ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Working in collaboration with Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) and Dar Al-Handasah, the design integrates advanced structural solutions, energy efficiency, and modern technologies to create a facility of global significance. Read more »

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The material, once seemingly forgotten by modernity, has resurged with full force, facing significant challenges but also revealing promising opportunities. Image © Rewood It's fascinating to observe the current state of wood in the world of architecture.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In its modern form , however, solar heating first developed in the 1920s, when European architects began experimenting with passive solar methods in mass housing. Named after engineer Felix Trombe, the system combines glass and a dark, heat-absorbing material to conduct heat slowly into the house. Read more »

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Since the advent of Modernism , architects have become schizophrenic in dealing with the reality of time. We study it and engineer its unrelenting requirements. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, London This article was originally published on Common Edge. This is a problem, because time and gravity are two universal forces.

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Archinect

JANUARY 14, 2022

Dakar is known as a regional hub of modernism, which is equally the product of Senghor’s arts-centered vision and of its past colonial linkage. They all developed a distinctive form of modernism in tune with President Senghor’s ideas of asymmetrical parallelism.

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Dwell

MARCH 14, 2024

Kendrick Banks Kellogg, a genre-bending architect who helped pioneer the organic modernism movement, died on February 16 in San Diego at 89. He frequently worked as an engineer, draftsman, contractor, and carpenter. The residence is emblematic of his distinct approach to modern organic architecture.

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Archinect

MARCH 27, 2023

A total of 22 projects were selected in ten categories by a jury panel that included Hacker Architects Principal Corey Martin, Cheung Chan of the Iowa-based firm Neumann Monson Architects , and Arup Senior Structural Engineer Lauren Wingo. Investing in a more sustainable future deserves to be recognized.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2024

The new Continental GT is the company's first high performance car with a V8 hybrid engine. A new powertrain was described as "a breakthrough" in meeting Bentley's goals by research and development director, Markus Thiel "It is an engineering masterpiece," said Markus Thiel, Bentley’s research and development director for vehicle motion.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2024

Established in 2018, Westlake University is a new type of research university, a first in the history of modern China, funded through the Westlake Education Foundation. The School of Life Science, the School of Science and the School of Engineering are housed in separate buildings.

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Archinect

AUGUST 23, 2023

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering has announced the creation of a research and development center dedicated to autonomous construction technologies.

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designboom

AUGUST 23, 2024

from the aesthetics to the engine, the restomod hypercar nails the '90s vibes and era, starting with its 5.7-liter liter v12 engine from the original 1990s diablo model.

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Archinect

JULY 28, 2023

The research project, funded by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), identified that recycled glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite – a tensile plastic used extensively in car, boat, and plane parts – shows potential for repurposing in building applications.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A new exhibition has opened at Munich’s Architekturmuseum der TUM at the Pinakothek der Moderne focusing on the award-winning work of architect Marina Tabassum in her native country of Bangladesh.

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Archinect

APRIL 21, 2023

For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 1, 2023

In terms of their design strategies, they must embrace modern approaches that respond to the changing needs of students and teachers. Image © Marc Duffus As societies evolve, educational facilities also undergo continuous transformation processes to keep up.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Floor-to-ceiling glass is a recurrent motif in the modern high-rise home, offering views out to some of the most spectacular skylines in the world. Full-height doors, meanwhile, are just as contemporary and sensational, but have more nuance and engineering involved.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has announced finalists for this year’s vaunted Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards featuring a total of fifteen entries in the program’s 62nd year.

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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.” Polymers typically bind together in spaghetti-like chains or strings, which can be artificially shaped into three-dimensional objects.

