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Go Green: Sustainable Tropical Building Design
From the integration of passive design measures and energy efficiency, use of alternative water sources, selection of construction materials for healthy indoor environment, consideration of lower embodied energy materia... READ MORE >
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Floating Structures: Design and Analysis
Floating houses could be an answer to big-city population problems: cities like London, Tokyo... READ MORE >
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Utilizing Responsive Smart Materials for Sustainable Archite...
With all the hype regarding the use of automation in 21st century homes and the looming concer... READ MORE >
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Creating the Ideal Indoor Garden
An indoor garden may include something as simple as plants on a shelf to an entire living wall, such as the three-story indoor vertical garden of an office building in Elche, Spain, or the living wall in Edmonton Intern... READ MORE >
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Placing your stamp on concrete and other finishing technique...
Stamped Concrete Concrete stamps, which are made of polyurethane or metal, have inlaid designs... READ MORE >
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How to solve common concrete defects
Concrete is a versatile and durable artificial stone which is made by mixing aggregate and wat... READ MORE >
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Functional Facades
A building's facade is often the most important aspect of design. The facade is the first thing that people see, and in recent years, innovative facade designs and systems have created some of the world's most interesti... READ MORE >
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Brutalist Buildings - Beasts or Beauties
The brutalism movement of architecture that became popular all over the world from the '50s to... READ MORE >
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When buildings become breathing, living objects -- or someth...
The Biomimicry Institute in the United States defines biomimicry as "an approach to innovation... READ MORE >
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What are the challenges to all-wood high rise buildings
High-rise wood buildings are becoming quite popular around the world. What are the building codes that have be adhered to in US? I think a major challenge would be fire safety since it's all wood READ MORE >
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Insulation Methods for Shipping Containers
A shipping container used as a residential or commercial space needs be insulated well if it i... READ MORE >
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What is the Future of Design
How will the classical notion of Modernism hold up in our future? What sort of materials will h... READ MORE >
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What type of architecture projects would you like to see more of
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What is the garage door detail like in this pre-fab house
Is this a sectional door or tilt? READ MORE >
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Are these the under sides of steel roofing
I like the look of the roofing and it blends well with the other elements in the house READ MORE >