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Columbia GSAPP's floating 'Cloud' installation seeks to unite a fractious campus

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The installation culminates a two-semester seminar led by GSAPP faculty members Laurie Hawkinson and Galia Solomonoff. Columbia GSAPP has shared details of its new student-led, temporary inflatable Cloud structure in Avery Plaza.

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Iván Argote's viral new High Line plinth commission speaks to our impermanence as a species

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New York's High Line just debuted what promises to be a viral new public art installation from Iván Argote. From October on, the fourth High Line Plinth commission winner will present Dinosaur , a 16-foot hyperrealist pigeon sculpture made from cast aluminum. Pigeons, of course, are synonymous with New York City.

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Airbnb co-founder's ADU company Samara begins production in Mexico factory

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California-based Samara has opened a factory in Mexicali, Mexico, to scale up manufacturing of their backyard ADU units. Image credit: Samara The company’s first unit, Backyard, is being manufactured in studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom layouts, with a larger two-bedroom expected to launch soon.

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Archinect's Lexicon: "Generative Design"

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For this installment, we're featuring a term central to current conversations on how architects can use artificial intelligence in the design process. Archinect's Lexicon focuses on newly invented (or adopted) vocabulary within the architectural community.

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Circular Economy Manufacturing creates solar-powered recyling "microfactory" in New York

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Design group Circular Economy Manufacturing has created a small factory that uses solar energy to convert plastic waste into household items and city infrastructure on Governors Island. Created by New York sustainability start-up Circular Economy Manufacturing ( CEMfg ), the factory was constructed within a 20 by 7.5

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Ten must-see installations at London Design Festival 2023

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As London Design Festival returns for another year, we have selected some of the key installations and exhibitions to see as part of the 2023 edition. The installation, titled Aura, uses a pulsating light to represent sound waves to explore rituals and ceremonies.

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Norman Foster Designs Display Cases for Retrospective at the Centre Pompidou

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A custom-made series of modular display cases was designed by Norman Foster and a team from the Norman Foster Foundation and engineered by Goppion , world leader in the manufacture and installation of museum display cases, to display the architect’s sketchbooks and transparencies. Read more »