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SGA designs concept for ‘New England’s first all-timber frame laboratory development’

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Taking an urban site in one of Boston’s leading life sciences clusters as a test case, the team believes their concept offers “the true potential for the first mass timber research development in New England.”

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Hypostyle: Contemporary Interpretations of an Ancient Concept

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Defined as rows of columns that support a roof, this solution has developed in different cultures in different periods of time, which can explain the variety of materials, shapes, sizes and distances between the columns that can be found around the world. Famous examples of the use of this concept are Great Hypostyle Hall (c.

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Autodesk develops AI-powered embodied carbon tool for early-stage design

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Autodesk has developed an embodied carbon analysis tool to be integrated into the software maker’s AI-driven Forma application. Powered by the C.Scale data model developed by U.S.-based

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Reframing the Concept of Building Envelope Through Minimalist Windows

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This concept is interesting as it identifies that, similar to its function in humans, the skin plays a role in protecting and regulating the interior setting, besides contributing to the aesthetics of the building. More than just protective barriers, they are experienced as means of active interaction with the context.

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Renzo Piano releases first concept designs for The Center for Arts & Innovation in Boca Raton, Florida

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Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has released early concept designs for The Center for Arts & Innovation project in Boca Raton , Florida. The firm was announced as the winner of an international RFP process to imagine the Center in September of last year.

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NEOM debuts new Epicon coastal resort and hotel concept

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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project has announced another new coastal resort concept located on the country’s Gulf of Aqaba. The new Epicon destination follows last month’s announcement of Leyja , another hospitality project in the region.

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Are For-Profit Developments Consistent With the Values of a Public University?

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But for about 10 years, as the University of California Berkeley ’s campus planner and then campus architect, I watched these developments play out in higher education —sometimes from a front-row seat, sometimes as a participant. And yet the definition of a public-private partnership was slippery. Read more »