Archinect

MAY 22, 2024

The project is a collaboration between the university's Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the university. Jan Knippers and Gregor Neubauer to produce the prototype using CNC milling techniques and curved CLT panels.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. It will have an all wood structure It will have chamfered edges on all of the corners, creating entrance canopies on the ground floor and terraces up top. The imagery is courtesy of BIG.

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Bustler

MARCH 5, 2024

The American Institute of Steel Construction has selected a shade structure concept situated in rural Arkansas as the grand prize winner of the $10,000 Forge Prize for 2024. Mile Zero, as the winning project is called, is designed to double as a hiking trail marker for the Razorback Greenway in Northwest Arkansas.

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Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2022

In an effort to represent the toll plastic waste has on the environment, a group of undergraduate architecture students from the Pratt Institute have constructed a series of inflatable structures that put into physical form the research they say simultaneously demonstrates the potential for its reduction and reuse as a building material.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 The main benefit of structural stone is that it is a plentiful, natural, low carbon and beautiful material," said Carfrae. "It

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

Named Spindles, the project, which borrowed techniques from local chair making traditions, involved using small pieces of shaped wood to make a roof-supporting column. Read: MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints They found inspiration in the area's cultural heritage. It was very dead." "We

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Commonly used especially in China, the technique was applied to both ancient monuments and vernacular architecture, with the Great Wall utilizing the technique. Most notably, rammed earth structures use local materials, meaning they have low embodied energy and produce little waste. Read more »

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Archinect

MAY 20, 2024

A group of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia say they have discovered a means for protecting buildings from structural collapse. His technique has been validated by a test on a real building — 15 by 12 meters in plan, with two 2.6-meter-high meter-high floors — using prefabricated reinforced concrete.

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Archinect

MAY 20, 2024

A group of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia say they have discovered a means for protecting buildings from structural collapse. His technique has been validated by a test on a real building — 15 by 12 meters in plan, with two 2.6-meter-high meter-high floors — using prefabricated reinforced concrete.

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The Architecture Designs

JANUARY 19, 2023

Water damages in the cellar can be protected against with the best basement waterproofing technique. Mortar Cracks and Splits in the Foundation source: pinterest.com As our homes age, the structures commonly break. Mortar Cracks and Splits in the Foundation source: pinterest.com As our homes age, the structures commonly break.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And like the Gothic cathedrals he loves, these structures would stand for centuries, persisting through hurricanes, earthquakes and floods. There is a quality one finds in people who really believe in what they do. It is not excitement in the voice or a twinkle in the eye. Used with permission from Block Research Group.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 3, 2023

While construction techniques have evolved and been updated over the years, there is still a long way to explore where the understanding of climate, geographic location, sustainability, structural requirements, and other factors determine its degree of application.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Its versatility allows it to be used in building structures, for solar protection, or as interior cladding, and it can be molded, carved, and jointed to create a variety of forms, from simple to complex designs. Among these techniques are treatments with chemical products, the application of pressure, and thermal modification.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Understanding the behavior of different materials and their key construction properties, architects and other professionals in the field are increasingly turning to bamboo, aiming to develop strategies and techniques that enable its use in both the structures of their projects and the various components of spaces. Read more »

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Located in San Miguel de Allende, the team sought to preserve the "self-built" nature of the city According to the team, self-construction is a "common building practice in Latin America", a technique they sought to preserve by repurposing both the existing architecture and materials from the site, which was a former six-room, single-story dwelling.

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Archinect

APRIL 30, 2024

Despite its structural robustness, its adaptability to ever-changing ways of living and working was limited. By employing traditional architectural techniques like exposing, covering, cutting, joining, stacking, and casting, the inherent rigidity of the original composition is dissolved.

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Architizer

MARCH 28, 2024

The Crystal Palace , constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, stands as a groundbreaking precursor to modern pavilions, pioneering the concept of lightweight, prefabricated structures. Pioneering the Future: The Legacy of the Crystal Palace in Pavilion Design Outside of Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Yale Students Propose a Series of Pop-Up Religious Buildings to Sustain Culture in Refugee Camps. Image © Lucas Boyd and Chad Greenlee As we reflect on the tumultuous events of 2023, it becomes evident that the challenges posed by changing environmental conditions have left an indelible mark on communities worldwide. Read more »

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Deezen

JULY 25, 2023

Passive cooling techniques in architecture, reflective paint and water-filled windows are featured among the methods that designers and architects are using to mitigate heat in energy-efficient ways. Read on to see eight projects featuring heat mitigation techniques.

