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Drexel University researchers develop AI-guided robotic structural inspection system

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Researchers based at the Drexel University College of Engineering have devised a new method for performing structural safety inspections using autonomous robots aided by machine learning technology.

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Rayon: A Design Software Revolutionizing Collaboration for Efficient Project Development

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Image © Rayon Rayon , an innovative online design tool that aims to create a new collaborative approach to developing "mundane buildings" within the city , has been selected as part of ArchDaily's 2023 Best New Practices. The software company believes that there is a “culture of the ordinary” in architecture.

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Malta's chamber of architects lays out guidelines for development near ancient Megalithic temples

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“As professionals in the field of architecture and engineering, it is imperative that we approach the design and planning of development projects within the buffer zones of UNESCO World Heritage Sites with the utmost care and sensitivity,” the chamber said.

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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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During the construction of the university’s new engineering building, Cabeza-Lainez found that calculating the area of a roof with straight lines resting on a semicircle was impossible just by using pi. After 30 years of research, [he] published a paper about his discovery in ScienceDirect [.]

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LOLA Landscape Architects tapped as designers for mixed-use Hartree development in Cambridge

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Rotterdam -based LOLA Landscape Architects has been selected by developers Landsec U+I and TOWN to design the new 48-hectare Hartree development, a mixed-use neighborhood in Cambridge , United Kingdom. The masterplan for the urban quarter development was designed by Swedish practice Kjellander Sjöberg Architects.

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University of Maryland researchers develop 'cooling glass' that can redirect a building's heat into space

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Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new 'cooling glass' that can turn down the heat indoors without electricity by drawing on the cold depths of space. The new technology, a microporous glass coating, can lower the temperature of the material beneath it by 3.5

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Full funding secured for US tallest skyscraper says developer

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Funding has been secured and construction may begin in September on the Legends Tower in Oklahoma City, which is planned to be the tallest in USA , says developer Scot Matteson. Developer Bert Belander was quoted calling the project "fanciful". The downtown is ripe for urban development. It's the right place at the right time."