ArchDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Adopting the spirit of the circular economy by harnessing agricultural waste such as corn cobs, rice straw, and sugar cane bagasse for building materials marks a fundamental shift towards sustainable practices, promoting a closed-loop system that minimizes waste and optimizes resource efficiency.

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ArchDaily

MAY 5, 2024

© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations. Read more »

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Archinect

JANUARY 11, 2024

HENN’s Innovation Center for Medical Devices (IHM·GBA) is located in the heart of Guangzhou’s thriving international Bio Island, a dedicated zone for the development of biomedical research and technology. The column grid is denser in lab areas, and more open in the wings dedicated to office spaces.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

While Portland has developed a bad reputation regarding its homelessness problem, in the past four years resources have flowed in the right direction, and designers have taken this in stride to design livable and striking buildings, within very restrictive budgets.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 27, 2023

Image © Hörður Sveinsson The purpose of innovation is to promote positive change and progress in various aspects of life. This involves creating, developing and implementing new ideas, methods, products, or processes that improve existing ones or introduce completely new concepts.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Snøhetta has revealed its design for a new large-scale mixed-use development in Bangkok. Image credit: MIR for Snøhetta “We have had the opportunity to not only create a building, but a new neighborhood in the center of Bangkok,” said Snøhetta founding partner Kjetil Trædal Thorsen.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Image © Rayon Rayon , an innovative online design tool that aims to create a new collaborative approach to developing "mundane buildings" within the city , has been selected as part of ArchDaily's 2023 Best New Practices. The software company believes that there is a “culture of the ordinary” in architecture.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has been announced as the winner of an international RFP process to deliver a new arts and innovation cultural project in Boca Raton, Florida.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 2, 2024

The use of hygromorphic materials offers an innovative perspective and sheds light on little-explored possibilities in the field. In architecture, researchers have been striving to develop materials, particularly for façades, that can take on a life of their own and make buildings more comfortable naturally. Read more »

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The competition tasked participants to develop designs for an off-grid, modular structure that could accommodate a hypothetical young professional couple. Participants were encouraged to rethink spatial organization and incorporate unique aesthetics, new technologies, and innovative materials. The winning projects can be seen below.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Six outstanding new developments from around the world have been announced as winners of the 2023 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence. Projects in three regions were selected out of a group of 23 winners from the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A closer look at one of the most innovative approaches to tall building design in the industry went up in the gallery of the Hong Kong Design Institute after “Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism” opened to the public last Wednesday. The Peak Project, Hong Kong, 1982-1983. Image courtesy of HKDI.

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Archinect

AUGUST 8, 2023

A New Global Hub for Accelerating Innovation Utilizing a former factory site in Kodaira City, Tokyo, this project aims to consolidate scattered functions in and outside the site and rebuild it as a global hub for creating new values.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2024

This category rewards new-build infrastructure or refurbishment of existing facilities where the projects exhibit an innovative solution to delivering public utilities. Informed by Victorian industrial design and developed over seven years, the over a small channel utilises manual levers for rotation.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

With rapid urban and economic development, energy consumption is increasingly posing threats to the natural environment while the quantity and intensity of energy use in buildings are growing. per cent of the carbon emissions from industry, building and transportation—the three main sectors in need of Green reform.

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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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Archinect

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The industry group Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has just published a new guide to AI resources for contractors working closely with architects on building projects across the U.S.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Danish architecture studio 3XN has revealed the stepped circular Forskaren building, which is set to open later this year in Stockholm 's Hagastaden district. Forskaren by 3XN will open in August 2024 The studio describes the building as "a hub for innovation."

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ArchDaily

MARCH 6, 2024

A series of recent projects showcase the direction that the emirate is building towards, based on its heritage and the richness of its desert and coast, while focusing on culture and education, aiming for a sustainable development model. But this time Doha was not the connection, it was the destination. Read more »

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Archinect

JUNE 10, 2022

Prometheus Materials , a Colorado-based developer of zero-carbon building materials, has announced the securing of $8 million in funding from investors including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , The Autodesk Foundation , and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. Prometheus President, CEO, and Co-Founder Loren Burnett.