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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Firstly, a lively medley of mottled and irregular fabrics, which are textural and often highly structured, with a personality that is intentionally artisanal: the spotlight is on yarn, in its countless different nuances. The research behind the 2024 Texturologie Collection has been conducted on two different fronts.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Whether looking at a project’s structural beginnings, its high-grade finishes, or thinking more holistically about its entire lifetime, there are huge gains to be made with sustainable substitutes and alternatives to traditional materials and techniques. Read more »

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The Architecture Designs

MARCH 30, 2023

To complete their tasks, they use a variety of tools and techniques that you should be aware of before undertaking your next business or home renovation. Shingles source: pinterest.com Shingles are a type of roofing material used by roofers to cover the upper portion of a home or other structure.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The company says it has invented a new technique named the Inflatable Flexible Factory Formwork (or IFFF), which, with the help of an air pump and compressor, can inflate first the unrolled PVC formwork for the residential structure before a concrete mix reinforced by drop-stitch fibers is poured inside to settle.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Over time, the profession expanded to encompass various types of buildings and audiences, from simple residences to public and commercial structures, and the advancement of technology and construction techniques made it more accessible in terms of costs.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Vernacular and indigenous practices are emerging as a foundation for architectural reimagining, informing spatial lays, the choice of materials and building techniques while also allowing for the integration of innovation and contemporary expression.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2022

Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT's Digital Structures group has built a demo structure using tree forks as joints.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Several communities worldwide don’t necessarily have the same access to new-age materials, construction techniques or the funds to actualize these grand visions. Given that the site is located in paddy fields in the mountains there, the structure is built using layers of walls to adapt to the topography. Panyaden School.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Image Courtesy of SINGULART The relationship between art and architecture is a recurring topic of discussion , seeing as architecture can be positioned at the intersection of structure, technology, and aesthetics. It fuses multiple influences from various contexts, including architectural work. Read more »

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Archinect

JUNE 2, 2022

Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a nine-story, timber -structure department store in Tokyo , presenting an elegant retail space that features several green-building practices. Called the Shibuya Marui Department Store, the space is set to become a new showcase for sustainable lifestyle brands.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As architects push the limits of creative possibility, the skeletons of some of the world’s most beautiful buildings have evolved into evermore intricate and visually exciting structures. Could a renewed appreciation for the masterful art of structural design be why we are seeing more projects with exposed frames?

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Archinect

AUGUST 7, 2023

Researchers from MIT and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a computational technique that makes it easier for a user to quickly design a metamaterial cell from any of those smaller building blocks, and then evaluate the resulting metamaterial’s properties. Going forward, the researchers.

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Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. Conceived as a family of individual curvaceous structures, their graceful tree-like canopy unites their design language. © Mizzi Studio. © Mizzi Studio.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Dattner Architects recently celebrated the opening of a new 26-story affordable housing project in New York City it says sets a new standard for the application of one of the building industry’s most sustainable techniques in the design of high-rise apartment structures.

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DesignScape Architects

JUNE 2, 2020

There are so many reasons to consider using alternative building techniques for your project. Alternative building techniques are often far more sustainable than traditional construction methods and may also provide the perfect aesthetic for your dream home. Products like SIPs and ICFs work using as a system of layered materials.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

It has an exposed structure of reinforced concrete and rammed earth, designed by Suphasidh Architects to demonstrate the potential of traditional construction techniques, which it said are at risk of being "disregarded" in new developments.

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Archinect

MARCH 3, 2023

The discovery was made under the Scan Pyramids project, a program launched in 2015 that aims to explore and discover ancient Egyptian Pyramids using non-invasive and non-destructive techniques.

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Archinect

APRIL 14, 2023

Using data derived from 100 years of hurricane monitoring, infused with modern AI techniques , the researchers suggest that simulating the trajectory and wind speeds of storms can help develop improved guidelines for the design of buildings in hurricane-prone regions.

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