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JULY 12, 2021

The recently completed 420,000-sf Shanghai Astronomy Museum is set to open on July 18. The new astronomical branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is the largest museum in the world solely dedicated to the study of astronomy.

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Urban Design Associates

JULY 12, 2021

The hidden gems, luxury resorts, and vibrant downtowns filled with history and culture are often found when you look beyond the typical US summer vacation destinations. They’re the places that no one else in your family has experienced — the cities you get to share with others, instead of others sharing with you. Today, we at Urban Design Associates wanted to share a few of these hidden gems we’ve come across.

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BD+C

JULY 12, 2021

Pritzker Hall, originally designed in 1967 by Paul Revere Williams as Franz Hall Psychology Tower, has recently completed a modernization project on the UCLA campus. The 125,000-sf building is a 100-foot cube that comprises eight above-ground floors and three subterranean ones. It houses research laboratories, dry laboratories, classrooms, and faculty offices.

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Lines on Paper

JULY 12, 2021

Finlandia Hall by Alvar Aalto I traced the floor plan of Finlandia Hall as part of an exercise to re-visit some of the significant buildings and places which we have re-visited with our children. It is partly to record and learn for myself some of the subtleties that I might have missed, and also to make up for the loss of travel opportunities these last two years.

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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?

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BD+C

JULY 12, 2021

Early this year, Canada and several U.S. states enacted new regulations eliminating the use of blowing agents containing hydrofluorocarbons with high global warming potential. The regulations apply to extruded polystyrene insulation and other closed-cell foam insulations that use HFC blowing agents. This material is used in low-slope roof systems to support thermal performance, provide moisture control, and deliver compressive strength.

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JULY 12, 2021

“ Impact gardening ” is the evocative term used to describe surface disturbance—and potential biological effects—caused by the crashing of extraterrestrial objects into planetary bodies. [Image: The surface of Europa, including “the kind of areas churned by impact gardening.”]. These impacts can “churn” or, in effect, plow the surface, exposing previously buried materials to solar radiation—which, in turn, can break down and even sterilize any life thriving there—but it can also push potential o

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The Arch Insider

JULY 12, 2021

The Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is one of the pioneers of the concept of “ Community Inclusive ” Design. He proved that architecture is more than the mere erecting of structures. Architecture is a phenomenon that renders quality to the built spaces. It also has the power to bring together communities through spaces and their quality of inclusivity.

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