When I explore infrastructure sites, I am filled with a mix of exaltation and terror. In 2018, a friend took me through the Port of Oakland on his sailboat, where we watched a container ship unload. [...]
The Scope of Work Member community is a space for learning together and tackling the vexing challenges inherent in making physical things. The #general-questions channel is among the most active on [...]
Located in lower Manhattan, the Oculus is a modern transportation hub with a soaring glass ceiling that is supported by a white steel-ribbed spine. Recently, as I walked through its pristine marble [...]
There’s a good chance the things I donate to my local thrift store aren’t reused in my community. Instead, they’re likely bundled up in wholesale quantities and shipped around [...]
One of things I like about having young children is that they ask simple questions with seemingly simple answers. That is, of course, until you try to answer them. While running a bath for my son [...]
One of the more interesting aspects of hanging out around young kids is watching them fail at something. Kids are constantly failing at something, and the ways in which they might misunderstand a [...]
How Parking Lots Shape Our Cities for the WorseFor every boat at a marina in Miami, Florida, there is by law an equal number of parking spaces on land for cars. Strip clubs in Boise, Idaho, are [...]
The Patton series of tanks debuted around 1950, meaning they’ve been in continuous service for 73 years. Not bad for a tank that left U.S. Army service in 1997.
Your plant-growing season can start long before warm weather hits—all it takes is a wooden cold frame box with a transparent roof. Here's how to build one of these mini-greenhouses yourself.
