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New Terner Center for Housing Innovation paper unpacks five years of SB 35's impact on the California housing crisis

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The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley has released a statewide assessment of the development of housing five years after the implementation of California's Senate Bill (SB) 35 began in 2018. The rate of successful developments peaked in 2020, with a noticeable dip recorded in the past year. Related on Archine.

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"Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70

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Fellow Italian architect Carlo Ratti , who worked with Rota on numerous projects, described him as "a great innovator – one of those rare designers capable not only of giving new answers but of asking himself new questions". Top image: Rota also worked on the Dubai Expo 2020. Visual by CRA.

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Innovation-minded Ingeborg Rocker has been appointed Chair of Georgia Tech's School of Architecture

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Rocker joins Georgia Tech after working in the software industry and holding separate academic positions at the Harvard GSD between 2005 and 2020. The School of Architecture at Georgia Tech University has announced the appointment of Ingeborg Rocker as its new Chair and William Harrison Professor of Architecture effective September 1st.

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Comparing innovative technologies

Brandon Donnelly

This is an interesting chart from Bloomberg Green comparing some of today’s innovations against innovations of the past. At the top of today’s innovations are EV batteries, which from 2010-2020, saw annual deployment growth similar to that of US WWII aircrafts. These are important innovations.

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3 ways the most innovative companies work differently

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3 ways the most innovative companies work differently 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/15/2024 - 14:24 AEC Innovators Gensler’s pre-pandemic workplace research reinforced that great workplace design drives creativity and innovation. And according to HBR , history shows that recessions can create opportunities for innovators.

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Italian Architect and Designer Italo Rota Passes Away at 70

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Image © Maykova Galina via Shutterstock Italo Rota , the Milan-born Italian architect, designer, and innovator, passed away on Saturday, at the age of 70. Museum of Novecento at Piazza del Duomo, Milano. Read more »

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Building the Future: The Rise of Modular Construction in the Middle East

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© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.