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LOLA Landscape Architects tapped as designers for mixed-use Hartree development in Cambridge

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Rotterdam -based LOLA Landscape Architects has been selected by developers Landsec U+I and TOWN to design the new 48-hectare Hartree development, a mixed-use neighborhood in Cambridge , United Kingdom. The masterplan for the urban quarter development was designed by Swedish practice Kjellander Sjöberg Architects.

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Roofs of Trade: A Look at 12 Public Market Architectures

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Courtesy of [applied] Foreign Affairs, Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna Public Markets are complex cases that beautifully combine an engineering exploration with the instigation of a beneficial public function. All one needs is a lot and a sheltering roof.

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Texas A&M researchers receive $3.74M for the development of 3D-printed hempcrete buildings

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million grant for the development of resilient, 3D-printed building designs using a new green material called hempcrete. Leading the project is Petro Sideris, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who will develop residential and potential commercial construction designs.

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An industry expert discusses what’s holding back the use of 3D printing in commercial construction

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While the government has doled out grant money to research 3D printing capabilities in space, and several proof-of-concept projects from bridges to Army barracks have garnered headlines, the applied use of 3D printing in commercial construction remains nascent. Patti Harburg-Petrich, principal in the Los Angeles office of U.K.-based

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Full funding secured for US tallest skyscraper says developer

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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. The building will house hotels, residences and commercial space. Developer Bert Belander was quoted calling the project "fanciful". "The

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Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman

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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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ZeroAvia test-flies largest airplane powered by hydrogen-electric engine to date

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ZeroAvia has flown what the aviation company claims is the largest aircraft yet to be run on a zero-emissions hydrogen -electric engine, testing a 19-seater plane over the skies of England. ZeroAvia uses hydrogen fuel cells , one of two major hydrogen-based technologies being explored for flight along with the hydrogen combustion engine.