet seasons, rivers can become life threatening. In Ruhango, the Rurumanza River connects two districts with a market on one side and a school on ...

On the day the container ship Dali left Baltimore for the first time since it knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the four-year process to rebuild the structure took another key step. Teams ...

An advisory team of engineers raised concerns about the design of Hobart's Bridgewater Bridge, with documents showing that they remained unsatisfied with the builder up until 2024, when the team was ...

In early August, the Florida Dept. of Transportation quietly extended—for the second time in two years—the expected completion date to 2029 for the now $866-million Miami Signature Bridge project. The ...