Archinect

AUGUST 7, 2023

Researchers from MIT and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a computational technique that makes it easier for a user to quickly design a metamaterial cell from any of those smaller building blocks, and then evaluate the resulting metamaterial’s properties.

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JULY 29, 2022

A research team out of the University of Virginia (UVA) has developed a new innovative and sustainable approach to building that utilizes the power of 3D printing to create structures made of soil implanted with seeds.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Funding has been secured and construction may begin in September on the Legends Tower in Oklahoma City, which is planned to be the tallest in USA , says developer Scot Matteson. And then we will get a building permit in September. The building will house hotels, residences and commercial space. The imagery is courtesy of AO.

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Archinect

MARCH 17, 2023

A new prototype multilayered fluid window system devised by researchers at the University of Toronto may have the potential to be an effective tool in the push toward greater sustainability in the building industry, according to their research published in the national academy of sciences journal PNAS.

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Archinect

APRIL 12, 2024

Cobe is joining fellow Danish architecture firms Dorte Mandrup , Tegnestuen Vandkunsten , and JAJA , alongside Sweco engineers, to deliver a new mixed-use residential district in Copenhagen’s South Harbor.

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MARCH 11, 2024

British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is set to create a waterfront development in Muscat, Oman , that will include canal walkways and have a design "emphasising climate resilience". million-square-metre development will feature a marina, a cultural district, canal walkways and a recreational waterfront.

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Archinect

MARCH 19, 2024

Chinese state-owned construction contractor will build China’s largest soccer park in Guangzhou on the site where struggling Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was supposed to build its soccer stadium. The site was originally meant for a 100,000-seat stadium designed by Gensler.

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Archinect

JULY 26, 2022

The new Strata Wynwood mixed-use residential building, designed by global firm Stantec, is the newest addition to the Wynwood Arts District in Miami. Stantec provided building architecture and landscape architecture as well as structural engineering services for the development.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have published details of a new material that can auto-regulate its environment by changing its infrared colors and liquid-solid state. ” Image courtesy University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) has announced the masterplan for a reimagined waterfront development in downtown Muscat, the nation’s capital. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), the $1.3bn Al Khuwair Muscat Downtown and Waterfront Development will span 3.3 million sqm and is set to revitalise the area.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

5 things developers should know about mass timber 0 qpurcell Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:36 Mass Timber Gensler's Erik Barth, architect and regional design resilience leader, shares considerations for developers when looking at mass timber solutions. The building industry accounts for approximately 39% of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Consider the possibilities of expanding underground development to encompass a broader range of building typologies. Building underground homes is an intriguing idea but not at all new. Numerous countries across the globe are actively venturing into underground development beyond transportation and utility infrastructure.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Image courtesy SWA Group The scope of the project will incorporate cruise terminals, the historic San Pedro Ferry Building, Cabrillo Marine Aqu. “It will be transformative to enhance accessibility for locals and visitors alike, to create an easily navigable multi-modal waterfront.”

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Archinect

APRIL 10, 2024

calls for an individual “responsible for the technical innovation, integration, documentation, and execution of the architectural and engineering design intent.” The role, based in Washington, D.C., Related on Archinect: SOM shares photos of new Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge.

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AUGUST 28, 2022

Austin Maynard Architects has completed Terrace House, a self-funded apartment building in Melbourne which is low-cost, eco-conscious and has enough room for young families. Located on a narrow infill site in Brunswick, Terrace House is a six storey "ethical housing" building containing 16 apartments and three ground-level shop units.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The group is calling for an industry-wide shift to natural building materials, such as stone, to help minimise the industry's carbon footprint and wider environmental impact. At the end of a building's useful life, it can also be repurposed or simply returned to the ground. It's a whole team. It takes time."

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MAY 14, 2024

Image © Nelson Kon It's fundamental that architects know about structures, not only to bring their designs to reality but also to be able to discuss their projects with engineers in order to find the best solutions for construction. Casa de fim de semana em São Paulo / spbr arquitetos.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) is progressing towards the completion of its new 600 W. Thornton Tomasetti is in charge of delivering the building’s facade system. The construction has been engineered to meet LEED v4.0 Greene Science Center, Lenfest Center f.

