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Coffey Architects encases Norwich technology hub in perforated aluminium

Deezen

White panels made from perforated metal create a feeling of "light and airiness" at this digital-technology education centre, completed by London studio Coffey Architects for City College Norwich in Norfolk. Coffey Architects has created a centre for digital technology at City College Norwich.

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Advanced Framing (Optimum Value Engineering)

Santa Cruz Architect

In an era when sustainability, cost-efficiency, and resource conservation are paramount concerns in the construction industry, Advanced Framing, also known as Optimum Value Engineering (OVE), has emerged as a revolutionary construction method. Working with an experienced structural engineer is crucial.

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WilkinsonEyre uses industrial finishes for arts and engineering building in Norfolk

Deezen

The new centre for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) at the independent day and boarding school was made possible by an £18.75 The teaching spaces are designed for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. million donation from James Dyson. The photography is by Peter Landers.

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Heatherwick Studio and BIG transform flat-roof Swiss solar shingles from barn to bay

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Brought to you by: Architect Heatherwick Studio, BIG Location Mountain View, California Completion Date May, 2022 Landscape Architect Olin Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Civil Engineer Sherwood Design Engineers, Arup Civil, [.].

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Solar cars will be "normal within 20 years" says Lightyear's head engineer

Deezen

I think most electric vehicles will have a solar roof in the future," he told Dezeen. According to Cornagliotti, who is Lightyear's lead solar engineer, solar-assisted cars like this will be "normal within 20 years" once mass production is scaled up and prices are brought down. Photovoltaics cover its roof, hood and tailgate.

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Elding Oscarson creates CLT dome theatre inside Swedish museum extension

Deezen

Architecture studio Elding Oscarson has extended the National Swedish Museum of Technology with Wisdome Stockholm, a timber building topped by a curving roof that bulges over a dome inside. Topping the rectangular building is an asymmetrical roof that bulges and curves over the visualisation dome inside.

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Engineering at the Edge of the Universe: “The Structural Timber Equivalent of Rome’s Pantheon”

Architizer

The Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology was founded in 1924 with a remit of preserving the homeland’s cultural heritage through its most innovative achievements. A staggering feat of modern engineering bordering on art, this 47-meter (155-foot) timber extension is dominated by a vaulted laminated veneer lumber (LVL) roof.