housing

During the boom years, no place in America boomed more than Las Vegas. But when the economy collapsed, Vegas fell hard. Vanguard reports. (24:27 min)

One of the most audacious engineering projects the world has ever seen is Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, an artificial island in the shape of a massive palm tree. (48 min, 5 segments)

PBS podcast describing biophilia, a hypothesis that humans are emotionally connected to all other living systems and share the same principles as sustainable building design. (4:47 min)

A clip from Alain de Botton’s series on how architecture reflects our ideals. He’s showing us around some new developments in the Netherlands. (8:30 min)