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Architecture studio BIG has completed six curved housing blocks that combine to form a spiral shape at the Sneglehusene development near Aarhus , Denmark. BIG has unveiled the spiral-shaped Sneglehusene housing development in Aarhus. As an architect, one typically only gets to build a house once," said BIG partner Finn Noerkjaer.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A team of scientists from universities in the United States have developed a silicon-based coating that can help stop the spread of fires by preventing materials coming in contact with flame. The coating was developed to slow the spread of fire by limiting the amount of combustion that happens on a molecular level as fires start to spread.

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MARCH 14, 2023

The Industrialized Building System Prototype was designed by Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Architects and The Andes House and fabricated by Cromolux in Santiago , before being assembled in the nearby town of Casablanca, Chile. In the UK, Studio Bark built an accessible house using a modular U-Build system.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2023

Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure that was barely legal at the time of its completion in 2013. And engineers were incredulous that such a large wooden structure could function without steel connections."

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But at One Broadgate, the steel beams that once framed the London headquarters of inter-dealer broker TP Icap Plc will instead be salvaged from the site and recycled by developer Fabrix. Chief Executive Officer Clive Nichol says the example proves it’s possible to “apply the circular economy to structural elements of buildings.”

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APRIL 21, 2022

Large projects in London will have to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and prioritise retaining existing buildings over demolition under updated planning guidance published by mayor Sadiq Khan. Whole-life carbon benchmarks for major developments . Retrofitting is the "lowest-carbon option".

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MAY 4, 2023

Sugarcrete was developed to be a low-cost and low-carbon reusable construction-material alternative to brick and concrete. What we build with, how it locks in carbon and, critically, who benefits in its production and deployment are fundamental to the research plan of Sugarcrete."

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JULY 21, 2023

Global non-profit the World Ethical Data Foundation has released a set of guidelines for the voluntary self-regulation of the tech industry as it continues to develop artificial intelligence. and "what are the likely biases that could be amplified through the training data being added to the model?"

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BD+C

MAY 10, 2024

Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development 0 qpurcell Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:05 Sustainable Development NBBJ leaders Jonathan Ward and Margaret Montgomery explore five inspirational ideas they are actively integrating into projects to ensure more healthy, natural cities.

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Archinect

JANUARY 31, 2024

billion mixed-use Manhattan West development in New York City. The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Space agency NASA has awarded construction company ICON a $57 million contract to develop 3D-printing technology to build roads, launchpads and homes on the moon 's surface. Pushing this development forward with our commercial partners will create the capabilities we need for future missions.". The contract, worth $57.2

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

British engineering company Buro Happold and American architecture studio Cookfox Architects have developed a prototype for a terracotta facade system that can house small wildlife, insects, birds and plants. Renders detail a building clad in the modular living facade prototype. The system was made from terracotta.

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MAY 3, 2022

42 town centre apartments have been proposed by Byzantine Developments , with Fraser/Livingstone Architects and McGregor McMahon Consulting Engineers, for an urban brownfield site in Dunfermline.

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MAY 23, 2022

The Regenerative High-Rise is a concept for a modular timber tower by architecture studio Haptic and engineering firm Ramboll that could be used to transform tricky sites in cities worldwide. Buildings must be "more flexible to change". It is being developed by Haptic and Ramboll for cities worldwide.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 24, 2022

We’re living through the birth of a new species of skyscraper that not even architects and engineers saw coming. Tall buildings that were in the works got scaled down or canceled on the assumption that soaring towers were too risky to be built or occupied. “All we’ve done in the 20 years since is build even taller.”

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Colony Square Midtown Atlanta Development, North American Properties Georgia Buildings, USA Architecture News. Colony Square Development, Midtown Atlanta. Colony Square Midtown Atlanta Mixed-Use Development. Beyer Blinder Belle Reintroduces Colony Square , A Six-Acre Development Revitalizing Midtown Atlanta.

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JULY 28, 2022

The Landon – For this 340-unit building renovation, we wanted to look back to the neighborhood’s history as a hub of transportation, not far from the meatpacking district, and it’s association with the rail connection to the southwest. The greatest challenges were technical, given we were working in an existing and inhabited building.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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