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Integrating Well-Being into Outdoor Environments

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Integrating well-being practices into outdoor environments offers an attractive solution, combining the therapeutic benefits of natural settings with cutting-edge wellness technology, providing a holistic refuge that nurtures the body and soul, and inviting individuals to relax and reconnect with the world around them.

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Extreme Architecture: Challenges and Solutions in Inhospitable Environments

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This challenge requires technological performance that must be combined with aesthetics. Image © Eron Costin / Estúdio 41 "In various regions of the planet, nature imposes adverse conditions on the human body. In these places, designing a building is almost like creating a garment: an artifact that protects and offers comfort.

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Technology and Environment Laboratory Mencoriari / Semillas

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© Eleazar Cuadros architects: Semillas Location: Yaviro - Puerto Rico, Tanquín 12320, Peru Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Eleazar Cuadros Area: 134.0 m2 Read more »

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Ancient settlements discovered in the Amazon using LIDAR technology

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Using a remote-sensing technology to map the terrain from the air, they found that, starting about 1,500 years ago, ancient Amazonians built and lived in densely populated centres, featuring 22-metre-tall earthen pyramids, that were encircled by kilometres of elevated roadways. The undertaking revealed the size and sh.

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VolvoxLabs opens internship combining digital fabrication, media, and immersive environments

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The role, based in Brooklyn, NY, calls for an individual who is “passionate about technology-embedded installations, digital fabrication techniques, parametric design, and exploring new technologies in fabrication.”

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Featured architecture technology and BIM-related jobs in California

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Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board highlights six firms with California-based positions for BIM and architectural technology specialists. If you're on the other side of the country, be sure to check out our roundup of BIM, architectural technology, and computation design positions in New York City.

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Designing for Water Scarcity: How Architects are Adapting to Arid Environments

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The Beacon, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology campus, naturally cooled. Image © Shutterstock | Volodymyr Dvornyk An arid environment refers to specific regions characterized by a severe lack of available water and extremely dry weather conditions. Read more »