Archinect

JUNE 24, 2024

The textile, made of a plastic material and silver nanowires, is designed to stay cool in urban settings by taking advantage of a principle known as radiative cooling – the natural process by which objects radiate heat into space. Outdoor tests found that the material stayed 16ºF cooler than a regular silk fa.

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Bustler

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers has announced the winners of the Structural Awards 2022, which seeks to celebrate the role of structural engineers in sustainability, social impact, innovation, and ingenuity. Ten projects were honored, comprising two Supreme Award winners and eight shortlisted works.

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BD+C

APRIL 21, 2023

The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. Learn about engineered wood’s key role as a green building solution. What Makes a Sustainable Structure?

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Archinect

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The research group, led by assistant professor Catherine De Wolf of the university’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, sees the project as a demonstration of the potential for circular economics.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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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. This method breaks away from the ty.

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Archinect

AUGUST 7, 2023

The method, similar to a CAD system , allows users to quickly model complex metamaterials and artificial structures with complex geometries that determine their mechanical properties and explore other potential shapes. Throughout the process, designers can preview their structure at any point. Going forward, the researchers.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Our jury of over 250 experts spans architecture, technology, material science and beyond, reflecting the diversity and innovation celebrated by the expansive A+Awards categories. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome four influential leaders whose work in material innovation and research is reshaping what’s possible in the built environment.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Winter, with its snow, ice and frozen landscapes, temporarily alters not only the physical appearance of structures but also how we experience them. Snow transforms the appearance of architectural structures, softening edges, blurring lines and muting colors.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2022

Created by the Digital Structures research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ), the five-step approach has already been used to install a demonstration structure on the university's campus, with a larger pavilion now in the works. Read: Ten materials that store carbon and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "If

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The Architecture Designs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If you are undertaking a new construction project, renovating a home extensively, or carrying out other construction works, you may need to hire a civil engineer, structural engineer, or both. Type of Structure. Several factors determine which professional to hire, and we will look at them below. source: pinterest.com.

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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. “And if you use really complex materials, then you can have motion, perception, and structure all in one. Image: Courtesy of the research.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

The University of Virginia (UVA) campus has become the showground for an array of creative structures built from natural materials. Penn State assistant architecture professor Benay Gürsoy Toykoç designed structures made from mycelium blocks. “It is both old-school and new-school,” MacDonald said.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

© Alison Brooks Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. As a construction material, however, when put under enough directional force along its grain, sawn timber is structurally unstable, so deemed unsuitable under higher loads. So what’s new?

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Chemical engineering researchers at MIT have announced the creation of a new material that is “stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities.”

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Behind the elegant dark wooden façade and bold aesthetics are particularly progressive engineering strategies that imbue the structure with remarkable resilience: the building was designed to withstand the force of possible avalanches. Materially, it turns out, nature also knows best.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2024

Heavy timber, wood and brick are among the materials used by US studio Heliotrope to create an extension to a historic 1930s home that was originally built by a Norwegian ship captain. Wood was used for the structural system, and exterior walls were clad in materials influenced by the original home.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

uses include lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones, or as a building material for bridges and other structures. . The post MIT engineers create new material that is stronger than steel and light as plastic appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Internally we placed an emphasis on crafted, organic materials with earthy tones borrowed from nature—including clay-plastered walls and ceilings, end grain flooring and English elm joinery—and styled with pieces from artisans and makers." Post it here.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi. These attitudes can of course evolve but it's not a given."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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Deezen

JUNE 28, 2024

A post-tensioned stone frame by engineering firm Webb Yates is among the exhibits in the architecture rooms of this year's Royal Academy of Arts summer exhibition, curated by London studio Assemble. Read: Why aren't more architects using stone as a building material? "We

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Santa Cruz Architect

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In an era when sustainability, cost-efficiency, and resource conservation are paramount concerns in the construction industry, Advanced Framing, also known as Optimum Value Engineering (OVE), has emerged as a revolutionary construction method. It involves a departure from conventional practices that often overbuild structures.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2024

WonKy has created a woodland education centre in London Local studio WonKy designed the centre to function as "an all-weather space" and constructed it with a palette of reclaimed materials. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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ArchDaily

MAY 20, 2024

Courtesy of Ilia Salek A cornerstone of architectural innovation for centuries, concrete has transformed the structural capabilities of buildings worldwide. As one of the more versatile and durable building materials, concrete has aided architects and engineers in pushing the traditional boundaries of design.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

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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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As part of our review of 2023 , Dezeen's design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn has rounded up 10 of this year's most significant material innovations , including bricks made from toxic soil and a 3D printer for wool.

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Bustler

MAY 30, 2024

The American Institute of Steel Construction’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Award program recognizes projects that illustrate the exciting possibilities of building with structural steel. Building projects in the 2025 competition must be located in the U.S.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The sustainability of structural stone is dependent on how and where it is quarried and its reputation as an infinite material is misleading, warns Slovak-British architect Natalia Petkova in this Stone Age 2.0 series, which is investigating the potential of the material as a viable, low-carbon, modern structural material.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Courtesy of EAST Architecture Studio The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has announced Lebanon-based EAST Architecture Studio , in collaboration with artist Rayyane Tabet and engineering firm AKT II, as the winners of the inaugural AlMusalla Prize, a significant new architectural competition launched as part of the Islamic Arts Biennale.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

ACAN Natural Materials Group co-ordinator Aurore Baulier calls on architects to embrace stone 's natural qualities and reintroduce the material into their toolkits in this Stone Age 2.0 Swapping traditional materials – or materials that are traditional now – for stone can be done."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers have invented a new type of plastic that is twice as strong as steel and could one day be used as a building material. Two-dimensional molecular structure gives polymer super-strength. Impermeability adds to usefulness of material. It has very unusual properties.".

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ArchDaily

MARCH 10, 2024

& The project is to renovate a structure made of corrugated pipe, a civil engineering material, Completed in 2023 in Japan. Images by Yoshiro Masuda. Hotel in renovated house made of corrugated pipes.&

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2023

Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure that was barely legal at the time of its completion in 2013. And engineers were incredulous that such a large wooden structure could function without steel connections."

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Deezen

JULY 2, 2024

This year's Glastonbury festival debuted stages constructed using reclaimed materials , from storm-felled trees and helicopters to pieces of Heathrow's defunct Terminal 1. Read on for five standout examples of new stages using old materials from this year's festival. Here are five of the most interesting.

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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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