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KPF presents Detroit's new University of Michigan Center for Innovation design

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A new project in Detroit from Kohn Pedersen Fox will deliver the University of Michigan 's Center for Innovation (UMCI), a six-story academic research and teaching facility that is expected to open by the spring of 2027. Atrium view.

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Bridgestone Innovation Park: “B-Innovation”: Innovation Hub Connected by Vibrant Mobility Spaces by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

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A New Global Hub for Accelerating Innovation Utilizing a former factory site in Kodaira City, Tokyo, this project aims to consolidate scattered functions in and outside the site and rebuild it as a global hub for creating new values.

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Milan's former Expo 2015 site is being remade into a tech-centric innovation district

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The former industrial site was also famously home to Milan Expo 2015 , which drew some 22 million visitors during its six-month run and has since been partially dismantled. million-square-foot site. Drugmaker AstraZeneca has already moved all of its Italian operations into space on the massive 16.1 An estimated value of $3.6

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OMA and Circlewood develop adaptable modular wood system to build schools in Amsterdam

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OMA , along with Circlewood, a coalition of architects, engineers, builders, and researchers, have developed a modular wood system to build a variety of schools in Amsterdam. OMA explains, "All of the components are made in a factory under a digitally controlled process allowing for quick assembly and disassembly by an electric crane on site."

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Virginia Tech team completes world-first observation tower with innovative low-carbon timber

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A team of students and faculty at Virginia Tech has completed an innovative observation tower in rural Virginia. The design and delivery of the project saw the development and certification of a new custom timber product, off-site prefabrication, and the discovery of the ruins of a historic building.

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OMA/Jacobs selected to design the University of Illinois' new DPI innovation hub in Chicago

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The multi-year project will transform a disused 62-acre former yard site as the first construction in the larger The 78 Innovation District that is meant to provide a high-tech connection between Chinatown to the South Loop. Image courtesy OMA and bloomimages.de

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Building the Future: The Rise of Modular Construction in the Middle East

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© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.