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Woo Architects reveals demountable UK Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

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The UK Pavilion will be defined by a 10-by-10-metre structural grid, which can be easily deconstructed and moved to a different location following the event in Japan next year. Menawhile, the roofs are being developed to accommodate renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind.

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Largest earthquake test for mass-timber tower successful in California

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A team of architects and researchers have successfully tested a 10-storey mass-timber tower for earthquake resilience At 112 feet tall (34 metres), it is the tallest building ever to be tested on a shake table and involved hundreds of specialists from academia, construction, architecture and materials industries.

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Ten architecture projects by students at Carleton University

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"The experiments have created a new sensory order from which a tectonic expression of architecture rooted in a particular place is created – a process that trespasses the taboos of the contaminated and embraces the uncertainties contained in land in the technological age of the Anthropocene."

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Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad?

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Photos courtesy The Future Perfect; Photodisc/Getty Images; courtesy Ligne Roset; courtesy Eternity Modern Traditionally, North Carolina is the seat of the American furniture industry. All the suppliers to the industry have been here for a hundred years," says Houston. This innovation opened up new avenues for penny-pinching.

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Previously unrecycleable clothing made into Fibers Unsorted textile

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Instead, it is processed into a product that is durable and high-quality enough to be used in the automotive industry, among others. The Fibers Unsorted project aimed to develop a high-quality recycled textile durable enough to be used in the automotive industry.

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Why aren't more architects using stone as a building material?

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Blasi explained that proper identification and testing of stone will make it more accessible in the construction industry. We believe this will be the new CLT for the stone industry" Bidaud believes that prefabricating structural stone will make the material become a popular choice among architects.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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rcassidy Tue, 01/02/2024 - 14:16 John Sullivan, AIA A new study by a collaboration of design, engineering, and construction firms describes cost-effective strategies for building laboratories and science+technology facilities using mass timber. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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