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China is building a massive new hydroelectric dam with AI-controlled robots and 3D printing technology

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The 180 metre (590 feet) high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built slice by slice – using unmanned excavators, trucks, bulldozers, pavers and rollers, all controlled by AI – in the same additive manufacturing process used in 3D printing.

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Inside the Zennio factory: technology and tapas in Toledo

Hotel Designs

The little technological miracles that can make your stay in a hotel seamless, which are more often about not being noticed, than about a grand statement. Sustainability and ESG are of course, hand-in-hand with budget, top of the hotel developers agenda.

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Subtractive Manufacturing: The Quiet Machine Revolution that is Reshaping Architecture

Architizer

In terms of building envelopes, structures, and systems, there are two primary manufacturing methods used. Additive manufacturing processes add material layer-by-layer, while subtractive manufacturing removes material to create building components or parts. Binhai Science Museum. By Bernard Tschumi Architects , Tianjin, China.

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Architectural Association students use foraged wood to build "open-air laboratory"

Deezen

It is located at the school's satellite campus Hooke Park Working with engineering firm Arup , the students used computer-aided design to incorporate these irregular wooden components into the structure. Each component was scanned and placed into a computer model before areas for each connection were cut using a robotic arm.

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Jony Ive redesigns 50-year-old Linn Sondek LP12 turntable

Deezen

Ive describes the studio's contribution to the design as a series of "respectful and gentle" refinements that respect the evolution of the turntable, which aesthetically remains unchanged since its launch in 1972 but has had a number of technological upgrades. He left the company and founded LoveFrom with his friend Marc Newson in 2019.

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BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas

Deezen

The Makers' KUbe is conceived as a showcase in timber tectonics, traditional joinery, robotic manufacturing and sustainable materials." The timber bones of the building are exposed by stripping away all applied finishes – elevating structure to expression," said Ingels.

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Nature and luxury unite in the modern Australian bathroom

Habitus Living

Elvire’s signature design pairing of beautiful, sustainable Tasmanian timbers with sophisticated gunmetal finishes and enamelled steel basins creates a positive connection to nature that is intrinsic to the Australian lifestyle.

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