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Ako Z°om

Projects: Bio-Soil Improvement - 0 views

  • Bio-Mediate Cementation Technique The utilization of aerobic and anaerobic bacterial processes provides a unique opportunity to harness natural biological processes for engineering purposes.  In this study bacterial (microbial) mineral precipitation of calcium carbonate (calcite) was performed.  The creation of calcium carbonate (calcite) cement occurs as a consequence of bacterial metabolic activity which raises the pH of the proximal environment.  The local pH rise may be achieved by the production of ammonia and carbon dioxide resulting from the enzymatic hydrolysis of urea.  Bacillus pasteurii, a common soil bacteria, uses urea as an energy source and produces ammonia which increases pH, in turn causing Ca2+ and CO32- to precipitate as CaCO3.  Microbiologically-induced calcite precipitation occurs according to the reactions:
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      the process of creating rock sand ... hep till urea inside with anaerobic bacteria ... and more there is a carbon dioxide (think about pollution... ;) and ammonia
Ako Z°om

Dune Architecture Anti-désertification - 0 views

  • . Un "mur vert", une solution pour prévenir la désertification en Afrique. Magnus Larsson propose d'utiliser le "bacille pasteurii", un micro-organisme, facilement disponibles dans les marais et les zones humides, qui transforme le sable en grès,
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    because it's a natural build up .. done by bacteria (bacilla pasteurri) which transforms sand into rock ...
Ako Z°om

Digital Urban: CityEngine - Now for Mac - 0 views

  • The movie below illustrates the construction of a fantasy city:



    Finally below illustrates the rebuilding of Rome:
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    yeaah that's done and now you can build "old fashioned" cities .. but perhaps better next ones... CiTies easily.. may it could be used for real too ? i'll test it ...
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    3d engine si to do buildings in a city...lagre and easy to use ! so many procedural tools ! let's use it !
Ako Z°om

Habitat de demain - 0 views

  • mur unique, libérateur, l’imagination peut enfin s’approprier l’espace. Quel acte génial ! Avec ce projet, on crée un nouveau marché : le marché du " service habitat ". L'habitant n'est ni propriétaire ni locataire du terrain ou du mur ; ce qu'il achète, c'est un service d'aménagement, composé des modules à adjoindre au mur et qui formeront les différentes pièces. En fait, l'habitant achète à la fois le droit à la création de son univers et la réalisation de cet univers. Il devient le metteur en scène de son habitat. Avec ce concept, l'habitat ne constitue pas un placement mais un bien de consommation. Pourquoi ne pas alors créer un réseau : l'habitant paiera un droit d'entrée et pourra passer d'un site (terrain + mur) à un autre à travers l'Europe, tout en reconstituant à chaque fois sa structure et son intérieur.
  • La caractéristique première est que la maison phare est un service et non pas un produit. Le service envisagé est double : 1. la création du "décor" (modules + aménagements intérieurs) 2. l'entretien de la maison (car il est délicat) Du point de vue du fonctionnement et des équipements de la maison, on devra faire preuve aussi d'esprit révolutionnaire. La modernité sera partout, rétablissant le silence et la sérénité par la maîtrise de l'écoulement de l'eau, de la lumière, de l'air et du feu (voir l'équipement technique proposé). En point de mire c'est une maison organique que l'on recherche, capable de s'autoréguler tel un être humain. Elle s'alimentera de soleil et d'eau de pluie, qu'elle adoucira pour la consommation ou portera à ébullition puis repartira à travers murs et plafonds pour élever la température de l'air. Les déchets seront recyclés.
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    some ideas about inhabitants... and their houses... in french... orientations prospectives
Ako Z°om

Bell Labs Research on Deep-Sea Sponge Yields Substantial Mechanical Engineering Insights - 0 views

  • "This creature's skeleton is a textbook lesson in mechanical engineering, offering valuable knowledge that could lead to new concepts in materials science and engineering design."
  • Venus's Flower Basket
  • Euplectella
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  • identified seven different levels of structural hierarchy in the sponge. Each of the structural levels corresponds to a fundamental construction principle commonly used in civil engineering and sometimes product design, but on a scale 1,000 times smaller than a building.
  • when the diameter of the sponge's skeleton increases beyond a certain point the outer structure is reinforced by ridges in a spiral pattern.
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    "Nature has found a way to perfect inherently fragile materials by employing standard engineering principles from the nano to the macro scale,"
Ako Z°om

Architecture - Future - 0 views

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    to feed the wiki from links...
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    some links from blogs ? may i add my group futurarchitecture..?
Ako Z°om

A vertical neighborhood for a segregated society - we make money not art - 0 views

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    some examples...of some architecture to be done, or for concepts...
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    some good information in this blog...
Ako Z°om

The Office for Robotic Architectural Media & Bureau for Responsive Architecture - 0 views

