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Architects and engineers ensured testing of every granite, sandstone, and marble stone intended for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is made only of stones, stones chosen specially and individually tested for their strength at India's foremost geological testing laboratory situated at Kolar Gold Fields.

<p>Research from Nagoya University in Japan suggests that Paleolithic humans in the Middle East selected flint for their cutting tools based on differences in the mechanical properties of the rock. They seem to have purposefully selected the most suitable rocks for fashioning into tools, even being able to distinguish rocks that were unsuitable.</p>

Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a competition for the design of a new office building in the Lysaker area of Oslo, Norway. Titled ‘Varden,’ the scheme seeks to “craft a prominent landmark and a navigation point that resonates with the environment.”

SDG Pavilions installed in Copenhagen for the UIA World Congress of Architects include a repurposed glasshouse, a red raft and a huge green washing machine.

The Edinburgh-based practice, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Stirling Prize for its Forth Valley College, had been working on two projects for the

Karim Khan vowed to turn around his office’s losing record. But if his case against Putin backfires, it could hurt the court’s already-battered reputation.

We should be aiming for the future in the Timber Revolution logo with mid- and high-rise mass-timber buildings interspersed with trees, argues Joe Giddings.

Construction is underway on the $180 million Gateway Building at the University of British Columbia, designed by Perkins&Will and Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Intended as a “principal point of entry” to the UBC campus, the design of the six-story, 267,000-square-foot mass timber building seeks to...

Red steelwork frames an atrium at the heart of the One Elmwood student hub at Queen's University Belfast, designed by HawkinsBrown and RPP Architects.