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LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South project has topped out in Los Angeles

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The offsite construction will eventually yield eight new gates and a total of 150,000 square feet of space following a first-of-its-kind integrated design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).

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

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The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. The Makers' KUbe is conceived as a showcase in timber tectonics, traditional joinery, robotic manufacturing and sustainable materials." The imagery is courtesy of BIG.

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Architects "can develop a new language" with structural stone says Aurore Baulier

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Top: Aurore Baulier is calling on architects to use structural stone. She advocates for the use of structural stone as part Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), where she coordinates the Natural Materials Group. "A beam can actually be stone instead of steel, minimising its carbon footprint." It's an incredible feature."

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Robotically woven fibres wrap university building for textiles in Germany

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Openings in the woven facade provide views out of the building Manufactured by FibR GmbH , the web-like panels are made from white glass fibres overlayed with black carbon fibres that add structural support. As the production is bespoke, no production waste or material off-cuts were produced, according to Menges.

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World of Volvo by Henning Larsen set to open in Gothenburg

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Photo © Rasmus Hjortshõj Spanning 22,000 m², the main timber structure, made of glulam and cross-laminated timber, forms three striking tree-trunk-like columns, fanning out to carry the entire load of the roof – enveloping visitors in a welcoming forest-like canopy. Source by Henning Larsen.

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Boano Prišmontas creates art gallery that "is unmistakably a barn"

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As the roof timbers are visible from the inside, and to reduce confusion on site, the studio aimed to design a structure that appears simple. We hope that people who are interested in manufacturing can see a way of creating large spaces using small pieces," he said. "We The photography is courtesy of Boano Prišmontas.

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Robert Hutchinson Architecture converts 1950s Seattle building into event space

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The adaptive reuse project involved transforming a manufacturing building dating to 1953 into a contemporary event space that can accommodate up to 225 people. Their work was complicated by the fact that Stone Way Auto shares a structural party wall with a neighbouring building.

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