Gate Precast Turns to 3D-Printed Forms For Sugar Crystal Facade

Gate Precast Turns to 3D-Printed Forms For Sugar Crystal Facade

A towering mixed-use structure with a unique façade in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood has not only changed the New York City skyline, but has shown the transformative possibilities of 3D-printed concrete formwork. Thanks to a collaboration with the U.S....
 Bringing the Model to the Jobsite

 Bringing the Model to the Jobsite

Bringing the total precision of a well-detailed BIM environment to the controlled chaos of the construction jobsite is still a work in progress. The real-world challenges of layout and site documentation can upend the intentions of the most well-developed design...
 Construction Update on One Za’abeel’s The Link

 Construction Update on One Za’abeel’s The Link

UAE quantity surveyor firm Omnium International, which is working on developer Ithra Dubai’s One Za’abeel project, shared an update on the development’s The Link bridge. The quantity surveyor confirmed that the 225m long and 100m high The Link, which...
Europe’s Largest Green Facade Hosts 30,000 Hedges

Europe’s Largest Green Facade Hosts 30,000 Hedges

Ingenhoven Architects has turned an area of inner-city Düsseldorf from gray to green with its recently completed Kö-Bogen II. The mixed-use project is centered around a large building that hosts an incredible 8 km (5 miles) of hedges on its exterior, making it...
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