First emerging in Japan in the Asuka period of about 538 to 710 C.E., the intricate woodworking practice of kumiko has since spread worldwide. Once reserved for screens or inlaid panels in handmade ...

Steven Chilton Architects has designed a domed theatre in Guangzhou, China, that will resemble an intricately carved ivory puzzle ball. The 2,000-seat theatre's entrances will be surrounded by layers ...

Researchers invent a new approach to assembling big structures -- even airplanes and bridges -- out of small interlocking composite components. MIT researchers have developed a lightweight structure ...