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Month: September 2023

Rayon: A Design Software Revolutionizing Collaboration for Efficient Project Development

Rayon. Image © Rayon Rayon, an innovative online design tool that aims to create a new collaborative approach to developing “mundane buildings” within the city, has been selected as part of ArchDaily’s 2023 Best New Practices. Founded in 2021 by Bastien Dolla and Stanislas Chaillou, it is a collaborative design software that brings together professionals …

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Zaha Hadid Architects Wins Competition for the Design of a New Cultural District in Sanya, China

Sanya Cultural District / Zaha Hadid Architects. Image © Negativ The city of Sanya in Hainan, China, has selected Zaha Hadid Architects as the winner of the competition for the design of the city’s new harborside cultural district. The new development, measuring a total of 409,000 square meters of built area, aims to become a …

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SOM Unveils “Zero-Carbon Bio-Blocks” Installation at the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial

© Dave Burk | Coutesy of SOM For the opening of CAB 5, the 5th edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) presented an eco-friendly alternative to traditional concrete. Named the “Bio-Block Spiral,” the installation is at The Mews in Fulton Market in Chicago. The creation was developed with Prometheus Material, …

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How to Represent Wood in Projects: Fittings, Joints, Schemes

Detail – Tea House Pavilion / Grau Architects Drawing plays a pivotal role in architectural design as it is the primary means for transforming ideas into tangible spaces. Within wooden architecture, numerous techniques exist for creating joints, and connections, and seamlessly incorporating the material into other structural components. Beyond merely conveying precise details, drawing can …

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An Architect’s Guide to Copenhagen: Sofie Lund Michaelsen’s City to “Expand your Mind”

Courtesy of Visit Copenhagen What will cities of the future look like? Or rather, what should cities of the future look like? The classic sci-fi, Star Trek-inspired movies many of us grew up watching painted a picture of flying cars, grotesque steel skyscrapers and urban fabrics far too vast and dense for the human scale. …

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