POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Large frame awnings and fabric structures are what most of us in the industry want, or at least a few of them per year. They ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Even the novice DIY-er can build a bed frame. That’s because beds are relatively ...

While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...

Four years ago, the Pritzker Prize–winner Tadao Ando spectacularly converted a 1920s apartment building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago into exhibition spaces for a gallery named—in ...

Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

Students will learn sustainable building principles at a seriously green new academic building at Universidad EAN. The 215,278 square foot building in Bogotá, Colombia will feature the endlessly ...