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Six steel structure designs take home top honors at the 2024 IDEASĀ² Awards

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The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition.

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How Can Modular Design Be Used to Revolutionize Housing Architecture?

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Image Courtesy of Han Kuo Housing is a diverse architectural typology whose configuration is determined not only by those who design it but also by the use of those who live in it. Modular house proposal. Thus, modular housing has been fertile ground for exploring and deepening ways of inhabiting space and addressing human needs.

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The winning MICROHOME competition designs present innovative modular off-grid structures

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Buildner Architecture Competitions has announced the winners of their MICROHOME Edition #6 competition. Launched as part of their Small-Scale Architecture initiative, and in partnership with ARCHHIVE BOOKS, the annual program seeks ideas for living small as the affordable housing , climate, and economic crises intensify across the globe.

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BIG and Kansas School of Architecture & Design Reveal Mass Timber "Makers' KUbe" University Campus

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Courtesy of Kilograph BIG , in collaboration with BNIM and the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design , has revealed a mass timber structure named the ā€œMakersā€™ KUbe.ā€ Designed for collaborative learning, the structure features a timber diagrid frame.

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Kirigami-inspired shade structure wins the 2024 Forge Prize for innovation in steel architecture

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The American Institute of Steel Construction has selected a shade structure concept situated in rural Arkansas as the grand prize winner of the $10,000 Forge Prize for 2024. Mile Zero, as the winning project is called, is designed to double as a hiking trail marker for the Razorback Greenway in Northwest Arkansas.

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Pushing Boundaries with Bamboo: A Structural Engineering Case Study

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Image Courtesy of CO-LAB design office In a world grappling with environmental challenges, forward-thinking architects and engineers are increasingly leaning towards more sustainable solutions. Aerial perspective of the Luum Temple under construction, revealing the network of bamboo elements.

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BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas

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Danish architecture studio BIG , alongside faculty at the University of Kansas, has unveiled its design for the mass-timber Makers' KUbe in Kansas, USA. The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas.

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