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SOM weaves small wood pieces into SPLAM pavilion at Chicago Architecture Biennial

October 1, 2021 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

SPLAM pavilion by SOM architects and University of Michigan Taubman College

SOM has worked with the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning to explore a low-carbon alternative to conventional timber framing called SLT and build a pavilion to demonstrate its capabilities. Partly inspired by cross-laminated timber (CLT) – the engineered wood made strong by gluing strips of timber together in a crisscross

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EcoLogicStudio uses algae to purify air inside enclosed playground for children

September 27, 2021 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

EcoLogicStudio has designed AirBubble, a children’s play pavilion that uses algae in solar-powered bioreactors to remove carbon dioxide and pollutants from the air. The London-based studio claims the 52 bioreactors mounted around the structure’s perimeter can purify the entire volume of air inside the pavilion each day to keep pollution levels within World Health Organization

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Last chance to enter Dezeen’s Redesign the World competition with Epic Games

September 14, 2021 Benedict Hobson 0

Our Redesign the World competition with Epic Games closes for entries at midnight tomorrow! Here is a recap of the talks and workshops we have run to provide some last-minute inspiration and tips for how to enter. Redesign the World is the ultimate design competition, which calls for radical new ideas to rethink planet Earth.

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World’s largest carbon-capture plant Orca opens in Iceland

September 9, 2021 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

The world’s largest direct air carbon capture and storage plant has started operating in Iceland, run by Swiss company Climeworks. Named Orca, the plant sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and buries it as rocks deep underground, using technology from Climeworks’ Icelandic partner Carbfix. Orca has the capacity to remove 4,000 tonnes of carbon

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Aluprof’s Future Builders series will explore the future of architecture

September 9, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: how artificial intelligence might change the future of architecture is one of the questions that will be put to architects from across Europe as part of a series of interviews organised by aluminium systems supplier, Aluprof. Future Builders is a platform by Aluprof that intends to serve as a public space for substantive discussion

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Digital twins are “big driver” towards net-zero cities say experts

September 6, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Clean Cities Clean Future campaign by Cityzenith

Digital twins of buildings and cities could become an essential tool in the battle against climate change, according to technology experts. These virtual replicas – computer models that use live data to create simulations of real-world objects and systems – can reduce the energy consumption of buildings in operation, proponents claim. They do this by analysing

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Gaming technology can help architects “engage people in a more dynamic and inclusive way”

September 2, 2021 James Parkes 0

Visualisation techniques from video games could help planners and the public understand architecture, according to architects that use gaming software. Fly-throughs and interactive videos could make proposals understandable during the consultation and planning processes, they said. “A lot of people cannot understand [architectural] drawings,” said Adam Laskey of architecture studio Marraum, which has used visualisation

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WPP building online “Minecraft world” featuring all its global offices in one place

August 31, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Global communications group WPP is creating a digital campus in computer game Minecraft featuring replicas of its offices around the world, allowing employees to visit other buildings without leaving their desks. The “Minecraft world” will allow employees to attend events, launch projects and visit more than 19 offices, according to Colin Macgadie of BDG Architecture

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Watch our live talk about why architects and designers are reimagining the world

August 26, 2021 Amina Amber 0

Dezeen is hosting an online talk exploring the work of creatives and scientists who are reimagining the planet to coincide with our Redesign the World competition in partnership with Epic Games. Watch it live from 3:00pm London time today. The talk has not started yet. The live stream will begin at 3:00pm BST. Titled Why

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Watch our live talk about how game engines are transforming architecture

August 19, 2021 Benedict Hobson 0

We explore how visualisation tools such as Twinmotion are transforming architecture in this talk to coincide with our Redesign the World competition in partnership with Epic Games. Watch it live from 2:00pm London time. The talk has not started yet. The live stream will begin at 2:00pm BST. Titled Twinmotion: how game engines are transforming

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