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Brunel University highlights 10 product and industrial design projects

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a device that alleviates motion sickness and an item resembling a video game controller that helps children concentrate on school work are featured in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Brunel University. They are not for commercial gain nor represent the views of the brands or companies.

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Sustainable Architecture Can’t Save the Planet. Change My Mind.

Architizer

Transformation of an office block into a wood and straw building housing 139 student homes by NZI Architectes in Paris, France | Jury Winner, 10th Annual A+Awards, Architecture +Affordable Design More worrying still, the majority of ‘built emissions’ — 27% of the planet’s total — are a result of operations and use.

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English woodlands construction resource news

e-architect

The project – led by the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering’s (NMITE) Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) – is funded through the Forestry Commission’s Timber in Construction Innovation Fund, designed to increase the use of the natural carbon sequestering material in the built environment. About NMITE-CATT.

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

Renovation is not only a new creative frontier for architects, it is the future of architecture: according to Deloitte estimates, up to 90 percent of future development will involve re-designing existing buildings. At this point, adaptive reuse is mainstream, and the carbon-saving benefits are well-known (and widely touted).

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

Coresight Research estimates that 25% of the nation’s roughly 1,000 existing malls will close over the next three to five years, with the pandemic accelerating a demise that was already underway. I’m not saying this just because I’m an Urban Designer, the data bears out this assertion. mile trail and three new parks.

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Smithfield Birmingham regeneration news

e-architect

Now this 17-hectare development in the historic heart of the city is set to transform Birmingham and create major economic opportunities, including an estimated 8,000 new jobs. The site played a central role in the hugely successful Commonwealth Games last summer, during which it hosted several games venues as well as the Smithfield Festival.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in New York, NY

Architizer

At its heart, New York City (NYC) is home to a thriving community of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, engineers and contractors, with projects ranging from residential and retail to cultural and commercial. Projects range in scale from laboratory casework to large urban commercial and institutional master plans.