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"The design industry needs to imagine a world where we use less energy, full stop"

Deezen

Architects and designers have a huge part to play in the solar revolution , but they also need to find ways to reduce our energy consumption overall, writes Making Design Circular founder Katie Treggiden. So has solar power finally reached a tipping point? So, are we actually ready for a solar revolution?

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A4 Perspective: Air Conditioning

A4 Architects

To address this issue, the inhabitants of these communities are turning to air conditioning more than they ever have before. First, the majority of air conditioning is powered by electricity generated by burning fossil fuels. More air conditioning creates a hotter atmosphere which in turn requires even more air conditioning.

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Cobe uses Spacemaker's AI software to future-proof its designs

Deezen

Promotion: Danish architecture studio Cobe is using a cloud-based AI software to test its designs and improve decision-making. The Copenhagen-based studio uses Spacemaker as a design tool in the early stages of project planning. The software also features generative design tools.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Argentina

Architizer

From Spanish colonial to Art Nouveau to Neoclassical design, the architecture of Argentina offers unique translations of similar programs in 19th-century Europe. In the 1930s, Argentine architects looked to the work of Le Corbusier, and many began to adopt a rationalist sensibility. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

Preface by Matt Fajkus: There is a saying that goes something like this, “Engineers have to know everything about one thing, and architects have to know a little about everything.” There is generally some truth in that, as architects are the choreographers of the entire design process. View fullsize. View fullsize.

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

Where saving the world meets the pocket book Concerned about ever more abundant evidence of the perils of climate change, Americans are getting ready to act not only on the government level but also individually. One of the best choices to get our sky-high carbon footprint of 15 metric tons per person down is going solar. (Of

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

That’s what recent A+Awards winners have taught us, with more women than ever leading teams in conceptualizing, designing and delivering some of the world’s best architecture around the globe. Architecture Studio ’s Yoko Fujii and Apparatus Architects ’ Gabriella Gamma to KIENTRUC O ’s Anni Le and Formafatal ’s Dagmar Št?