Archinect

MAY 6, 2024

Rendering courtesy Buřinka and MYMO The SAMOROST concept is the latest example of sustainable construction using mushroom-based compounds as an alternative material to insulate external walls, roofs, and floors, as well as other non-load-bearing components.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The planning authority in London’s Royal Borough of Greenwich has ordered the demolition of a new residential development along the River Thames. Image credit: Royal Borough of Greenwich The authority also cited visible changes to the materials and windows, a larger than approved footprint, “lower quality residential acco.

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Archinect

APRIL 5, 2024

Responding to the theme of ‘Rethinking Home — Adapt and Reuse,’ entrants were asked to create new homes using recycled materials and/or retrofitting existing structures. The 2024 longlist for the £25,000 (USD $31,600) Davidson Prize has been announced for its third edition.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Pavilion was conceived as a space of modest dimensions and refined materials. It was made of glass, steel, and four types of marble, intended to host the official reception led by King Alfonso XIII and German authorities.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A new report driven by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Yale University 's newly-formed Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale CEA) has recommended drastic reductions in the industry’s use of certain construction materials as it faces the environmental headwinds of sector-wide change.

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Archinect

MARCH 3, 2023

Image via Archinect's 2017 employment feature “All experience will have some form of relevance”: How to get a job at Rafael Viñoly Architects Viñoly will be remembered for working across a variety of different project types and scales, authoring award-winning designs that captured the public’s attention in addition to (..)

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Orr, "Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols" will open to the public on May 13th and feature a special trove of never-before-seen materials selected from the institution’s extensive archive of the author and industrial designer. Organized by associate curator Emily M.

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ArchDaily

JULY 14, 2023

It also creates a general sense of belonging in communities and gives users the authority to claim the environment around them. These projects exemplify users' contributions to the design process, whether through spatial and urban planning or material and local construction techniques. Read more »

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Archinect

MAY 30, 2022

The research sought to understand ways of mitigating the “ urban heat island ” in cities, where the heat absorption and retention of materials such as concrete and asphalt can cause temperatures to be ten degrees higher in cites than in surrounding areas. “In the context of more frequent heatwaves and more extreme.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The newly formed Rainscreen Association ( RAiNA ) says its work will aid the North American construction industry in better understanding and assessing rainscreen material and products.

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Archinect

MAY 22, 2023

A new study authored by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found the city to be sinking at a rate of between 1 to 2 millimeters per year, while parts of Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island are subsiding at a rate of 2.75 millimeters.

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Bustler

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Event Date: Sep 19, 2023; Event City: From Field to Form is a series of events exploring the possibilities, life cycles, and architectural implications of plant- and earth-based materials. Buildings are set to dominate climate change. Join us for a discussion of possible solutions.

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Archinect

JUNE 8, 2022

Malls represent heavy investments in infrastructure, construction materials and place making that should not be discarded. The popularity of dead malls as sites for Covid testing and eventually vaccinations underlines these essential qualities: Easy road access, unencumbered indoor space, instant name recognition.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

A recent report by the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) was critical of parties involved in the bridge's construction and management. These framework conditions, combined with the choice of material and a strong focus on aesthetics, contributed to the structure not being robust."

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Archinect

AUGUST 11, 2023

Examples of metadata include the title of a document, the date a photo was taken, or the author of a piece of content. Within BIM, metadata can include information about the materials used, the manufacturer of a component, maintenance schedules, and much.

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Bustler

APRIL 4, 2024

Responding to the theme of ‘Rethinking Home — Adapt and Reuse,’ entrants were asked to create new homes using recycled materials and/or retrofitting existing structures. The 2024 longlist for the £25,000 (USD $31,600) Davidson Prize has been announced for its third edition.

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World Architecture Community

AUGUST 19, 2022

The researchers and authors Lillian Chin, Ryan Truby, Annan Zhang, and Daniela Rus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devel #architecture #design #arch. 19.08.2022

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Archinect

APRIL 8, 2022

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that emissions from buildings doubled between 1990 and 2019 despite the widespread adaptation of environmentally-friendly construction methods and materials like recycled concrete.

