You have full access to this article via your institution. Catastrophic building collapse can have many causes, but the outcome is all too familiar; a loss of lives and the destruction of ...

A building collapse is not just a structural failure—it is a human tragedy. Families are displaced, lives are lost, and investments are wiped out in seconds. Yet, behind every failed structure lies an ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Four recent catastrophic building collapses and a near miss are raising concerns about ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Abieyuwa Aghayere, Drexel University (THE CONVERSATION) Four recent catastrophic ...

Nigeria has experienced rapid urbanization and population growth over the past few decades. This has led to a massive increase in construction activities, especially in major cities like Lagos, Abuja, ...

The building that collapsed at the corner of Magazine Street and Hastings Place on Monday night, cutting power to hundreds and crushing at least two nearby cars, is only the latest to inconvenience ...

Structural engineers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), have urged the government to implement laws and building codes that will stem building failures ...

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has announced plans to inaugurate the National Building Code Advisory Committee following the recent launch of a Ministerial Task ...

DALLAS — The City of Dallas is admitting "failures" and will now attempt to sell a languishing and mostly-unused office tower along the Stemmons Freeway, possibly closing the chapter on what council ...

Crowds gather at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, as rescue crews assess the collapse of a multi-story prayer-hall building that failed during concrete placement.