  • ORAMBRA: a carbon neutral office carbonfund.org EXHIBIT: MAKE IT WORK - Engineering Possibilities (2009) The Center For Architecture, AIANY PANEL: Multidisciplinary Innovation (4 Feb 2009) The Center For Architecture, AIANY MEDIA: Discovery Science TV (2008) Weird Connections: Episode 10 Balkon Contemporary Art (2008) Magazine Article: "Mechanikus ter, biologiai ido" MEDIA: BBC World Service (2007) BBC MEDIA: ABC Radio National (2007) ABC Newsweek Polska (2007) NEWSWEEK.COM MEDIA: Wired (2006) WIRED MEDIA: The Economist (2006) ECONOMIST MEDIA: CNN Future Summit (2006) CNN MEDIA: Technik / Zeit Wissen (2006) Zeit Wissen MEDIA: Except from ACADIA (2006) Link MEDIA: ArchitectureWeek (2006) Link MEDIA: Radio Adelaide 101.5 (2005) Radio Adelaide PROJECT: Filamentosa Ultra-lightweight Skyscaper (2004) Project PROJECT: Lotus Environmental Sensor Network (2004) Project PROJECT: frais Chicago (2003) Project PROJECT: ideaCloud Grange Beach (1998) Project PROTOTYPE: Films 1 & 2 (actuated class 3) Prototype PROTOTYPE: Films 3 & 4 (actuated class 3) Prototype PROTOTYPE: Films 5 & 6 (actuated class 2) Prototype PROTOTYPE: Films 7 & 8 (actuated class 2) Prototype PAPER: Using Actutated Tensegrity (2003) Paper PAPER: Structural Shape Control (2006) Paper PAPER: CAAD for Responsive Architecture (2007) Paper PAPER: Hybridized Control (2003) Paper PAPER: User Centered Interactions (2006) Paper PAPER: Cybernetic Form (2000) Paper
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    other future concepts .. with robotic integration now.
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    some good other aspects to the interactive lively architecture...
Ako Z°om

Greening your design culture to gain a competitive edge | Practice Matters | Architectu... - 0 views

  • Preliminary decisions made collaboratively with engineers can save time later in design — in reducing change orders, for instance. Staff time can be saved through process efficiencies that come with integrated design
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    ...who knows ...more ideas there ? ...
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    form the mag ... good articles ..
Ako Z°om

SUPER SUSTAINABLE CITY - 0 views

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      to add on sketches principles...
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Can Sustainable Cities Save The Planet? - 0 views

  • something that all nations should consider: that it is in their best interest that they shift to a global economy where trade is no longer a zero-sum game, but a sustainable end game where everyone wins–it’s about cooperation and balancing trade
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    situation of architecture ? inside..nations, lands, Earth...and many cultural practices...finding many different solutions...
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    the question about...
Ako Z°om

..::: IaaC :::.. - 0 views

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    about some extra research on urbanism... searching about potentials and any solution
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    videos form the institutfor advanced architecture of catalonia ... very upset works and studies !
3BL Media

Live Webinars on Green Roofs and Sustainable Building Topics from Molly Meyer - 0 views

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    Molly Meyer LLC is launching a series of live webinars on sustainable building topics. Every month starting in 2010, we'll host other independent consultants who are experts in areas of sustainability including photovoltaic systems, rainwater harvesting, home energy audits, wind power, integrated design, and much more. These experts from across the USA will present via live online feed to attendees around the world. (AIA/CES credit will be available for many.)
Ako Z°om

Greensburg GreenTown - Sustainable Building Database - 0 views

  • 10'x10' cubes to showcase sustainable practices to visitors and the community. After meeting with GreenTown, The Green Club, and interested residents, students selected the preferred and most feasible models, and designed, built and delivered four cubes as a gift to the community. The cubes are located on the lot adjacent to the GreenTown office. The "Ice Cube" collects rainwater on the roof, purifies it through two ceramic filters, and dispenses the water through a conventional drinking fountain. The "Watering Can" showcases a composting toilet, solar hot water heater, and rainwater catchment system. The "Recycling Bin" demonstrates a small-scale wind turbine and provides information on how to sort recyclables. (Students from The Green Club assisted in the building of this cube at KSU.) The "Green Haus" showcases an array of eco-friendly insulation options that people can use in their homes or businesses.
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    ces cubes sont des références de savoirs !! ... vont avec les nutritopies (en sont d'ailleurs aussi !) ... sources de savoirs et de faire ...
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    cubezs of showcases; the idea is to shae knowledges and HOWto's
Ako Z°om

Bomb-Proof Wallpaper - The Amazing X-Flex by Berry Plastics and the US Army Corps of En... - 0 views

  • bomb-proof wallpaper called X-Flex was developed by Berry Plastics and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. X-Flex contains Kevlar. When the bomb-proof wallpaper is unrolled against brick or cement walls it reinforces the wall against high-impact blasts.
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    about some kevlar app.. in other ways, it could get for tensile products ...
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    As it could be for re-inforcing some voulte, or tensile modules... to be stronger ... kevlar
Ako Z°om

L'Enjeu Capital(es) - Les Métropoles de la grande Echelle - Centre Pompidou P... - 0 views

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    to be known , to get ideas about auto-"living"buildings...
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    about autocells arhcitecture.. but to say, it is more about a search in biomimicry and auto-replication of an organic solidifying flux than anything to live in for humans .. ! but some organical arts inside too !
Ako Z°om

BLDGBLOG - 0 views

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    extensive _ nourrished comments to architecture for inspirations and criticisms ... get up and the downs
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    finding ways to architecture
Hicham Maged

AutoCAD returns to Apple - 0 views

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    After an 18-year hiatus, AutoCAD returns to the platform and is coming soon to the iPad
Ako Z°om

Bionatics, the specialist in 3D plant modeling and landscape design - 0 views

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    some good tools for outsourcing your real matte painting... ;)
Ako Z°om

Are Podcars The Future of Transit? : TreeHugger - 0 views

  • More on PRT and Pod Cars:The Podcars Are ComingRichard Nixon Proves Personal Transit Actually can WorkPersonal Rapid Transit "a Cyberspace Techno-Dream"Can PRT, or Podcars, Replace the Automobile?Abu Dhabi to Debut Personal Rapid Transit "Podcars" Later This Year
  • Systematica. From Jesse's post.
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  • Personal Rapid Transit, or PRT,
  • Transport Politic, Yonah Freemark notes that it is a slow week in the blog world, so he wrote a p
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    about podcars ... 
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