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Modular Housing in Latin America: Assembly, Joinery, and Transportation Methods in Construction

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Image © Aldo Lanzi In a constant search to find new ways to reduce costs and construction times, modular architecture emerges as an opportunity to implement various methods, technologies, and techniques to design livable spaces using separate repetitive elements such as modules.

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The Nubian Vault: Applying Old Construction Techniques to Modern Building Problems

Architizer

Using techniques passed down through generations, the ancient people of Nubia crafted gently curving vaults that were so extraordinary and resilient to the sands of time that they have endured for millennia. This practice was unsurprisingly necessary due to the lack of transport options in 1276 BCE.

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German research group completes Europe's first Hyperloop test track

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Europe’s first certified full-scale Hyperloop test track is now ready for test operations, marking a significant milestone in sustainable and ultra-fast transportation. As reported by Innovation Origins , the group will now focus on refining their track’s drive system, levitation technology, and behavior when in vacuum conditions.

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New York Institute of Technology spotlights ten student design projects

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a lighting collection that is made from bioplastics and promotes sustainable manufacturing processes is included in this school show by the New York Institute of Technology. The post New York Institute of Technology spotlights ten student design projects appeared first on Dezeen.

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Future Bound | ReImagining Transportation

ArchiDiaries

Future Bound, ReImagining Transportation a challenge to visualize the transport infrastructure of a city set in 2100. We have already imagined multiple versions of futuristic cities and their modes of transport from the 70s till now in novels, movies and video games. Fig: 1 – Urban transport (Credits-Joey Kyber).

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American University in Dubai spotlights seven urban design projects

Deezen

Three projects were chosen from the course Digital Techniques for Urban Design, also taught by Dr Maryam Shafiei. These projects highlight students' advanced use of digital techniques in overlaying urban spatial data for detailed analysis.

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Roth Architecture creates electric car for navigating narrow Tulum roads

Deezen

The EK car was designed to reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuel transportation, in line with what the studio calls its commitment to the "urgent demands of the Earth". Local craftmanship techniques and contemporary construction methods like 3D-printing were used to construct the vehicle, which was produced in the studio's Fab Lab.