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Modular Housing in Latin America: Assembly, Joinery, and Transportation Methods in Construction

ArchDaily

Image © Aldo Lanzi In a constant search to find new ways to reduce costs and construction times, modular architecture emerges as an opportunity to implement various methods, technologies, and techniques to design livable spaces using separate repetitive elements such as modules.

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Arte transports us to Babylon

Hotel Designs

Cuneiform script was created by people carving and drawing in clay tablets and rock walls, and it is this technique of sculpting in clay that serves as inspiration for the Babylon collection. The tile-shaped design of Mejdoul has a great deal of relief, due to the technique used and the voluminous material.

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German research group completes Europe's first Hyperloop test track

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Europe’s first certified full-scale Hyperloop test track is now ready for test operations, marking a significant milestone in sustainable and ultra-fast transportation. The 24-metre-long track was developed by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Hyperloop research group. Video courtesy TUM Hyperloop/YouTube

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Future Bound | ReImagining Transportation

ArchiDiaries

Future Bound, ReImagining Transportation a challenge to visualize the transport infrastructure of a city set in 2100. We have already imagined multiple versions of futuristic cities and their modes of transport from the 70s till now in novels, movies and video games. Fig: 1 – Urban transport (Credits-Joey Kyber).

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Woods Bagot's LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South expansion has broken ground

Archinect

billion capital investment improvement project, which includes terminal renovations, the construction of new ground transportation hubs, and an automated people mover system. It forms part of Los Angeles World Airport’s (LAWA), the airport authority that owns and operates the airport, $14.5 Aerial view of site.

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Roth Architecture creates electric car for navigating narrow Tulum roads

Deezen

The EK car was designed to reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuel transportation, in line with what the studio calls its commitment to the "urgent demands of the Earth". Local craftmanship techniques and contemporary construction methods like 3D-printing were used to construct the vehicle, which was produced in the studio's Fab Lab.

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Mizzi Studio Designs 9 Royal Parks Kiosks Using Sustainable Materials and Traditional Craft Techniques

Architizer

Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. They are unique not just in the way they are designed, but through their low-impact construction – they are modular, freestanding, and able to be transported rapidly. © Mizzi Studio.