Insights

The Three Gorges Dam is the largest power station in the world, opening in 2003 and fully operational by 2012. Find out how it was constructed and what its development has meant for those in China.

London’s skyline is on the rise: over 119 skyscrapers have been proposed in the last year. The British capital already boasts several pioneering structures like The Shard and Tate Modern. Over the next ten years, the city is set for dramatic growth, with a new crop of equally impressive buildings. The following skyscrapers are set to reshape London’s skyline.

Here we celebrate the women that have played a tremendous role in the history of engineering, having worked hard against society’s expectations of them.

For centuries, mankind has been using its intelligence to conceive, design and construct things that help us to solve life’s problems. There are many great civil engineering projects across the globe, but here we count down the examples which are truly timeless.

Architects and engineers have long attempted to design structures which use specialised engineering features to protect them from destruction. Here we outline our top 10 toughest buildings.

Donald Trump’s portfolio of properties boast some of the most desirable addresses in the world - whatever you think of his politics. Here we look at just some of the real estate in the tycoon’s portfolio.

The UK has no shortage of beautiful architecture. Idyllic scenes of thatched cottages and medieval churches, a landscape littered with ancient castles and Roman fortresses, all in the shadows of iconic cityscapes developed over centuries. In short, the UK is teeming with architectural style. Yet despite the generations of skill, progress and refinement, not every town and city in the UK can always deliver. It’s safe to say there has been some serious faux pas in UK town planning and construction.