Building (Construction)

Accidents and Safety Building (Construction)Buildings (Structures)Deaths (Fatalities)Disasters and Emergencies Earthquakes Infrastructure (Public Works)Japan Kumamoto (Japan)Kyushu (Japan)Rescues Urban Areas Water

August 7, 2026 River Akira Davis, Hisako Ueno and Chang W. Lee

How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake

After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.

Architecture Barbican Center Building (Construction)Great Britain London (England)Real Estate (Commercial)Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

August 7, 2026 Stephen Castle and Hannah Reyes Morales

Residents of the Barbican in London Are Battling a New Tower

The Barbican, a once divisive housing complex in central London, is now considered an architectural masterpiece. Residents are fighting plans for a 20-story building next door.

Building (Construction)Caruso, Rick J Pacific Palisades (Calif)Palisades Village (Pacific Palisades, Calif)Real Estate (Commercial)Shopping Centers and Malls Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025)

August 4, 2026 Kim Bhasin and Shawn Hubler

Pacific Palisades Shopping Center Set to Reopen Following Palisades Fire

Rick Caruso, the billionaire real estate developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, is reviving a property still surrounded by burned-out lots.