Tag: Buildings (Structures)
Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building
Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of...
In Bangkok, a Desperate Search for Survivors Buried Under Collapsed Building
The pile of rubble was nearly seven stories high. There was a cloud of dust. And there was punishing, 96 degrees Fahrenheit heat.Rescue workers...
In Photos: An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand
A strong earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, on Friday, damaging or collapsing bridges and buildings across a swath of Southeast Asia, killing...
Dickson Despommier, Who Championed Farming in Skyscrapers, Dies at 84-OxBig News Network
Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist who proposed that cities should grow food in high-rises, popularizing the term “vertical farming” — an idea that crossed over...
Grenfell Tower Was a Death Trap. Some Wanted It to Stand as a Warning.
For nearly eight years, wrapped in white and crowned with green hearts, Grenfell Tower has stood as a tragic monument to the worst residential...