Buildings

Cleveland-area Jews are about to lose an iconic mid-century synagogue building - opinion

I will miss the Fairmount Temple building after it’s gone. But I’ll also miss the way it embodied the architect's insights about the need for sacred space.

The interior of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, Ohio, designed by the architect Percival Goodman. The building has been sold and the property is slated to become senior housing.
Kusuma Neolithic Hall, replica of prehistoric building, constructed near Stonehenge, May 26, 2026.

British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge

Excess weight is associated with an increased risk of acute and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

Study warns elevator safety standards in the UK, EU lag behind rising body weight

 A bedroom.

89-year-old in China scrambles down high-rise exterior to escape locked bedroom


Israel must continue to build to thrive, whether in hi-tech, classrooms, or cities - opinion

When Israel makes announcements about new building projects, they aren’t just headlines that draw world attention, they are a sign of Israeli growth.

 THE SUN sets over Mitzpe Yericho, as seen from the center of the community.

Let Israel build nurseries in Jerusalem's neighborhoods - opinion

The US is asking Israel to unilaterally go above and beyond its actual obligations and make new concessions to the Palestinian Arabs, in exchange for – absolutely nothing.

 WHITE HOUSE National Security Council spokesman John Kirby answers questions during a daily press briefing, earlier this month.

Israel’s priciest penthouse offered for the price of 128 million shekels

The penthouse is located in Hagag Brothers’ luxury project Port TLV Residence.

 Israel’s priciest penthouse at Port TLV Residence

Shikun & Binui: Helping to build the land of Israel since 1924

Tamir Cohen, Shikun & Binui’s CEO, recently shared his thoughts with the Jerusalem Post about the company’s role in building the state of Israel.

 Knesset Israel

Housing prices drop for first time in three years

Even though the inflation slowed down as well, consumer prices continued to rise - notably, the price of clothing and footwear jumped by 4.1%.

 View of office and apartment highrise buildings in central Tel Aviv, on November 27, 2017

In an earthquake, Israel's old buildings are sitting ducks - opinion

While Israel finally issued a serious earthquake standard for new construction in 1988, the older buildings which often sit on skinny columns are sitting ducks.

 THIS BUILDING in Bnei Brak, like many around the country, has a ‘soft story’ at ground level with skinny columns. Such buildings are particularly vulnerable to immediate collapse in the event of even a moderate earthquake, says the writer.

Israel postpones razing of east Jerusalem building following int'l pressure

The building, which houses about a hundred families, was issued a demolition order in 2015.

IDF demolition of terrorists' houses, August 9, 2017.

Will Jerusalem be changed by a skyline of new high-rise towers?

Jerusalem is being filled with towers of different heights, and many residents are claiming that there is no serious debate regarding the need for these towers.

 JERUSALEM’S HEBRON Road. Three more residential towers are slated to go up – two with 12 stories and one with 18 stories.

12-story scaffolding collapses in Jerusalem area, killing two

MDA, police and fire and rescue teams have been called to a collapsed scaffolding, injuring several people.

 Building in Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem that collapsed, killing two

2,500-year-old Etruscan temple discovered in Vulci, Italy

The temple was discovered during the Vulci Cityscape Project which intended to learn about the settlement strategies and urban structures of the eponymous city,

 The view from above shows the position of the newly discovered temple next to the Tempio Grande.