The right Alexa gadget can take your smart home to the next level. I went hands-on with the best Alexa devices to assist you at home or the office.

A collection of Android projects to help you start building Android user interface features. We encourage patches and contributions to this project. Fork the project and submit a pull request through ...

Argentine, born Italy. 1923–2013. Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955–1980 Edited by Barry Bergdoll, Carlos Eduardo Comas, Jorge Francisco Liernur, and Patricio del Real, 2015 Exhibition ...

There has been, since Ivan the Terrible, in Russia a philosophy of brutalism. Its justification might be understood in terms of two approaches to taking a band-aid off of a wound: A slow removal ...

In practice, it creates a 5-foot 'ember-resistant' buffer—a kind of gravel or concrete dead zone devoid of trees, shrubs and flowering plants. For some in the landscape architecture community, this ...

Milan Design Week started life in 1961 as a furniture trade fair, the ‘Salone del Mobile’. And, though the trade fair itself is still a vital component of the event, the week is now a riotous, ...

Style: Modernism, Brutalism, International Style Most famous buildings: Villa Savoye (Poissy, France), Unité d'Habitation (Marseille, France), Notre Dame du Haut (Ronchamp, France) Le Corbusier ...

Superlist has a unique interface among its rivals. Yes, it’s user-friendly, but that’s not all. It feels way smoother to navigate than most task management apps I’ve tested.

Rainbow-Brite meets brutalism in this inner-city apartment. Rainbow-Brite meets brutalism in this inner-city apartment. In London’s reimagined King’s Cross district, designer Rhonda Drakeford has ...

South Africa’s children are in crisis. During Child Protection Week, Daily Maverick has explored how children face various forms of violence. Readers shared their own experiences.