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Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation

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The new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, designed by Studio Gang and set in Theodore Roosevelt Park, connects 10 buildings across the Museum’s four-block campus, establishing continuous pathways to enhance visitor circulation. Collections Core, which features the Macaulay Family Foundation Collections Gallery.

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Seven architecture summer schools and online short courses

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This roundup includes self-paced and intensive courses that aim to help students build their architecture portfolios and prepare them for further education. Click here for more information. Check out seven short courses taking place in the UK , Austria , Slovenia and online.

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The Sponge Evangelist

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation. In awarding the second biennial Oberlander Prize to the Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, the Cultural Landscape Foundation and its 2023 jury sent an unmistakable signal about the future of the field.

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From Float Glass to OLEDs: How Recent Advancements in Glass Technology Are Reshaping 21st Century Design

Architizer

They were an educational tool to teach religion to an illiterate population — 13th-century marketing at its very best. This work laid the foundation for the modern skyscraper and encouraged a shift towards integrating buildings with their environment, emphasizing nature and light. Although beautiful, the windows were not decorative.

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Here is a typical wall section through a pier and beam foundation.

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Studio Gang designs cave-like Gilder Center for American Museum of Natural History

Deezen

The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Innovation, and Education is a new addition to the American Museum of Natural History off Central Park that unites, visually and functionally, the 26 buildings constructed there since its opening in the late 19th century. This removes the need for formwork and allows for non-repetitive shapes.

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Ten architecture projects by students at Lancaster University

Deezen

The project is community-driven, designed to attract wild swimmers and educate young people about the environment and how to swim safely in open water. It will challenge public perceptions and research public education strategies. Phosphate buildup can cause anoxia, an oxygen deficiency, and increase harmful algae growth.