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The Digital Divide: Can Technology Support Vernacular Architecture?

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Image © Bernd Bieder The architecture and construction industry has undergone a transformation with the integration of various digital tools, now indispensable to the design process. The welcoming of technologies has effectively streamlined operations, enhanced efficiency, and elevated design quality. Read more »

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The most exciting emerging technologies in architecture in 2021

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The AEC industry, in particular, has been spurred to change. An influx of new technology, from carbon-calculating software to the development of new, sustainable materials, has been a major response by a field with such a large influence on each of these issues.

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Embracing the Future of Construction: Technological Advancements with Autodesk

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This quote by Knut Ramstad from the Nordic Office of Architecture encapsulates the seismic changes we have witnessed in the development of architecture projects over the last few decades. Image Cortesia de Autodesk "In just one generation, we have gone from the pencil to AI.”

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Foster + Partners releases Ellison Institute of Technology campus designs in Oxford

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Foster + Partners has unveiled renderings for a new scientific research and development facility design located in Oxford, UK. Its creation positions the institute, which also operates out of Los Angeles, for better collaborations with Oxford University and the city’s biotech and technology industries.

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Shaping China's Future: Foster + Partners Designs Mixed-Use Development within Shanghai's 2035 Masterplan

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Courtesy of Foster + Partners Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for the Changfeng mixed-use development in Shanghai , China. Designed as a component of the Shanghai Science and Technology Finance cluster in Putuo District, the project is part of the broader Shanghai 2035 Masterplan.

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Why is technological progress still lagging in the building trade?

Archinect

Construction is a bit of a digital laggard compared with many other industries. It's been slow to adopt digital in the widest sense Consultant Sam O’Gorman and other experts speak to the BBC about the confounding gap between digital technology and the analog process for delivering residential architecture.

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University of Toronto researchers develop a fluid-based light filtering technology to help with heating, cooling and lighting in buildings

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A new prototype multilayered fluid window system devised by researchers at the University of Toronto may have the potential to be an effective tool in the push toward greater sustainability in the building industry, according to their research published in the national academy of sciences journal PNAS.