Climate Responsive Architecture - 0 views
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india art n design on 04 Apr 15The new City hall building in Buenos Aires is a climate responsive approach to design. Check it out here and leave us your views...
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The beauty of responsible architecture! - 0 views
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Prioritizing nature over built form, hillside resort DuSaiResortSpa by VITTI.sthapati follows a hybrid typology of traditional tea estate architecture and standardised concrete construction.
Nigeria Church Building collapse - Was lack of Structural engineering and Design respon... - 0 views
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In September this year, when a popular church in Nigeria collapsed and 116 people were killed, an urgent probe was ordered. Did this fatal collapse occur due to lack of attention given to the buildings structural design? The structural design of a building is largely responsible for the security and safety of its occupants. According to a research it was recorded that the structures of majority buildings that have collapsed, were not supervised by experts.
Responsible design boosts lifestyles! - 0 views
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Mezzanine Architects combine responsibility with passion as they design this youthful home for a retired couple in Brazil. Check out the beautifully styled compact interiors and tell us what you think…
Eco-construction and Eco-consciousness| APM Architecture - 0 views
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Leading architect and pioneer in eco-construction, Philippe Madec designs a wine cellar built from raw earth and untreated solid wood, pushing the boundaries on current environmentally responsible architectural practices. This creation fulfils architectural commitments to greater environmental responsibility based on three pillars: the economy, the environment and society.
Experiments in Architecture: the mobile home! - 0 views
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Working on design-impacted change is inherent to the responsibility of architecture. Check out the portable modular housing solution that People's Architecture Office proposes for China, where land is held exclusively by the government and the construction of private homes is reserved for the very wealthy.
Responsible architecture: New seismic hotel in Napoli! - 0 views
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Margot Krasojević Architects have designed a hotel in earthquake region of Napoli, Italy, where the architecture is informed by the technologically advanced schema - that helps the major elements of the hotel disband at the time of an earthquake. Read on to find out more…
How Future BIM Implementation Important for Qatar Infrastructure Projects? - 0 views
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Qatar Infrastructure industry needs to gear up to digitize the construction process by implementing BIM ASAP by partnering with BIM architectural service providers. Qatarian Government now carries a huge responsibility on its shoulder to not just finish the project but finish it on time and in given budget.
Waterproofing Failures - Architects, Engineers or Contractors, who is responsible? - 0 views
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Waterproofing is expected to be strong as long as building stands. But once waterproofing is damaged, the impact in form of cost and damaged it has on the facility, is unexplainable. The cost of mending it again is twice the cost of waterproofing.
BIM Adoption - Why Contractors Should Have Affirmative Approach? - 0 views
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BIM can provide 3D constructible models to contractors that help them increase productivity and profitability. A general contractor is responsible for the means and methods of construction, in addition to construction coordination. He can access project specific documents and provide all the material labor and equipment required for construction.
Why Audiences and Materiality Matter to the Success of Sustainability and Boards? - 0 views
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The need of the hour is to change the old mindset of "profit, the more the better"-which is both sub-optimal for corporate long-term survival and sometimes almost criminally narrow. Corporate "social responsibility," sustainability, and a lot more, can lead a corporation to a more positive mindset. Leadership and cultural adjustments with omnipresent advantages will also play a major role.
Cost Estimation in Construction Using BIM - 0 views
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Building information modeling is only as good as the information that is fed into it. While using BIM for cost estimation, it is solely an estimator's responsibility to develop information database that is useful for estimation. Cost estimation, i.e. the 5Th dimension of BIM, constitutes of multiple layers of activities, including cost planning, quantity extraction, and verification of - MEP, structural and rebar fabrication models and visualization of series of activities with corresponding accrued costs and verifying the same.
Birdsong Café - Rustic Charm - 0 views
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Studio Eight Twentythree designs the Birdsong Café in suburban Mumbai as a contextual response to the surrounding heritage precinct. Check it out here…
Green Building Design and Construction - 5 Factors Giving High Performance - 0 views
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Sustainable building design and construction has been highly acclaimed in recent times. We witness lots of architects opting for green building design and construction, considering the environmental essentials and social responsibility towards the society they live in.
Social Dimension of Architecture - 0 views
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Would you like to share your holiday dwelling with a refugee? Check out the magdas Hotel in Vienna that has made this novel attempt at combining social responsibility with commercial gain…
Frankfurt International Airport Expansion Project, Frankfurt - Airport Technology - 1 views
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Frankfurt International Airport is Germany's main airport hub. It is owned by Fraport, a public body that is also responsible for running the airport. Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) is the authority responsible for the facility's traffic control. The airport received nearly 58 million passengers in 2013.
What makes architecture iconic? Ar. Sanjay Puri enlightens… - 0 views
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Whilst 'neo-futurist architecture' as a term evolved in the 1960's, characterized by an 'uninhibited architectural approach', the prolific global mushrooming of 'iconic' built forms that we see in present times, spurred Team IAnD to probe the larger picture of what makes architecture iconic and what is the response it elicits…
Bonhomie with Nature, quite literally… - 0 views
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Ar. Rajesh Patel designs a climatically responsive and low-maintenance getaway home perfectly attuned to nature. Check it out and leave us your views...
Importance of Structural Analysis to Structural Engineers for Construction Projects - 0 views
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Structural engineers are now responsible for making designs, conducting structural analysis, and making sturdy structure with accurate steel and rebar detailing.
Delhi's ITO Skywalk - much more than a transient walkway! - 0 views
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The ITO Skywalk in Delhi conceived by Design Forum International is a part of a much larger picture - providing an alternate medium for commuters and shouldering the responsibility of sustainable mobility infrastructure. Check it out here… http://bit.ly/2mlSSTp