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Comparing Sensor Solutions in Practice: Philips Interact and Siemens Enlighted
ReDespitToday’s buildings contain a significant amount of technology with which we interact. This interaction...
Comparing Sensor Solutions in Practice: Philips Interact and Siemens Enlighted
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Control or Affect? The Paradox of 3D‐Printed Wood
As one of the oldest and most pervasive building materials, wood is so commonplace that its unique qualities or...
Control or Affect? The Paradox of 3D‐Printed Wood
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Methods: How We Invent and Research
“[O]ur writing tools are also working on our thoughts” summarizes Friedrich Nietzsche’s experience using...
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On: Case Study Strategies for Architects and Designers
The case study is such a ubiquitous and seemingly natural form of inquiry in architecture that it can be surprising...
On: Case Study Strategies for Architects and Designers
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Material Alignments
Advances in computation have fomented a new era of material and building technology invention in architecture....
Material Alignments
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Manufacturing Architecture: An Architect's Guide to Custom Processes, Materials, and Applications
A reference to custom repetitive manufacturing for architects, Dana K. Gulling’s Manufacturing Architecture:...
Manufacturing Architecture: An Architect's Guide to Custom Processes, Materials, and Applications
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Rethinking Wood: Future Dimensions of Timber Assembly
Wood is seemingly an answer to the systemic challenges of scarce material resources, dearth of construction labor,...
Rethinking Wood: Future Dimensions of Timber Assembly
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Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment: Comparison of Available Tools
For years, reducing the carbon emissions related to building operations has taken priority. However, operational...
Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment: Comparison of Available Tools
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Modern Construction Envelopes: Systems for Architectural Design and Prototyping (3rd ed.)
The third edition of Modern Construction Envelopes presents a comprehensive taxonomy of building envelope systems...
Modern Construction Envelopes: Systems for Architectural Design and Prototyping (3rd ed.)
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Materials in Progress: Innovations for Designers and Architects
Jellyfish chips, plastic-eating bacterium, chicory-root nylon, artificial cartilage made from recycled denim fabric,...
Materials in Progress: Innovations for Designers and Architects