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Engineers develop bone-inspired concrete for stronger structures

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Inspired by the natural architecture of human bone, engineers at Princeton University have developed a new cement-based material that significantly enhances the toughness of traditional concrete. candidate Shashank Gupta from Princeton's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was published in Advanced Materials.

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Researchers uniting ‘fragmented construction sector’ win RIBA Scott Brownrigg Award for Sustainable Development

Archinect

MARCH 14, 2025

The RIBA has awarded the 2024 RIBA Scott Brownrigg Award for Sustainable Development to three researchers who are seeking to decarbonize the built environment by uniting a “fragmented construction sector.”

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Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development

Deezen

APRIL 3, 2025

Designer Tim Fu has unveiled plans for a housing development close to Slovenia 's Lake Bled, which he claims is the first architecture project to use AI at all design stages. AI becomes the engine that powers possibilities, while architects remain the drivers of intent, atmosphere and human value." The images are by Studio Tim Fu.

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Adapt, Breathe, Regenerate: Envisioning a New Chapter in Architectural Materials

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From regenerative materials that integrate biology and engineering to circular economy principles redefining resource use, and hybrid approaches that blend traditional methods with cutting-edge technology, these innovations are reshaping the blueprint for the built environment. Read more

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Revolutionize Concrete Durability with Kryton’s Integral Waterproofing Solutions

Kryton International leads the way in integral waterproofing solutions for concrete, helping architects, engineers, and developers protect their projects from moisture-related damage. This proven technology is trusted worldwide for its ability to self-seal micro-cracks, protect against water ingress, and withstand harsh conditions.

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Pirul House by Romero de la Mora architecture & development

Archinect

JANUARY 29, 2025

This not only strengthened the relationship with the environment, but also fostered responsible economic and social development in the region. As for engineering, we implemented an ambitious electrical sys.

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University of Seville architecture professor develops new mathematical concept that can impact 'engineering and construction of buildings'

Archinect

MARCH 20, 2023

During the construction of the university’s new engineering building, Cabeza-Lainez found that calculating the area of a roof with straight lines resting on a semicircle was impossible just by using pi. After 30 years of research, [he] published a paper about his discovery in ScienceDirect [.]

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Structural engineer Hanif Kara receives the 2024 Soane Medal

Archinect

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.

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Malta's chamber of architects lays out guidelines for development near ancient Megalithic temples

Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

“As professionals in the field of architecture and engineering, it is imperative that we approach the design and planning of development projects within the buffer zones of UNESCO World Heritage Sites with the utmost care and sensitivity,” the chamber said.

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Princeton University researchers develop tougher cement inspired by shells

Archinect

JUNE 13, 2024

Engineers at Princeton University have developed a new cement composite, inspired by the material found within certain shells, that is 17 times more crack-resistant than standard cement and 19 times more able to stretch and deform without breaking.

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Princeton researchers develop concrete 3D printing method inspired by ancient fish scales

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Researchers at Princeton University’s Engineering School have developed a method for 3D printing concrete with improved crack resistance. Princeton’s method drew inspiration from the double-helical structures that form the scales of an ancient fish lineage named coelacanths.

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David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In addition to residential and workspace, the development contains a health centre and commercial venues that open onto outdoor public space.

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EC3 adds "inspired rental housing" with trees to Core City development in Detroit

Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2025

Architecture studio EC3 and developer Prince Concepts have created The Canopy, a series of duplex buildings in Detroit with rooftop murals, native gardens and over 100 new trees. The team prioritised natural light and a connection to the outdoors The development offers a mix of studios and units with one or two bedrooms.

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The Line names Gensler, DMAA, and Mott MacDonald to its project team

Archinect

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

NEOM has announced three new architectural partners who will participate in its ongoing planning and design development process for The Line megacity component. The press release names Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA), Gensler , and Mott MacDonald as additions.

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NEOM Expands THE LINE with Major Design and Engineering Partnerships Including DMAA, Gensler, and Mott MacDonald

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Image Courtesy of NEOM NEOM has announced the appointment of new partners to advance the city planning, design, and engineering for the initial phase of THE LINE, a core component of its region in northwest Saudi Arabia. Read more »

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Texas A&M researchers receive $3.74M for the development of 3D-printed hempcrete buildings

Archinect

JUNE 21, 2022

million grant for the development of resilient, 3D-printed building designs using a new green material called hempcrete. Leading the project is Petro Sideris, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who will develop residential and potential commercial construction designs.

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Rayon: A Design Software Revolutionizing Collaboration for Efficient Project Development

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Image © Rayon Rayon , an innovative online design tool that aims to create a new collaborative approach to developing "mundane buildings" within the city , has been selected as part of ArchDaily's 2023 Best New Practices. The software company believes that there is a “culture of the ordinary” in architecture.

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UVA researchers develop 3D-printed structures made of soil and seeds

Archinect

JULY 29, 2022

A research team out of the University of Virginia (UVA) has developed a new innovative and sustainable approach to building that utilizes the power of 3D printing to create structures made of soil implanted with seeds.