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Archinect

APRIL 20, 2022

A team of students and faculty at Virginia Tech has completed an innovative observation tower in rural Virginia. The design and delivery of the project saw the development and certification of a new custom timber product, off-site prefabrication, and the discovery of the ruins of a historic building.

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MLL Atelier

JUNE 26, 2023

Why Innovation Matters Innovation is a crucial factor in advancing society forward. The concept of difference-in-degree and difference-in-kind illustrates the two forms of innovation. The latter, also known as disruptive innovation, can completely revolutionize an industry or society.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Architect and Studio Gang founder Jeanne Gang has been unveiled as the winner of the 2022 ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. In its 23rd year, the ULI Prize awards individuals $100,000 for their contributions to community building globally and exhibiting excellence in the land use and development field.

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Archinect

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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Bustler

MAY 19, 2024

The program, which was established in 1979, is considered among the highest achievements in the real estate development industry and honors completed projects that are exemplary of its mission of promoting best practices in development.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As part of our review of 2023 , Dezeen's design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn has rounded up 10 of this year's most significant material innovations , including bricks made from toxic soil and a 3D printer for wool.

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Architonic

JANUARY 22, 2024

<p class="p1">Textile construction is the theme of the design both in function, with a weaving of different disciplines and activities on the interior, and in form, with the representational woven exterior that makes the building so distinct.

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Archinect

MAY 25, 2023

Construction of MVRDV ’s Matrix ONE project, a laboratory and office building in the heart of Amsterdam Science Park, has been completed. Image: MVRDV / © Daria Scagliola As the main hub at the Center, Matrix ONE aims to be a guiding example to the other buildings at the Amsterdam Science Park.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Waste from the city of Ghent, Belgium, is being turned into the building blocks of a major cultural institution. For a renovation and expansion of the Design Museum Gent, an innovative new recycling process is turning old bits of broken concrete and glass into the bricks that will cover the museum’s exterior.

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Archinect

MARCH 9, 2022

A pair of statewide incentive programs in Massachusetts is driving a surge of apartment buildings designed to the highly energy-efficient passive house standard. In the past year, families have moved into 257 affordable housing units in complexes built to the standard, and about 6,000 additional units are now in various stages of development.

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The Architecture Designs

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Building your dream home is more than putting up some frames. Many families choose to work with a luxury property developer when they’re building their dream home. Gold Coast property developers are highly skilled at creating stunning architectural pieces that support every part of your lifestyle.

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Deezen

MAY 21, 2024

The studio told Dezeen winning workplace design of the year "was a testament to our dedication and innovation in design." It has reaffirmed our commitment to innovation, motivating us to continually raise the bar in our designs and deliver exceptional results for our clients," it added.

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Architonic

JANUARY 22, 2024

<p class="p1">Textile construction is the theme of the design both in function, with a weaving of different disciplines and activities on the interior, and in form, with the representational woven exterior that makes the building so distinct.

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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Hotel Designs Data as a catalyst for innovation Data as a catalyst for innovation Continuing our focus on technology in the arena of hotel design, Founder of DataThinkLab , Melanie Rozencwajg, continues on her mission is to help boutique hotels and chains unlock the potential of their data.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 16, 2023

The Amsterdam government has initiated the Innovation Partnership School Buildings program to build nine to thirty “highquality, flexible and sustainable” schools in ten years. A pilot school in Amsterdam has been developed in collaboration with Studio A Kwadraat.

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Dwell

MARCH 5, 2024

His work spans Japan, China, South Korea, and Switzerland and includes educational facilities, civic buildings, and mixed-use developments. But Yamamoto is largely recognized for housing that blurs the lines between private and public realms, utilizing careful planning to produce communal spaces.

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Deezen

APRIL 12, 2024

A skyscraper designed by New York studio SHoP Architects at Detroit' s Hudson's Detroit development has topped out, making it the second tallest building in the city. Named the Tower, the 681-foot-high (207 metre) skyscraper forms part of a larger development in Downtown Detroit called Hudson's Detroit.

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