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Archinect

JUNE 8, 2022

The White House said Biden will authorize the use of the Defense Production Act to accelerate manufacturing of solar panels in the United States as a way to strengthen the administration's efforts to shift the country toward clean energy.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Here, the authors pick 10 that have never before been featured in Dezeen. Read: "Many cities do not work for women" "We divided the world following the UN geoscheme, meaning that every region is equally represented, unlike the majority of books on architecture," said the authors. "We

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Archinect

DECEMBER 29, 2022

A study published then in the journal Materials Today shed light on the world’s first 3D-printed lab-grown wood. Moving forward, a company named FORAY bioscience was founded by lead author Ashley Beckwith to further develop methods for creating 3D printed wood.

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Deezen

MAY 7, 2024

This means it's more material-efficient and ultimately sustainable, according to the team. "In In terms of sustainability, Baltimore's cable-stayed design is one of the most material-efficient ways to build at the proposed span, minimizing the project's embodied carbon," said the team. The images are by Brick Visual.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Led by Marvel and overseen by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the overhaul will include changes to the original 1962 synagogue structure’s entrance and lobby area to coincide with a rebranding campaign authored by Brooklyn-based independent design studio Team.

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Deezen

MAY 30, 2023

Read on to see all 10: Recipe: Drinking Forests: a Metabolic Recipe of Wine Project author: Urbanitree (Daniel Ibañez, Vicente Guallart) and Manuel Bouzas Location: Finsa, Santiago de Compostela For a recipe highlighting the role of forests in the production of wine, Pegenaute visited manufacturers of timber and cork products.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Architecture 2030 estimates that the embodied carbon of materials will account for 72 percent of emissions associated with new construction between now and 2030. Worldwide, designers are looking for ways to create meaningful landscapes with lower carbon footprints through smart material choices. Photo by Yann Monel.

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2023

Mass timber 's reputation as the go-to low-carbon construction material is a problematic oversimplification that is leading to greenwashing, says carbon expert Amy Leedham in this Timber Revolution interview. I say 'can' because it's not always the case."

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Deezen

AUGUST 6, 2023

Published in science journal Nature , the research shows that metal can self-repair microscopic cracks that form when the material is repeatedly put under stress. We would like to understand how metal microstructure affects healing," said Michael J Demkowicz, professor at Texas A&M and co-lead author of the study.

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2023

American musician worked with NBBJ to design a playground in the Watts neighbourhood of Los Angeles Best known as the bassist in the American rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers , Flea drove the project by funding it and bringing together a team of community members, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and designers.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 15, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 219, Pricing Creativity with Author Blair Enns. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast Pricing Creativity with author Blair Enns. He is the author of the Win Without Pitching Manifesto, and his latest book Pricing Creativity, a Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour.

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Bustler

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Orr, "Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols" will open to the public on May 13th and feature a special trove of never-before-seen materials selected from the institution’s extensive archive of the author and industrial designer. Organized by associate curator Emily M. Read the full post on Bustler.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stern Architects and the New York City Housing Authority baked and created models for the exhibit, which asked participants "to think about how we can design and build water-sensitive cities and protect this vital resource". The exhibit brought together local architecture practices to create a gingerbread city.

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Architonic

MAY 7, 2023

The thing is, as every designer knows – and thank their lucky stars for – life changes, habits change, materials change, people change and there is always room for improvement when it comes to the design of furniture. </p> <a href="[link] who over the years has authored chairs, sofas, storage and tables for the likes of Walter Knoll, (..)

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Archinect

DECEMBER 16, 2021

” Williams is a graduate of NYU and Cornell and is considered a prolific author and poet, with superlative works featured in the MOMA poetry project and the American Poetry Review, among other places. Her writing has received multiple awards an.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 22, 2024

Six cubic volumes dominate the appearance of the building facing Englischer Garten Park, where the use of corten steel, then a relatively unknown material, became the hallmark and image of the museum. Working within the material and conceptual constraints of a building requires discipline and restraint.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The house is made of two prefabricated volumes "The fast construction schedule that was expected and the scarcity of materials during the end of the pandemic ended up narrowing down our choice of structural materials," the team told Dezeen. "We The team drew inspiration from the works of architects Harry Seidler and Craig Ellwood.

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Dwell

JANUARY 16, 2024

New regulations required shops to use fire-resistant materials in their facades. As Junya Miyashita, author of Japanese Signboard Architecture Illustrated , points out, kanban kenchiku was not the invention of formally trained architects, but arose from local builders’ meeting the needs of small-scale merchants. Courtesy W.

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The Spaces

MARCH 10, 2023

Materials were sourced locally, with objects made by local businesses to reduce the carbon cost of transport. Glossy terracotta tiles, slate stone and arrangements of dried flowers contrast the space.

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