Digital Lab
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Insights into architecture's digital laboratory: We report on the latest innovations and developments. With presentations on digital processes and tools, from 3D printing and additive manufacturing to building information modelling and building automation.
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A flexible event venue
Hybrid Stadium in Hangzhou by Archi-Tectonics
Subsequent use considered: This multifunctional sports complex that was home to the 2023 Asian Games will be available for use as a venue for events of all kinds.
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Congress in Copenhagen
Fabricate 2024 – Creating Resourceful Futures
From 4 to 6 April 2024, the Royal Academy in Copenhagen will host Fabricate, the prime place of exchange on innovative ideas in design, architecture and engineering.
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Digital resurrection of a building tradition
Wood Pavilion in South Korea by JK-AR
With the Pavilion of Floating Lights in the South Korean city of Jinju, the JK-AR studio have resurrected a wood-based building without adhesives or nails. Augmented reality played a role in this project.
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Digital planning, robotic production
Willow Trees of Steel by Peter Haimerl
Two building-high, computer-generated willows of steel cover the transparent new building by Peter Haimerl and add a bit of shine to the market square of the northern Bavarian basket-weaving city of Lichtenfels.
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Robotic production
An Innovative Facade Garment for Textile Research
Reutlingen University has moved into Texoversum, the new building devoted to textile research. The robotically produced shell of fibrous composite materials represents a collaborative project by Allmannwappner Architekten, Menges Scheffler Architekten and the structural engineers from Jan Knippers Ingenieure.
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Exhibition in Beijing
Zaha Hadid Architects: Designing in the New Global Context
The Zaha Hadid Architects exhibition The New World opened at Beijing’s Guardian Art Center in July. It celebrates the development and work of ZHA since its first Chinese projects in 2010, with which the studio left a decisive mark on architecture and urban planning at the beginning of the 21st century.
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Digital planning, robotic production
Willow Trees of Steel by Peter Haimerl
Two building-high, computer-generated willows of steel cover the transparent new building by Peter Haimerl and add a bit of shine to the market square of the northern Bavarian basket-weaving city of Lichtenfels.
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Robotic production
An Innovative Facade Garment for Textile Research
Reutlingen University has moved into Texoversum, the new building devoted to textile research. The robotically produced shell of fibrous composite materials represents a collaborative project by Allmannwappner Architekten, Menges Scheffler Architekten and the structural engineers from Jan Knippers Ingenieure.
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Exhibition in Beijing
Zaha Hadid Architects: Designing in the New Global Context
The Zaha Hadid Architects exhibition The New World opened at Beijing’s Guardian Art Center in July. It celebrates the development and work of ZHA since its first Chinese projects in 2010, with which the studio left a decisive mark on architecture and urban planning at the beginning of the 21st century.
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A vibrant city centre
Archive of the Future in Franconia by Peter Haimerl Architektur
With a sculpture of trees and a glass pavilion, the Baroque old town of Lichtenfels has gained a new destination in the city centre.
Living
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100 percent natural
BioHome3D from the University of Maine
The University of Maine's BioHome3D is the first house to be 3D-printed out of bio-based materials. It consists of wood fibres and bio-resin and is completely recyclable.
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Building on a large scale
100 Houses from the 3D Printer by BIG
Robots are constructing the world’s largest 3-D residential community: In the Texan city of Georgetown, the BIG studio is building 100 houses.
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Living and working under one roof
Campus Infobip in Zagreb by 3LHD
The new headquarters for the software company Infobip, located on the outskirts of Zagreb, combines office space and employee accommodations under one roof. In keeping with the client, digital tools played a significant role in planning this project.
Books
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Climate & Ressources
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What can AI do for architecture?
For a culture of sharing
What hopes do architects have for artificial intelligence? For our 1/2.2025 issue, we asked around 20 experts. Thomas Wortmann, from the Institute for Computational Design and Construction at the University of Stuttgart, hopes that the triumph of AI will be accompanied by a stronger open-source culture in architecture firms.
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What can AI do for architecture?
Artificial Intelligence Needs Quality Assurance
What are architects' hopes for artificial intelligence? For our 1/2.2025 issue, we asked around 20 experts. Andreas Dieckmann from GMP Architekten warns against using AI blindly – in the end, decisions still have to be made by humans.
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High-bay warehouse made of natural materials
Weleda Cradle Campus in Schwäbisch Gmünd
The clayey soil on the outskirts of Schwäbisch Gmünd prompted natural cosmetics manufacturer Weleda to use rammed earth for the base of its new high-bay warehouse. Other structures in and around the building are made entirely of wood.