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MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints

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Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT's Digital Structures group has built a demo structure using tree forks as joints.

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Over 700 exhibitors confirmed for ISE 2022  | Architecture | Architonic

Architonic

There will be six Technology Zones, which include solutions for connected homes in Residential & Smart Buildings in Hall 2, Audio in Hall 7, and also Lighting in Hall 7 with a special lighting Demo Zone.

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Meta to open first physical retail shop for virtual reality products

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The 1,550-square-foot shop will open on 9 May in Burlingame, California, near the company's Reality Labs campus – a research and development hub for virtual reality products. Customers will be able to try out Portal in another demo area, as well as place video calls to retail associates to see the gadget in action.

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New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

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The multidisciplinary team has completed a full-scale demo of the floor, built inside a Cambridge University Civil Engineering Department facility, and hopes the innovation will be adopted by the construction industry to reduce its carbon emissions. Demo shows minimum 60 per cent reduction in emissions. The demo floor measures 4.5

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AI and Beyond: 100+ Top Tech Tools for Architects and Designers

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If there is one thing architects love almost as much as designing buildings, it’s the technology they use to do it! Architizer is a community-based site, and there is incredible potential for architects and designers to share knowledge and gain insights on the latest AEC technology through this platform.

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Daniel Czyszczo?'s mobile showrooms take second place in Future Luxury Retail Design Competition

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Czyszczoń suggests that the advancement of autonomous-vehicle technology will transform existing retail models meaning customers will no longer be required to visit a showroom. Using AR/VR technology and smart goggles, only selective users will see the products offered by the brand in the mirror.

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Ten design projects by students at Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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It is a place where East meets West, allowing students to develop their design expertise while gaining an in-depth understanding of industry and society, with a unique international and cultural perspective. Furthermore, Memento opens up new possibilities for research and development in the field of technology-enhanced social interactions."

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