Remove Architecture Remove Fabrication Remove Housing
article thumbnail

More Fun Bamboo Architecture

Natural Building

17-metre trusses were fabricated on-site and lifted into position with a crane to create a sports hall for Thailand’s Panyaden International School on the outskirts of Chiang Mai. These could be expanded in every direction, allowing architecture to grow with its inhabitants. You can read the original article at www.dezeen.com.

article thumbnail

Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

Housing 104
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Staying in control with fabric cladding

Construction Specifier

Tension fabric structures have served a key role as a cost-effective facility solution for years. In some cases, users have turned to fabric buildings when brick-and-mortar construction is not economically feasible or would take too long to complete. The fabric building market remained stable, but also stagnant, for a long time.

article thumbnail

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

BD+C

122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence dbarista Mon, 04/03/2023 - 11:19 Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and machine learning went mainstream not too long ago. But what does this mean to the profession of architecture? Life of an Architect Podcast Ep.

article thumbnail

Firms readied for £750m Parliament repairs deal

Construction Enquirer

Construction firms are being called up to bid for a new Parliamentary Construction Works Framework to carry out interim repairs and improvements to the House of Commons and Lords estates. The £750m framework is being set up as a successor to the existing MEPFS (Mechanical, Electrical, Public health, and Fabric Safety) framework.

Deals 99
article thumbnail

Custom exterior fabricator A. Zahner unveils free façade design software for architects

BD+C

The free software platform called ShopFloor , launched earlier today, contains a suite of intuitive tools for building complex architecture. Zahner announces its first venture into web-based software. Body Image: read more.

article thumbnail

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Affordable Eco.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. There is a diverse variety of eco-housing worldwide.

Green 61