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Renzo Piano releases first concept designs for The Center for Arts & Innovation in Boca Raton, Florida

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Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has released early concept designs for The Center for Arts & Innovation project in Boca Raton , Florida. The main venue is intended to be highly flexible, allowing for a variety of gatherings, exhibitions, performances, and innovative programming.

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Affordable Housing in Portland: 3 Innovative Approaches to Design and Construction

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Through innovative and creative approaches to construction and design, these organizations and designers have utilized federal, state, and city resources to make these types of projects a reality. Read more ยป

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Making the Case for Plastic-Free Architecture: Innovative Solutions for the Present (and Future)

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Faced with this problem, one possible direction is to shift away from utilizing it. In the built environment, plastic has been incorporated into various materials, products, and construction systems , contributing to an environmental crisis that seriously affects the well-being of millions of living beings.

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Bridgestone Innovation Park: โ€œB-Innovationโ€: 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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Autodesk celebrates best projects utilizing its software at 2022 Excellence Awards

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Operated by Autodesk University, the annual series is intended as a celebration of projects that “transform industries and accelerate innovation,” developed using Autodesk software. Autodesk has announced the winners of their 2022 Autodesk Excellence Awards.

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Innovative community centers shine in 2023 Concrete Masonry Student Competition

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The program challenged participants to utilize concrete masonry products as the primary material in the design of a state-of-the-art Community Commons for gathering, play, and shelter.

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Researchers utilize shrimp shells to create stronger and more sustainable cement

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The innovation could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production. A team of Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers has discovered a method to create stronger cement by putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste.

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