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<I> The Carbon Copy Building</I>

A new opera with libretto by Ben Katchor. Katchor is the creator of the comic strip, Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer. Like the strip, the opera springs from Katchor's fascination with the urban landscape - specifically, two different buildings and their very different inhabitants. The work is being performed by musicians from the New York new music collective called Bang on a Can, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts, this weekend. Charlene Scott, of member station WFCR in Amherst, has the story.

The Living Building Challenge

EarthTalk®E - The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: What is the Living Building Challenge and how does it differ from the LEED certification…

Dwayne Johnson (sometimes known as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) plays Will Sawyer in <em>Skyscraper</em>, a movie where The Rock fights a skyscraper. Well, sort of.

Building-Sized Giant Fights Giant-Sized Building In 'Skyscraper'

Skyscraper is a summer confection where Dwayne Johnson plays a man who wants to get into a burning building to save his family from a bunch of bad guys and a fire. Happy dog days of summer.

Nation Building in Iraq

Robert Siegel talks with Ambassador James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the Rand Corporation, about the challenges of rebuilding Iraq after Tuesday's bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad.

Building A Better Honeybee

It’s become a very tricky business to keep bees alive. And not because of colony collapse disorder.

When birds build nests, they're also building a culture

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox spoke with NPR about his book, Let's Move On: Beyond Fear & False Prophets. The book highlights the North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Former Mexican President To Trump: 'If You Want To Build A Wall, Waste Your Money'

Let's Move On.Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, has harsh words for President Trump — some of them we can't say on the radio. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Fox about his new book,

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Municipal Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, built from 1959 to 1966. The use of concrete, cast on site, was a hallmark of post-colonial design, reflecting the affordability and ease of mixing and pouring this inexpensive material. The building is notable for the cantilevered roof that appears to float above the stadium.

PHOTOS: See the bold buildings that sprang up after South Asia regained independence

An exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art shows how Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka celebrated their freedom with a revolutionary vision for buildings and cities. Women played a vital role.

Why specialized police units like SCORPION may weaken community trust, not build it

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Radley Balko about the history behind specialized police units and why they can be problematic.

The fascist origins of this Roman sports center can be seen in its monumental sculpture and architecture.

Italy has kept its fascist monuments and buildings. The reasons are complex

Unlike Germany, which after World War II underwent a rigorous de-Nazification effort, pride, rather than shame, is the emotion many Italians feel for the symbols of the country's fascist past.

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