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Accelerate Concept Design: Faster Iterations and Smarter Decisions With Data

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Courtesy of Snaptrude Transforming an initial idea into a concept design is a complex process. It requires understanding project requirements like context, program, budget, and functionality and rapidly iterating—usually with a team—to arrive at a concept, leading to multiple iterations at an early stage. Read more »

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SGA designs concept for ‘New England’s first all-timber frame laboratory development’

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Taking an urban site in one of Boston’s leading life sciences clusters as a test case, the team believes their concept offers “the true potential for the first mass timber research development in New England.”

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Innovative design concepts win the Los Angeles Affordable Housing Challenge

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Participants were challenged with designing "flexible" solutions to the city's ongoing housing crisis. Each concept design was submitted without limitations of site or scale and judged based on its practicality and aversion away from standard-fare notions of housing, design, and community.

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Foster + Partners unveils vertiport terminal concept for Dubai

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A new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) terminal concept has been unveiled by Foster + Partners. The firm says its plan would augment the Dubai International Airport (DBX) and was developed in unison with Skyports Infrastructure, which Foster + Partners called a leader in advanced air mobility (AAM).

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Healing Architecture for Care and Recovery: Iconic Design with Colorful Concepts

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Image Courtesy of HEWI The influence of design on our physical and mental health has been largely explored in various contexts, ranging from spatial configuration to furniture. The topic has gained notoriety due to the growing awareness of human well-being, especially in recent times.

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Balancing Neoclassical and Futuristic Design: The Utopian Dream Bathroom Concept

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Courtesy of AXOR Nowadays, the term “ utopia ” is used to describe an idea that seems unattainable —at least in the contemporary context— intrinsically related to philosophical, scientific, urbanistic, and architectural concepts, among others. Read more »

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The Second Studio Podcast: Concepts in Architecture Offices

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© The Second Studio Podcast The Second Studio (formerly The Midnight Charette) is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss architecture concepts in the office. The Second Studio is also available on iTunes , Spotify , and YouTube.

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