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When Weather Becomes a Design Challenge

Community Architect

The question is now: What can we do to make our buildings, towns, cities and our infrastructure withstand the new type of destructive weather? When a building floods or is torn apart by a hurricane or consumed by fire, or rendered almost useless by weeks without electric power, it used to be "force major" or "an act of god".

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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. The future of architecture is female. Women have been the creative force behind dozens of winning projects in recent seasons, from B.L.U.E.

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Architecture Articles: Building Design

e-architect

Difference between carbon neutrality and net zero Mackintosh Building Glasgow School of Art RICS and YouGov survey 2022 Next generation of knowledge work: hybrid workplaces Data-Informed Design for the User Experience at Work The fluid, sustainable future of retail Designing for Extra Care: What Can Covid Teach Us?

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Solar Protocol network explores the potential of a solar-powered internet

Deezen

Internet traffic is controlled by the "logic of the sun" in Solar Protocol, a solar-powered network whose creators argue for digital design within planetary limits. The website might load slower for someone using the Solar Protocol, but the process will make use of the most naturally available energy, so it is optimised in a different way.

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In Their Elements

Landscape Architecture Magazine

They raise chickens, sheep, and cattle; operate a nursery that supplies plants for many projects of Stimson, the firm Steve founded in 1992; and use the place to test ideas and gather inspiration about planting, design, and construction. Photo by Ngoc Doan. Stimson takes on the challenges of success by staying true to its New England roots.

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Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

Modern technology does the heavy lifting, so it’s easy to get things right. A former carpenter and furniture maker with a degree in engineering, Mike mains worked his way up to Director of Design and Business Development at a high end design build firm. Listen to this podcast episode or download the audio file here.

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140+ Software Tools for Architecture Firms [2020 Update]

Architecture Quote

ArchitectureQuote is a new platform that allows architects to discover 3 different types of projects : Architectural Competitions Government tenders for Design Architecture freelance projects. Architecture software tools help architects streamline, automate, and optimize their output. ArchitectureQuote. The best part?