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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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BIG's ‘Mindfulness City’ concept seeks to deliver new forms of prosperity to southern Bhutan

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‘Mindfulness City’ is a multifaceted economic hub designed by the firm’s Landscape and Urban Design Team to coincide with sustainability principles and the pioneering Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) concept that has been championed by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and the Bhutanese government since 2008.

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The Importance of Architectural Conception in Mass Timber Projects

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The aesthetic and architectural appeal of engineered wood, coupled with its intrinsic association with sustainability, has been a catalyst for the increase in wood-centric projects around the world. Read more »

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Sustainable Building Models: An Eco-Friendly Structure in Natural Slate Within a Multi-Ecological Neighborhood

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Image © Héctor Santos-Diéz Moving towards modernity implies questioning established concepts. They aim to go back to basics through passive strategies, using natural materials and a contextual understanding to develop sustainable architecture. Impulso Verde.

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Designing for the Future: Henning Larsen's Innovation-Driven Sustainable Architecture

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

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University of Seville architecture professor develops new mathematical concept that can impact 'engineering and construction of buildings'

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According to El Pais , mathematician and architect Dr. Cabeza-Lainez had to develop his own proprietary calculation software in order to prove the equation. Published research can be found in MDPI Journal's Special Issue "Sustainable Design in Building and Urban Environment."

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AEMSEN develops concept for sustainable urban living

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AEMSEN, a Rotterdam based architecture firm, has developed a sustainable, modular concept for urban living. . Dubbed Barbizon and developed for the redevelopment of the lots on the Barbizonlaan in Capelle can den IJssel, the 129,000-sf project is a green residential complex built with prefabricated CLT modules.

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