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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard. In addition, 553 contract specialists are actively involved in various roles related to dive, crane, and vessel operations. The reverse engineering effort involves engineers from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Future Bound | ReImagining Transportation

ArchiDiaries

Future Bound, ReImagining Transportation a challenge to visualize the transport infrastructure of a city set in 2100. We have already imagined multiple versions of futuristic cities and their modes of transport from the 70s till now in novels, movies and video games. Fig: 1 – Urban transport (Credits-Joey Kyber).

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NASA funds ICON to develop lunar 3D-printing construction technology

Deezen

Space agency NASA has awarded construction company ICON a $57 million contract to develop 3D-printing technology to build roads, launchpads and homes on the moon 's surface. The contract, worth $57.2 Pushing this development forward with our commercial partners will create the capabilities we need for future missions.".

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Killa Design's Museum of the Future opens in Dubai

Deezen

The 77-metre-high building is supported by a steel structure, developed with engineering studio Buro Happold , which was "digitally grown" using parametric tools. Five floors of gallery space contain exhibits dedicated to space exploration, a digital recreation of the Amazon rainforest and prototypes of future products.

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Textural metal skin wraps University of Washington building by Miller Hull

Deezen

The project was delivered using a design-build model, in which designers, contractors and others work together under a single contract. The team included local studio The Miller Hull Partnership , which acted as the lead designer, and The SLAM Collaborative , a multidisciplinary firm with offices around the US.

Building 111
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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

Preface by Matt Fajkus: There is a saying that goes something like this, “Engineers have to know everything about one thing, and architects have to know a little about everything.” This includes coordinating with all consultants – especially engineers, who bring great value and technical expertise to any given project.

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Yves Behar designs electric pickup truck that's "the size of a Mini"

Deezen

Most EV [electric vehicle] cars out there are basically configured in the same way that gasoline-engine cars have been," Behar told Dezeen. When you don't have a front engine, you're given all this extra space," said Behar. The company plans to achieve this quick turnaround by using contract manufacturers.

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