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Natural Architecture in India

Natural Building

He met the legendary Laurie Baker while studying architecture. Construction debris is combined with mud excavated from the site and mixed with 8 per cent cement to make these walls. A sheer glass wall encloses the living area, connecting the interiors visually to the green wilderness that lies beyond.

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Level Up Design and Coordination Workflows with Accessible Reality CaptureĀ 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The best way to navigate these challenges is to equip teams with data and tools that allow them to capture a site’s unique conditions and identify issues before they become major problems. . Being able to track progress on-site provides a visual account of what was done in each phase of the project using laser scan snapshots.

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The Cambridge Central Mosque

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The tree-pillars can be seen throughout the building, as well as outside, giving it a clear visual identity. Domes are significant in Islamic culture and symbolize heaven and earth, making them a common addition to sacred architecture. “We have zero-carbon on-site and we’re generating energy with PVs,” she added.

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Traditional Building in Thailand

Natural Building

Old home on site. This peaked my interest about what the Yangnar Studio was up to, so I did a little research and came up with this nice article about them: Na Lah House is in Naan Province, Thailand, a location that was selected for its nature and sense of cultural uniqueness. Very labor intensive. Thanks for all the encouragement.”

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A Giant That Is (Still) Creeping Through the Construction Industry: Digitization

Building Radar

In any case, this is certain: Digitization on the building site and in the offices for planning and administration must and will progress faster. In our article, we have already described 20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020.Today This error can thus be avoided immediately on the actual construction site.

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Why BIM is Failingā€¦. or What Starbucks Gets that Architects Donā€™t!

Building Information Management

Or why I left the architecture profession. Architecture, I thought, was too permanent for that. You might sit at the building site for an hour and watch people ā€œuse spaceā€ but do you speak to them? This really hit home for me when I read a recent article on the design of Starbucks stores. But now Iā€™ve moved on.

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Are Green Building Rating Systems Really Sustainable?

Natural Building

Professor Janis Birkeland is an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne who has taught sustainable planning and architecture at several universities. Therefore, in 2010, I proposed a tool for measuring and visualizing cumulative and tributary socio-ecological impacts. Is this really progress?