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Archinect

JUNE 30, 2022

The multinational engineering concern is now tasked with designing the first new tracks, platforms, and concourses at the 117-year-old station in over a century.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

From the iconic spires of the State Capitol to the new, modern structures punctuating the skyline, Denver’s architecture tells a story of resilience and changing identity. Careful engineering resulted in connections using conventional fabrication techniques, such as bolts and welds, while maintaining aesthetic minimalism.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank worked with engineer Jan Mourek to create this minimalist bridge across the River Vitava in Prague , which was designed to resemble marble. Zen and sober, a manifesto of modernity in a city famous for its Baroque architecture," wrote Pa Varreon.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The couple, a music-loving engineer and a nurse, wanted to update the home for better function and feeling while shaping it into a place where they could relax away from the world. The new design would veer into a more playful domain: "One of the catchphrases we used to start the design language was ‘midsommar modern,’" she explains.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Although glass is engineered for safety, the mind often associates it with fragility, producing a curious tension between trust and doubt. Modern glass floors are remarkably strong, thanks to advanced materials and manufacturing processes. It's this mix of emotions that makes walking on a glass floor so unforgettable. Read more

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Archeyes

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Designed by the visionary trio Marcel Breuer, Bernard Zehrfuss, and engineer Pier Luigi Nervi, this structure. The post UNESCO Headquarters: A Masterpiece of Modernism by Breuer, Zehrfuss, and Nervi appeared first on ArchEyes.

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Architizer

JULY 8, 2024

Gaia By RSP Architects Planners & Engineers , Singapore Jury Winner, 12th Annual A+Awards, Sustainable Institutional Building Gaia is a 6-story institutional building that accommodates an array of teaching spaces, learning and research hubs as well as faculty offices. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to receive future program updates.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

Charlotte Perriand's LC8 stool is among the vintage furnishings The functional and precisely detailed design of Cubitts' spectacles provided the main inspiration for the store, which also references the streamlined forms of Streamline Moderne – an aerodynamic offshoot of art deco that emerged in the 1930s. "We

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Architizer

JUNE 11, 2024

Diving deeper into the details of these advancements, let’s explore how they continue to shape the modern infinity pool. Jellyfish House by Wiel Arets Architects , Marbella, Spain The development of infinity pools required significant technological innovations, particularly in hydraulic engineering and materials science.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

These modernized places of preservation spark curiosity, debate and, crucially, ensure lessons from our ancestors endure. The volume’s arched wings are supported by a post-tensioned structure typically used in the construction of bridges — a rare use of this kind of engineering in a public building. Order your copy today.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The structure itself uses local materials like red brick and timber with modern construction techniques, honoring the area’s cultural heritage while addressing contemporary needs. The post Material Matters: LUO Studio’s Outside-the-Box Approach to Modern Craftsmanship appeared first on Journal. Order your copy today.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It is cleverly engineered and thoughtfully crafted and has achieved something different with an established typology," they said. Designed to eliminate glare using a multi-layer light guide, Nova combines advanced technology, modern design and thoughtful engineering to provide an even light source ideal for video calling.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

Designed as a peaceful place to display art, the small gallery combines the traditional barn form with modern construction techniques. The aspect of modern design is the fabrication side of this project," he continued. "As We hope that people who are looking to escape from busy city life will enjoy the tranquillity of this space."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 Top: engineer Tristram Carfrae is a proponent of structural stone. Photo courtesy of Arup.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Santiago Calatrava, born on July 28, 1951, in Benimmet, Valencia, Spain, is one of the most celebrated architects and engineers of our time. Known for his innovative approach that seamlessly combines structural engineering with artistic expression, Calatravas works have left an indelible mark on the global architectural landscape.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Can stone be a viable modern building material? series will investigate how a small, but growing, group of architects and engineers are rediscovering the potential of one of the world's oldest building materials. series, which explores the potential of stone to be a viable, low-carbon, modern structural material.

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designboom

MARCH 5, 2024

monotrum redesigns Kenji Kawai’s corrugated house Corrugated House project by monotrum transforms a structure constructed from a corrugated pipe, a civil engineering material, into an accommodation facility.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

The design emphasizes coexistence of historical integrity and modern utility as a cultural garden in a ruin," said the team. "It It emphasizes the coexistence of historical integrity and modern utility, to make the Abbey an open canvas for community, creativity, and expression."

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The middle of the building was opened up to reveal plaster, cave-like elements that resembled a canyon "The canyon looks like a natural space cracking open a modern box," MAD Architects principal Ma Yansong told Dezeen. "In

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