Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

Danish architecture studio BIG , alongside faculty at the University of Kansas, has unveiled its design for the mass-timber Makers' KUbe in Kansas, USA. The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2022

The system combines generative design and robotic fabrication to allow tree forks – the pieces of wood where a trunk or branch splits into two – to be used as the Y-shaped nodes that connect straight building elements. MIT's Digital Structures group has built a demo structure using tree forks as joints.

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The Architecture Designs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If you are undertaking a new construction project, renovating a home extensively, or carrying out other construction works, you may need to hire a civil engineer, structural engineer, or both. Type of Structure. Several factors determine which professional to hire, and we will look at them below. source: pinterest.com.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

The University of Virginia (UVA) campus has become the showground for an array of creative structures built from natural materials. Penn State assistant architecture professor Benay Gürsoy Toykoç designed structures made from mycelium blocks. “It is both old-school and new-school,” MacDonald said.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Multifamily Housing Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office structures and even eight-story mass-timber high rises.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

Studio Bark developed the Shingles project to find structural uses for otherwise unusable bits of timber Spindles began when the studio was hired to build a family home on a wooded site in Buckinghamshire in the southeast of England. "We We were there in midsummer.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As part of our review of 2023 , Dezeen's design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn has rounded up 10 of this year's most significant material innovations , including bricks made from toxic soil and a 3D printer for wool.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The sustainability of structural stone is dependent on how and where it is quarried and its reputation as an infinite material is misleading, warns Slovak-British architect Natalia Petkova in this Stone Age 2.0 series, which is investigating the potential of the material as a viable, low-carbon, modern structural material.

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Architizer

APRIL 30, 2024

They can be material structures that connect two (or more!) Architects are well aware of this dual meaning, and more and more designers are leaning into it for its symbolic potency. Architects are well aware of this dual meaning, and more and more designers are leaning into it for its symbolic potency.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

uses include lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones, or as a building material for bridges and other structures. . The post MIT engineers create new material that is stronger than steel and light as plastic appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

This roundup features distinctive university buildings from across the globe that use a variety of different textures, colours and unusual materials to stand out. The Deakin Law School, Australia, by Woods Bagot Woods Bagot was commissioned to design this university building for Deakin University in Melbourne , Australia.

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Archinect

MARCH 27, 2023

WoodWorks has announced the winners of the 2023 Wood Design Awards, an annual showcase of the industry’s most inspiring applications of mass timber and wood in building designs across the United States. Investing in a more sustainable future deserves to be recognized.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers have invented a new type of plastic that is twice as strong as steel and could one day be used as a building material. Two-dimensional molecular structure gives polymer super-strength. Read: The Dezeen guide to plastic in architecture, design and interiors.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2023

Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure that was barely legal at the time of its completion in 2013. And engineers were incredulous that such a large wooden structure could function without steel connections."

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Archinect

APRIL 12, 2024

Cobe is joining fellow Danish architecture firms Dorte Mandrup , Tegnestuen Vandkunsten , and JAJA , alongside Sweco engineers, to deliver a new mixed-use residential district in Copenhagen’s South Harbor.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artist Janet Echelman has been honored with two international architecture and engineering awards for her work. The Boston Society of Architects’ Harleston Parker Medal is the society’s higher architectural award.

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e-architect

MARCH 1, 2023

Integrating humans with AI in structural design, 3D printers fabrication tools, Computer-aided design modelling Integrating humans with AI in structural design March 2, 2023 A process that seeks feedback from human specialists proves more effective at optimization that automated systems working alone.

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2023

New York design studio New Affiliates and architect and historian Samuel Steward-Halevy have created a prototype of their Testbeds project, which repurposes architectural models used for large projects. The mockup forms one of the walls of the new structure "The project involves many leaps of faith," the team told Dezeen.

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Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The construction industry is undergoing a transformative phase thanks to breakthroughs in material science. Advanced construction materials are revolutionizing the way we build, offering enhanced durability, sustainability, and efficiency. From self-healing concrete to smart materials, the possibilities seem limitless.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

British architecture studio Stanton Williams has designed a 35,000-square-metre academic building for the University College London, located in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The studio described the building's material palette as industrial, chosen to evoke the site's industrial history.

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Architizer

JULY 12, 2023

We’re entering an era where architecture does more than simply exist structurally. More and more spaces are designed to tell a story, engaging with us on a profoundly emotional level. This new school of design invites us to ponder, question and explore the nature of our work.

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Architizer

JANUARY 4, 2023

The building involves several unique approaches to sustainability (dowel-laminated timber structure, novel bio-materials, data-driven design with life-cycle analysis), with each approach meant to be re-usable and to act as a lever in creating create maximum impact on future projects—in both the aviation industry and the AEC industry.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Image © Valerie Bennett Timber has been a popular source of construction material for thousands of years. Through sawing, milling, and other engineered wood conversion processes, various wood forms have been created and applied in products, furniture, and architecture.

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The Architecture Designs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The use of the best materials is often a guarantee of a high-quality product. This is especially important wherever the safety of people around depends on the quality of the structure. For this reason, materials with specific characteristics are used in machines designed to perform particularly heavy-duty work.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The T850 , T950 and XL 3800 plotters were created specifically for the architecture , engineering and construction industries to print technical drawings, plans, maps and renders. Following a similar structure, the T950 printer features a fixed-sheet organiser and comes in a white and grey colourway.

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BD+C

JUNE 22, 2023

How to Specify Engineered Wood Products 1 kcichowicz Thu, 06/22/2023 - 10:58 APA – The Engineered Wood Association offers guidance on the properties and applications of engineered wood products and how to correctly specify them in accordance with the IBC. The panels must pass wet and dry structural performance tests.

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Architizer

MARCH 28, 2024

The “À table” 2023 Serpentine Pavilion , designed by Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh, blends architectural innovation and cultural symbolism. They are designed and assembled only to be dismantled after a relatively short time. Designed by Joseph Paxton for the 1851 Great Exhibition. Order your copy today.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2022

The interiors of the home are finished with natural materials. "It Although Ridley and his team at Architecture for London carried out extensive renovation work they aimed to using natural materials and only make sustainably minded interventions. Structural engineer: Architecture for London.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Ethiopian history, culture and existing reality were the driving forces in deciding the design concept. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers.

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Archinect

JULY 14, 2022

A historic milestone in the use of mass timber as a construction material is about to be passed as Korb + Associates Architects ’ aptly-named Ascent tower is finally set to open tomorrow, July 15, in Milwaukee. Standing 25 stories and a total of 86.6 meters (or roughly 4 feet).

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. A pale pink material palette was developed with Juliet O'Caroll. "[We] Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers.

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Building and Interiors

MAY 14, 2022

Countertop designs such as marble, granite, quartz, quartzite, steel, and more catch the attention of the user instantly. Countertops have major applications in areas like modern modular kitchen designs, bathrooms, and restaurants. Today, there are various materials available in the market for use on kitchen counters.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India , that draws on the city's heritage and landscape. Inside, the studio adorned the terminal's engineered bamboo structure with hanging plants and greenery, creating bright and airy interiors lit by roof openings.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Engineered Wood Sprouts Solutions for Supermarket Chain 1 kcichowicz Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:31 Switching from a steel roof system to an engineered wood one helped a Sprouts Farmers Market design team solve supply chain challenges and lower the location’s carbon footprint. Engineer Mo Kateeb, principal of A.V.

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