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Architects develop new AI visualization tool for architectural rendering

Archinect

JULY 3, 2024

million investment into the product created by London-based architectural designer George Proud with the help of his colleague and software engineer Will Jones. Gendo, a new AI visualization platform, has launched today following a $1.1 The platform claims to convert 2D drawings, sketches, or text-based inputs into life-like visualizations.

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Joe Doucet develops colour-changing paint to help heat and cool the home

Deezen

MARCH 20, 2025

After getting stuck on what colour to paint his house for maximum energy efficiency, designer Joe Doucet has developed a climate-responsive paint that changes from white in summer to black in winter. Following this principle, he developed an additive containing liquid crystals and combined it with ordinary store-bought house paint.

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OMA and Circlewood develop adaptable modular wood system to build schools in Amsterdam

Archinect

MAY 12, 2023

OMA , along with Circlewood, a coalition of architects, engineers, builders, and researchers, have developed a modular wood system to build a variety of schools in Amsterdam. This project aims to support the city’s goal to halve the use of primary raw materials by 2030 and become fully circular by 2050.

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Drexel University researchers develop AI-guided robotic structural inspection system

Archinect

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Researchers based at the Drexel University College of Engineering have devised a new method for performing structural safety inspections using autonomous robots aided by machine learning technology.

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For Unreal Engine-savvy architects, a multimedia company offers the opportunity to collaborate with big-name brands and promoters

Archinect

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Senior Associate of Design for the Obama Presidential Center , we are using our Job Highlights series this week to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for an Unreal Engine Rendering Artist at PHNTM.

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Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Architects & Engineers files charges against multiple parties, including former employees and clients, over two Oklahoma City developments

The Architect's Newsletter

MARCH 25, 2025

Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Architects & Engineers (FSB), an Oklahoma City office, has filed a lawsuit against a number of partiesincluding clients and former employeesin the U.S.

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University of Maryland researchers develop 'cooling glass' that can redirect a building's heat into space

Archinect

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new 'cooling glass' that can turn down the heat indoors without electricity by drawing on the cold depths of space. The new technology, a microporous glass coating, can lower the temperature of the material beneath it by 3.5

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LOLA Landscape Architects tapped as designers for mixed-use Hartree development in Cambridge

Archinect

JULY 19, 2023

Rotterdam -based LOLA Landscape Architects has been selected by developers Landsec U+I and TOWN to design the new 48-hectare Hartree development, a mixed-use neighborhood in Cambridge , United Kingdom. The masterplan for the urban quarter development was designed by Swedish practice Kjellander Sjöberg Architects.

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American University in Cairo students develop self-luminous concrete that can glow in the dark

Archinect

JULY 15, 2022

A quartet of undergraduate engineering students at the American University in Cairo has developed self-luminescent concrete they say is a possible offset to the material’s poor environmental performance. An AUC engineering student holds up a sample of her team's work. Image courtesy The American University in Cairo.

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Your next role could be directing campus construction at the University at Buffalo

Archinect

APRIL 9, 2025

The role, based in Buffalo, NY, calls for an individual who will “direct the planning, development, implementation, and management of renewal, renovation, and new construction projects in support of more than 2.5 million square feet of space over two campus locations.”

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Florida International University to develop virtual reality games for training future AEC workers thanks to NSF grant

Archinect

MARCH 27, 2023

Florida International University (FIU) has been awarded a grant to develop games that can train individuals for roles in architecture, engineering, and construction.

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Researchers develop user-friendly interface for creating complex material designs

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.

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Stantec-designed Strata Wynwood mixed-use development completed in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District

Archinect

JULY 26, 2022

Stantec provided building architecture and landscape architecture as well as structural engineering services for the development. The project includes 257 residential units, artist studios, three floors of office space, street-level retail, and 474 parking spaces.

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The cost of LA River Park's Taylor Yard G2 project could surpass $1 billion according to new Bureau of Engineering study

Archinect

MAY 4, 2022

That's according to an updated study by the Bureau of Engineering that will be reviewed today by a City Council committee. The cost to turn 42 acres of contaminated railroad property on the border of Cypress Park and Glassell Park into a "crown jewel" of riverfront revitalization could top $1 billion.

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MIT develops 3D printed material that uses air pressure to warn about its own movement

Archinect

AUGUST 12, 2022

Researchers at MIT have developed a type of 3D printed material that can sense how it is moving and interacting with its surrounding environment.

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Researchers develop artificial sand that can sequester CO2

Deezen

APRIL 15, 2025

A team of researchers from Northwestern University has developed a "carbon-negative" artificial sand that could replace conventional sand in concrete while permanently storing CO2. The research team, led by civil engineer Alessandro Rotta Loria , found a way to "grow" sand by injecting CO2 and electricity into seawater.

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Driverless Maserati racing car sets world record for autonomous speed

Deezen

MARCH 5, 2025

Maserati has set a world land speed record with its driverless MC20 Coupe The Maserati MC20 Coupe is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) developed by a team at Italy's largest technical university, Politecnico di Milano. mile runway at record-breaking speed, with no human in the driving seat.

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SWA Group to develop the Port of LA's waterfront connectivity plan

Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2022

“It will be transformative to enhance accessibility for locals and visitors alike, to create an easily navigable multi-modal waterfront.”

