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Shedding Light on 3D- printed, Upcycled Ashen Cabin
Brief A new video explores the making of the 3D-printed concrete Ashen Cabin near Ithaca, N.Y. The cabin incorporates wooden components from ash trees that couldn't be run through traditional lumber processing. Insight Thanks to the latest video by Jarett...
First African 3D printed Buildings Coming up in Malawi to Support UN’s Sustainability Goals
Brief 14Trees, a LafargeHolcim joint venture with CDC Group, is using a BOD2 3D printer from COBOD to build affordable and low-carbon housing and schools in Africa. The initiative, which is kicking off in Malawi, is part of a larger effort to support the UN's...
Ontario City Finds Trenchless Solution for Pipes
Brief An area of Windsor, Ontario's west end industrial area encountered a problem when hydrogen sulfide gas caused a concrete line and nearby manhole walls to turn to mush, creating sinkholes along the four-lane Ojibway Parkway. The city plans to use a trenchless,...
Technology Embedded in Streets has Future Possibilities
Brief Solar panels and sensors embedded in roads are being tested in Georgia and New York as next-gen transportation technology. The solar panels will be able to power an electric car charging port, while the sensors can collect and process data in real time. ...
Demolition of the Concrete Mausebunker in Berlin
Brief Preservationists have succeeded in seeking a postponement in the demolition of the concrete Mausebunker in Berlin. The Brutalist structure, designed by Gerd and Magdalena Hanska and completed in 1981, will not be demolished before options for repurposing the...
Sellection of the Best Housees of 2020
Brief From a new twist on a wooden cabin to an experimental 3D-printed concrete house, our selection of the best houses of 2020 showcases the 10 most interesting and well-designed examples of residential architecture we've seen this year. Insight From a new...
L&T Construction 3D Prints India’s First Building with Reinforcement
Brief L&T Construction, a division of Larsen & Toubro, has 3D printed a reinforced concrete two-story building in India. The majority of the 700-square-foot building was printed in 106 hours, excluding its horizontal concrete slabs. Insight L&T...
London gets Taste of the High Life with New Elevated Park
Brief New York City's High Line elevated park has been such a success that the basic idea has been copied worldwide. A slice of the Big Apple is now coming to the Big Smoke with a new raised park for London that will include housing, retail, and offices. ...
Sweden’s Winter Wonderland Returns with Opening of 31st Icehotel
Brief Each December, the Icehotel is host to frozen bedrooms filled with amazing ice sculptures for a few months, before it all melts away into a puddle. This year's iteration contains a selection of icy artworks ranging from the abstract to the sublime. ...