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Zaha Hadid Architects references magnetic forces for Serbian mill conversion

Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2025

The museum will be dedicated to celebrating the legacy of Serbian-American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla, who is known for inventing the Tesla coil and his contributions to the development of alternating-current electricity. The museum will be located in a former paper mill. The images are by Norviska unless otherwise stated.

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

Archinect

MARCH 17, 2023

The technology is based on principles derived from animal biology and was developed by recent mechanical engineering master’s graduate Raphael Kay with the help of Associate Professor Ben Hatton and his team over a period of years, including Ph.D.

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Cobe, Dorte Mandrup, JAJA, and Tegnestuen Vandkunsten to lead new mixed-use housing development at Copenhagen's South Harbor

Archinect

APRIL 12, 2024

Cobe is joining fellow Danish architecture firms Dorte Mandrup , Tegnestuen Vandkunsten , and JAJA , alongside Sweco engineers, to deliver a new mixed-use residential district in Copenhagen’s South Harbor.

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Brick Towers by operadora

Archinect

MARCH 5, 2025

The project was developed in partnership with the London-based engineering firm AKT II and Novaceramic, who contributed to the design, development, and fabrication of the specialized bricks. "Brick Towers" is a temporary installation designed by operadora.

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University of Chicago researchers develop ‘chameleon-like’ material that can regulate buildings by changing from solid to liquid

Archinect

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have published details of a new material that can auto-regulate its environment by changing its infrared colors and liquid-solid state. ” Image courtesy University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.

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Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates

Deezen

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates in collaboration with developer REI Habitat , Yama-Tani contains 11 apartments accessed away from the street by a central outdoor courtyard. The photography is by Sergio Grazia.

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Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track

Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2024

UK studio Twelve Architects has unveiled the Escapade Silverstone holiday-home development on the edge of the Silverstone race track, home of the British Grand Prix. Clad in pressure-treated pine, which will weather into grey, the material choices were a crucial part of the project.

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XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight"

Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2025

XB-1 successful test flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California marks the first time that an aircraft developed by a private aviation company rather than a government or military has successfully broken the sound barrier. "A

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Engineers develop bone-inspired concrete for stronger structures

Researchers uniting ‘fragmented construction sector’ win RIBA Scott Brownrigg Award for Sustainable Development

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Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development

Adapt, Breathe, Regenerate: Envisioning a New Chapter in Architectural Materials

Revolutionize Concrete Durability with Kryton’s Integral Waterproofing Solutions

Pirul House by Romero de la Mora architecture & development

University of Seville architecture professor develops new mathematical concept that can impact 'engineering and construction of buildings'

Structural engineer Hanif Kara receives the 2024 Soane Medal

Malta's chamber of architects lays out guidelines for development near ancient Megalithic temples

Princeton University researchers develop tougher cement inspired by shells

Princeton researchers develop concrete 3D printing method inspired by ancient fish scales

David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

EC3 adds "inspired rental housing" with trees to Core City development in Detroit

The Line names Gensler, DMAA, and Mott MacDonald to its project team

NEOM Expands THE LINE with Major Design and Engineering Partnerships Including DMAA, Gensler, and Mott MacDonald

Texas A&M researchers receive $3.74M for the development of 3D-printed hempcrete buildings

Rayon: A Design Software Revolutionizing Collaboration for Efficient Project Development

UVA researchers develop 3D-printed structures made of soil and seeds

Architects develop new AI visualization tool for architectural rendering

Joe Doucet develops colour-changing paint to help heat and cool the home

OMA and Circlewood develop adaptable modular wood system to build schools in Amsterdam

Drexel University researchers develop AI-guided robotic structural inspection system

For Unreal Engine-savvy architects, a multimedia company offers the opportunity to collaborate with big-name brands and promoters

Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Architects & Engineers files charges against multiple parties, including former employees and clients, over two Oklahoma City developments

University of Maryland researchers develop 'cooling glass' that can redirect a building's heat into space

LOLA Landscape Architects tapped as designers for mixed-use Hartree development in Cambridge

American University in Cairo students develop self-luminous concrete that can glow in the dark

Your next role could be directing campus construction at the University at Buffalo

Florida International University to develop virtual reality games for training future AEC workers thanks to NSF grant

Researchers develop user-friendly interface for creating complex material designs

Stantec-designed Strata Wynwood mixed-use development completed in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District

The cost of LA River Park's Taylor Yard G2 project could surpass $1 billion according to new Bureau of Engineering study

MIT develops 3D printed material that uses air pressure to warn about its own movement

Researchers develop artificial sand that can sequester CO2

Driverless Maserati racing car sets world record for autonomous speed

SWA Group to develop the Port of LA's waterfront connectivity plan

Zaha Hadid Architects references magnetic forces for Serbian mill conversion

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

Cobe, Dorte Mandrup, JAJA, and Tegnestuen Vandkunsten to lead new mixed-use housing development at Copenhagen's South Harbor

Brick Towers by operadora

University of Chicago researchers develop ‘chameleon-like’ material that can regulate buildings by changing from solid to liquid

Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates

Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track

XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight"

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